You can easily make these tasty almond protein energy balls with just a few ingredients. No baking is required for this recipe, which makes the process even easier.
It’s a quick recipe and takes less than 15 minutes to make. Though, the actual time will depend on the batch size as you’ll have to make the protein balls one by one. You could also ask your friends or family to help you to roll the balls.
These almond protein energy balls taste amazing and are full of protein and other nutrients that almonds have. Almonds are rich in vitamin E, fiber, and healthy fats.
This is a low carb and high protein snack, making it a healthy choice to enjoy while getting all the health benefits.
You may want to adjust the amount of cocoa powder depending on how strong you want the flavor to be.
Storage
Put these protein balls in a closed container and keep them in the fridge. You can eat them for up to a week.
They are best to have with a cup of tea or a coffee in the afternoon. That’s the right time to eat some protein and get that energy to give yourself a boost for the day. They taste better cold so no need to heat them up.
Recipe
Almond Protein Energy Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 50 g whey protein powder
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Make almond flour by grinding the roasted almonds. You can also use store bought almond flour if you have.
- Put the almond flour in a medium bowl.1 cup almond flour
- Add protein powder and cocoa powder.50 g whey protein powder, 20 g cocoa powder
- Mix them all together dry.
- Now, add the honey and water then mix well until a dough forms.If you’re still getting it crumbly, keep adding water and honey until you get the desired consistency.If it becomes too wet, add some almond flour or cocoa powder and mix again.1 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp water
- In the final step, roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Serve them in a plate.
Nutrition
FAQ
Almond is a good source protein. There’s 21g of protein in 100g almonds.
Almonds are high in calories. 100g almonds have around 576 calories.