Chocolate Protein Balls

5 from 6 votes

With just 7 clean, nutritious ingredients and a fast prep time, these Chocolate Protein Balls are destined to become a weekly meal prep favorite.

Prep Time15

Chill Time20

Total Time35

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Protein Balls

Servings: balls

Cost: $6.74

In a high-powered blender or food processor, add the old fashioned or quick oats. Pulse or blend until they resemble flour. You may need to stir it around to get all the oats to be fully blended. Add the blended up oats to a large bowl.
Add the almonds to the processor or blender and pulse until they resemble flour. Do not blend too long or it turns to almond butter. Add to the bowl with the ground up oats. The measurements of oats and almonds should be the measurements before blending; no need to measure after blending.
Add in the Dutch-process cocoa powder, vanilla, 4 tablespoons honey, almond butter, and mini chocolate chips. Add a pinch of salt if desired or if your almond butter or almonds aren’t salted. Using a hand mixer, mix ingredients together, then knead with your hands until a thick dough forms. If the mixture isn’t coming together, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of honey; I usually add this extra honey, but occasionally the almond butter is wet enough that it isn’t needed. If the dough is too wet, add additional powdered oats.
Roll mixture into balls, each dough ball should be 2 teaspoons in size to get around 30 balls.

Storage: Store in an airtight container in the fridge, freezer, or at room temperature.