High Protein Oat Balls – Easy Vegan Recipe

No-bake and vegan-friendly protein oat balls. If you’ve been craving a super versatile and tasty snack option, look no further. These no-bake oat balls make for a perfect pre or post-workout snack and are ideal if you’re someone who’s always on the go.

It is super quick, super easy and no baking skills are required. The amount of protein in a batch can help you get enough to supplement your daily requirements in your fat loss journey.

Recipe adapted from: The Healthy Maven

Nutritional Information per Protein Oat Ball

• Calories: 88.6
• Protein: 4.1 g
• Carbohydrates: 7.3g
• Fats: 4.5g

The above is an approximation and is not 100% accurate.

Nutritional information does not include the drizzled 70% Lindt Dark Chocolate.

Yields: 12

Time: +- 30 mins

Ingredients

(** = optional)

1. 1/2 Cup rolled oats
2. 1/4 Cup peanut butter
3. 1/2 Tbsp chia seeds**
4. 1/4 Cup or 1 scoop vegan protein powder
5. 1/2 Tbsp psyllium husk**
6. 1/2 Tsp vanilla essence
7. 1 Tsp maple syrup (can use more or omit)
8. 3-5 Tbsp almond milk
9. 1 Tsp ginger spice**
10. 1 Tsp cardamom spice**
11. 1 Tsp cinnamon**
12. Handful choc chips**
13. 2 Blocks 70% Lindt Dark Chocolate Slab**

Preparation

Place all of the ingredients into a clean bowl and mix well.

Using your hands, roll the batter into balls and place onto a baking tray, plate or container.

Repeat step 2 until all batter from bowl has been used up

Melt chocolate blocks in microwave for approximately 25 seconds and drizzle over oat balls

Allow oat balls to set by placing baking tray into the refrigerator for a minimum of 20 mins.

Preparation Tips

• Using your hands to mix the batter is a lot more efficient as opposed to using a spoon or fork.
• Approximately 2 tsp of batter can be used to roll one ball.
• Protein oat balls can be kept and stored in the fridge.
• Add more milk if batter is dry after mixing (until perfect consistency is reached for you to roll into a ball).
• The protein powder used was My Body Guru’s Fully Dosed Superfoods Vegetable Protein.
• Any dark, milk or melting chocolate may be used to drizzle over the oat balls.
• Any sweetener of your choice may be used.
• If you’re looking for a super plain option look out for the ingredients which can be omitted.
• The batter should make 12 oat balls, however it is subject to change depending on the amount of batter used when rolling into balls.

Why Protein Is Important for Fat Loss

Protein is a macronutrient that you get from animal and plant sources. They have essential amino acids that help repair and build your muscles.

Protein is required when you are lifting heavy weights or doing hours of cardio, because your muscles tear and breakdown, respectively.

When you are trying to lose fat, you must be in a calorie deficit, where you burn more calories than you consume in your food and drinks. This can lead to you losing fat, water and muscle, but you shouldn’t want to lose muscle.

Muscle is the reason you look leaner or toned or more defined. Losing more fat than muscle requires the protein that you get from your food, so that you will reduce the loss of muscle mass.

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