Birthday Cake Protein Balls
Birthday Cake Protein Balls take minutes to make, are filled with good-for-you ingredients, and make for quick, portable snacks. Both kids and adults will love these energy balls, which taste just like a cake pop!
Servings: 18
Equipment
- Food processor
- Small Cookie Scoop (optional, but recommended)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup raw whole cashews
- 1/4 cup shelled hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup creamy cashew butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup (sub honey)
- 1/4 cup unflavored collagen powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. sprinkles, plus extra for pressing into rolled balls
Instructions
- Combine oats, cashews, and hemp seeds in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until they break down to the consistency of a coarse sand.Add cashew butter, maple syrup, collagen powder, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt. Blend until ingredients come together and form a dough-like ball. Do NOT over-mix or you run the risk of too many oils releasing from the nuts and the mixture becoming greasy.
- Turn out into a bowl and add 2 Tbsp. sprinkles; mix with your hands until combined. (Note: you can also do this right in the food processor bowl with the blade removed.)Use a small cookie scoop (or spoon) to scoop the mixture into 18 balls. If using a spoon, roll them into balls. If using a cookie scoop, I just like to keep them in the mold of the scoop. If desired, roll balls in extra sprinkles. Refrigerate for up to 10 days.
Notes
Store these energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days, or freezer up to 3 months. If you freeze them, let them thaw in the refrigerator to desired consistency.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g