Cake Batter Protein Balls
Nutritious, protein packed, gluten, dairy, and dye free cake batter protein balls! The perfect sweet tooth fix or energy boost for grown ups and kids alike!
I used my favorite clean ingredient protein powder from just ingredients. No fillers or gums, only nourishing ingredients. Code colleenF10 saves you sitewide!
These cake batter protein balls have that melt-in-your mouth cookie dough texture. If you’re looking for a bar (think Perfect bar texture!) check out my Copycat Perfect Protein Bars (in chocolate peanut butter, double fudge, and sea salt caramel, OR my Copycat Perfect Protein Bars (3 more ways) in Cake Batter, chocolate raspberry, and blueberry muffin!
Why You’ll Love These Healthy Cake Batter Protein Balls
- They make for a perfect back to school breakfast, since they can be made ahead of time and just grab and go in the morning
- They’re gluten free & refined sugar free
- They’re high in protein, making them a great blood sugar balanced way to start the day; aka NO blood sugar crash mid morning!
- They’re made with just a handful of simple ingredients
- They’re nutritious enough for a grab and go breakfast
- They can be made vegan, too!
Serves: 10
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Cashew Butter
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Protein Powder, *
- 1/2 cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
- 3 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup, Or raw honey
- 1 – 2 Tbsp Flaxseed Meal, Optional, can use chia or hemp seeds too
- 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 3 Tbsp Sprinkles, Dye free*
Process
- Combine wet ingredients together until smooth, then add In dry
- You can add sprinkles to the batter, or wait and just roll them in sprinkles
- Refrigerate dough 15 min
- Roll into balls, roll into sprinkles and enjoy!
- Keep stored in the fridge
Variations for Dietary Preferences
- Cashew butter – Can use sun butter or vanilla oat butter (like oat haus brand). Can also use almond butter, although this will alter the cake batter taste
- To make fully vegan use a plant based protein powder and pure maple syrup in place of honey
- Vanilla protein powder- you can sub oat flour for a similar texture
- Almond extract – brings out the cake batter taste! You can omit if you’d like, or use butter extract for a similar cake flavor
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Notes
With kids in mind make sure you’re using a clean protein powder that does not contain “natural flavors” (that aren’t natural at all), artificial flavors, dyes, or gums which can irritate the gut My Favorite quality and tasting protein is just Just Ingredients. You can use code colleenF10 to save 10% off site wide! My favorite dye free sprinkles are Color Kitchen Foods. You can find them on Amazon or their website. GoSupernatural is another good brand
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Cashew Butter
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Protein Powder *
- 1/2 cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
- 3 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup Or raw honey
- 1 – 2 Tbsp Flaxseed Meal Optional, can use chia or hemp seeds too
- 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 tsp Almond Extract
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 3 Tbsp Sprinkles Dye free*
Instructions
- Combine wet ingredients together until smooth, then add In dry
- You can add sprinkles to the batter, or wait and just roll them in sprinkles
- Refrigerate dough 15 min
- Roll into balls, roll into sprinkles and enjoy!
- Keep stored in the fridge