Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Protein Balls
These peanut butter protein balls are made with five pantry staple ingredients and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week for any time you need a sweet, protein-rich snack.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy natural peanut butter
- ½ cup honey
- ¾ cup vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 ¼ cup Rice Krispies cereal
Optional toppings
- Mini chocolate chips or mini M&M's
Instructions
- Line a lidded storage container with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the peanut butter, honey, protein powder and salt until combined. This might look a little dry at first, but it will come together. I find that the best way to mix this is with clean hands, but if that’s not for you, a stiff spatula or wooden spoon will work just fine. Add in the Rice Krispies cereal and mix until incorporated.½ cup creamy natural peanut butter, ½ cup honey, ¾ cup vanilla whey protein powder, 1 pinch salt, 1 ¼ cup Rice Krispies cereal
- Use a small cookie scoop (2 teaspoons) to portion each protein ball. After scooping, give them a quick roll in your hands and place in the parchment-lined storage container. At this point, I often add a couple of mini chocolate chips or mini M&M candies on top of each protein ball to entice my kiddos, but that is totally optional.Mini chocolate chips or mini M&M's
- Store covered within the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.
Notes
Ingredients
- I typically use the Kirkland Signature Organic Creamy Peanut Butter from Costco.
- If you are allergic to peanuts, other nut butters and seed butters (such as almond butter or SunButter) can be used, but keep in mind that the amount of protein in each serving will decrease slightly.
- My favorite protein powder for this recipe is the Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein powder, but I have also used Ryse, FlavCity and Herbalife brands with success.
- If you need these bites to be gluten free, be sure to use a different brand of crispy rice cereal that is certified gluten free, as Kellogg's Rice Krispies contain malt from barley.
Yield
- Makes about 24 (2-teaspoon) bites.
Nutrition information
- The nutritional information provided here is an estimate; final nutrition details will vary depending upon the ingredient brands that you choose to use, but you can easily plug those into an app such as My Fitness Pal to get your exact nutritional information per serving.
