Chickpea Cookie Dough Protein Balls
A healthy, satisfying, energy-boosting protein ball that tastes just like cookie dough, I'm not kidding! Made with chickpeas and packed with so much goodness and sweetness too! These Chickpea Cookie Dough Protein Balls are the perfect grab and go protein snack, morning bite, or the perfect ball of deliciousness for your late night cookie dough craving!
Ingredients
- 1 can Chickpeas
- ⅓ cup Almond Flour sub for oat flour
- ½ cup Peanut Butter
- ¼ cup Pure Maple Syrup sub honey or I do half and half
- 1 scoop Plant-based Protein Powder optional to make protein balls
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 splash Vanilla
- Dark Chocolate Chips mix in desired amount at the end
Instructions
- Drain and rinse your can of chickpeas, then place them in your food processor or food blender.
- Add in the almond flour, maple syrup, honey, peanut butter, protein powder, vanilla, and salt and mix until all combined.
- Now you should have a beautiful, creamy, and thick texture that resembles cookie dough! Taste test and make sure it is at your desired sweetness! Add in more honey or maple syrup to add some more sweetness!
- Once your cookie dough is all mixed and combined add in your desired amount of dark chocolate chips and fold them in evenly.
- Roll out your cookie dough into small-medium sized balls and place them on a cookie sheet! Or just eat your cookie dough as is for a little treat! You may want to wet your hands slightly to help when working with the batter.
- Place and store them in the freezer and enjoy at any time! These are sooo good!
Notes
If you find your batter is too sticky or thin just add some more almond flour, and if its too thick add some more peanut butter!