These homemade Protein Oat Balls are delicious, easy to make and a great source of protein! After testing few recipes, I’m happy to share this one with you as it turned quite good.
The recipe is gluten free and vegetarian but if you are vegan, you can easily swap few ingredients so it matches your needs. For example you can substitute the honey with stevia, sweetener or brown sugar.
Protein is one of the three major nutrients, along with carbohydrates and fat, in our diets. Proteins are made up of amino acids. Think of them as building blocks that can be broken down and re-assembled in different ways.
Protein and amino acids are the main components of our muscles, bones, skin, tissues, and organs. When we eat protein, our body breaks it down into individual amino acids during digestion and then uses these amino acids to create new proteins where needed.
Protein plays an important role in building certain hormones – peptide or protein hormones. These protein hormones are hormones that bind to receptors on the outside of cells, and trigger a response inside the cell. Furthermore, our immune system is made up of proteins, and relies on more proteins to be made (protein synthesis) in order to function efficiently. In other words, if you are lacking protein in your diet, this will weaken your immune system.
So, as you can see, protein is much more than a muscle building supplement. It is a vital macro nutrient needed for the development of you from your embryonic stages, through childhood and adulthood, into you elderly state. At all phases, protein will be used to help you develop and repair!
And if you love those Protein Oat Balls then also check out my other snacks recipes.
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Protein Oat Balls
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 can Chickpeas drained
- 50 g Rolled oats gluten free
- 20 g Protein powder Vanilla or Chocolate flavour
- 20 g Desiccated coconut
- 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp Peanut butter
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Drain 1 can of chickpeas and blend them in a food processor. Remove and place in a large bowl.
- Add rolled oats, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, honey and vanilla.
- Using your hand combine the mixture until it comes together.
- If it is too dry, add in water or other liquid (such as coconut or oat milk) but not so much that the mixture won’t hold shape.
- Roll into small balls and into the desiccated coconut and place in the fridge for about an hour.
- Enjoy!