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Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds – Vegan + Gluten Free

January 2, 2017 by Sharon 6 Comments

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Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds are the perfect go-to snack. Packed with protein and fiber, these bites of whole food goodness will satisfy your afternoon or post workout cravings. 

Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds

What better recipe than one featuring balls to get me back on track with both my blogging and healthy eating.

I do love a good ball. 😉

These Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds have become a favourite. What holds them together is a base of peanut butter and brown rice syrup. The brown rice syrup is such a great binder. It helps these balls to hold together and also makes them chewy. Gotta love that chew factor.

Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds

After a recent trip to my Naturopath, I discovered two things.

  1. I do NOT get enough protein in my diet.

A lot of days, I’ve been poaching a couple of eggs, tossing them on some toast, and calling it dinner. I truly thought eggs were such a good source of protein. Well, it turns out they contain like 6 grams of protein each, so 12 grams for my meal. Considering I eat virtually no protein in either my breakfast or lunch this is not good. My Naturopath recommends I get 75 grams per day! I’m so short of that number it’s not even funny.

Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds

The first thing I did was invest in a good quality protein powder. I’ve started adding protein into my green smoothies and I’m back into eating protein packed snacks. These Maple Vanilla Protein Bars are also a favourite, if you want something with a bit of chocolate.

These Vanilla Protein Balls have the addition of chia seeds. I love the texture and crunch from the chia and the antioxidants and fiber boost from them don’t hurt either. 🙂

Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds

The second thing I learned from my Naturopath was that I have a pretty serious iron deficiency. Yikes, I know. If this is something you struggle with also be on the lookout for lots of recipes packed with foods containing that important mineral upcoming.

In the meantime, it’s all about the Balls.

Enjoy!

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Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds – Vegan + Gluten Free
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Chill
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vanilla Chia Protein Balls
Servings: 16
Calories: 124 kcal
Author: Sharon
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter
  • 1/2 cup brown rice syrup
  • 2 cups rolled oats gluten free
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp chia seeds
Instructions
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside
  2. In a small pot over medium low heat, melt together the peanut butter and brown rice syrup, stirring frequently.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, protein powder, salt & chia seeds
  4. Once the peanut butter mixture is fully blended pour it over the oat mixture and stir well. It's pretty sticky so I used my hands with a bit of water on them to prevent stickage
  5. Form into balls and leave at room temp to harden
  6. I store these at room temp or fridge in a sealed container
Nutrition Facts
Vanilla Protein Balls with Chia Seeds – Vegan + Gluten Free
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 82mg4%
Potassium 98mg3%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 4g8%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.


 

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Desserts/Cakes, Gluten Free, Meatless, Recipes, Snacks, Snacks / Desserts, Take to Work, Vegan, Vegan Tagged With: dairy free, fast & easy, gluten free, snacks, vegan, vegetarian

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  1. Tim

    January 3, 2017 at 11:49 am

    Yay!! More Balls!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sharon

      January 3, 2017 at 12:08 pm

      Lol! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lexi

    August 10, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    I really want to try these but I’m having a hard time finding brown rice syrup. Would honey be a good substitute?

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    • Sharon

      August 10, 2020 at 7:28 pm

      Hey Lexi, you could totally try honey but they may not hold together quite as well as the brown rice syrup – that stuff is amazing! If you do try the honey maybe make the balls smaller so they hold a bit better. Good luck and let me know if you try it. Also – it’s not going to be a strict vegan recipe using the honey either – just in case that was something you were concerned with. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Ritz

    October 13, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Hello.. How long do these last outside the fridge and also in the fridge? Looking forward to making these. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sharon

      October 13, 2020 at 9:25 pm

      Hi there! Keep these in the fridge for up to a week. 🙂 Outside the fridge they only will last about 24 hrs.

      Reply

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