Chocolate Stuffed Protein Churro Bites – Healthy and Easy

Incredible Chocolate stuffed Protein Churro Bites with just 4 ingredients, and easy! These churro inspired baked protein balls are stuffed with sugar free chocolate and coated with monk fruit cinnamon-sugar for a healthy, high protein dessert.

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Yes, these baked protein balls have just 4 ingredients, which actually threw me off! I was expecting a fancy list, but the turned out the good stuff doesn’t really need much.

And turned out the process wasn’t too hard either. Mix the dough, roll into balls, put in those chocolate chips, re-roll and bake!

Ingredients for Chocolate Stuffed Protein Churro Bites

These molten chocolate protein churro bites are made with a few simple and healthy ingredients!

• Oat Flour – You can make your own by blending rolled oats in a high speed blender
• Vanilla Protein Powder for extra high protein churro balls, and also replace the sweetener.
  I recommend Protein World Slender Blend or ProteinWorld Whey for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
  Another option would be Quest.
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt another protein-packed ingredient
• Baking Powder

For the Molten Churro Bites effect:

• Sugar free Chocolate Chips or chopped Chocolate – I use monk fruit sweetened ones from Lakanto here (HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here). Lily’s is another sugar-free option!

And the Sugar free Cinnamon Sugar Churro coating:

• Butter spray
•  1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free;  (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
• A pinch of Cinnamon

Tips for Protein Churros with Molten Chocolate Center

These stuffed churro protein balls are really easy to make, but here’s some pointers to make them perfect:

• Use cold yogurt so that the dough does not get too sticky and hard to roll.

• Don’t over-mix the dough or it will get too warm and soft. Also, the protein powder can make the protein churros tough.

• Don’t let dough sit out for too long; Work quickly; You don’t want the dough to get warm and sticky.

• Use wet palms to roll the dough into balls so it doesn’t stick to your palms. The dough can be very sticky.

• Spray with butter spray and coat with cinnamon-sugar ASAP when warm so the coating actually sticks.

To store Churro inspired Baked Protein Balls

Just like regular protein balls and churros, these baked churro protein bites can be stored on the counter, in the fridge or freezer. Let the baked protein balls cool completely before storing.

Store chocolate stuffed churro bites in an airtight container on the countertop for about 1-2 days and in the fridge for 4-5 days.

To freeze, place cooled molten churro balls in an airtight sealed container or freezer-safe zipper bags in the freezer for 2-3 months. Let them thaw on the counter then reheat in oven before eating!

Alternative ingredients for Healthy Baked Churro Balls

I made these high protein baked churro balls with the particular list of ingredients for the perfect texture and molten chocolate effect, but here’s some alternatives you can try:

• Oat flour: All purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour (same amount by weight, not cups)
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• Chocolate Chips: Chopped chocolate chunks; I’d recommend Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free;  (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too)

More Baked Protein Bites to try:

• Chocolate Protein Donut Holes
• Molten Lava Brownie Protein Balls
• Air Fryer Protein Donut Holes
• Protein Pull Apart Bread with Pancake Mix