No bake Banana Bread Freezer Protein Balls that taste just like your favorite breakfast loaf, but ready in 15 minutes, and that too with a protein boost! Made with collagen and peanut butter powder, its a perfect low fat post-workout treat or a snack.
Ingredients
1mediumRipe Banana, 120g, ½ cup Mashed
1cupRolled or Instant Oats, 90g
¼cupCoconut Flour, about 28g
¼cupPeanut Butter Powder, see notes for sub
1½TbspWater
4scoopsUnflavored Collagen, about 30g, see notes for sub
1TbspMaple Syrup, Stevia sweetened preferred
¾tspVanilla Extract
½tspCinnamon, Optional
Instructions
In a large bowl, roughly mash banana with the back of a fork.
Place oats in a food processor and pulse for about 30 seconds or until oats turn into a rough flour-like consistency.
Transfer oat flour to bowl and add remaining ingredients - coconut flour, peanut butter powder, collagen powder, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon if using. Stir to combine, the mixture will be soft and sticky.
Spoon out about a tablespoon of mixture at a time and place on parchment-lined baking sheet. You should have about 16.
Place sheet in freezer for about 10 minutes until slightly hardened.
Roll each lump of mixture into balls using hands; Lightly grease hands with coconut oil to prevent dough from sticking to hands.
Optionally roll in cocoa powder, shredded coconut, chopped nuts or other fine toppings.
Freeze in a sealed container until ready to eat!
Notes
To replace Peanut Butter Powder:
2 Tbsp creamy Peanut Butter, and omit the water. Nutritional value will be different (higher in calories and fat).
Use Powdered Almond Butter or Creamy regular Almond Butter (no water)
To replace unflavored collagen:
1 scoop Unflavored Protein Powder
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder, but leave out the extract and add maple syrup only if needed
The mixture will be soft and sticky, so placing it in the freezer is required to make it rollable.
Be sure to grease hands before rolling or the dough will stick to your hands.
Storage:
Freezer: 3 months in a freezer-safe resealable zipper bag or airtight container.