Description
Meet my birthday cake protein balls bursting with vanilla cake flavor, AKA your new favorite high protein snack! I'm obsessed with the soft and chewy texture (anything but dry or chalky, trust me). With 6g protein per bite, they’re the perfect fun and filling on-the-go bites to fuel your busy afternoons.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/3 cup vanilla plant based protein powder*
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup cashew butter or almond butter (cashew butter is best if you can find it!)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4-1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2-4 tbsp sprinkles
- 1 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk, if needed to moisten dough
Instructions
- Place almond flour, oat flour, protein powder, 1-2 tbsp sprinkles, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add cashew/almond butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and almond extract (I use 1/2 tsp). Stir to combine (I use my hands here). The dough should feel like moist cookie dough. If the dough seems a little dry, add 1 tbsp milk and stir to combine.
- Roll into 14-16 balls. Place 1-2 tbsp sprinkles in a small bowl and press or roll each ball into sprinkles. Store in the fridge or freezer!
Notes
Almond extra really makes these extra tasty and gives the birthday cake vibe; without it they won't have that birthday cake flavor.
*I have also made these with dry milk powder in place of the protein powder (I do this when I make them for my kids as I typically don't give them protein powder).
I have not tested these with whey. If you'd like to use collagen peptides instead, which is typically unflavored, increase maple to 1/3 cup. You will need to add more oat flour since collagen is very moist compared to plant protein.
If you'd like to omit the protein powder, you can sub more oat flour or ground flaxseed and increase the maple syrup to 1/3 cup (since the protein adds sweetness). You may not need the milk.