Name: Snickers Protein Balls - All the layers, but Easy!
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4 tsp Chopped Peanuts (9g, about 27 halves); 3 Tbsp Peanut Butter Powder (18g); 1 Tbsp Vanilla Protein Powder (6g); 1 Tbsp Unsweetened Almond Milk (15ml); ⅓ cup Oat Flour (30g); 2 Tbsp Coconut Flour (14g); ½ scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (15g); 1½ scoop Unflavored Collagen (15g, see post for subs); 1½ Tbsp Unsweetened Almond Milk (22ml); 2 Tbsp Chocolate Chips (28g, Sugar free recommended below); ¼ tsp Coconut Oil

The perfect Snickers Protein Balls with all the candy layers – nougat, caramel, peanuts and chocolate – but healthy and easy too! These no bake Snickers protein bites are sweetened with protein powder so sugar free, and actually low fat, gluten free and Vegan too!

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You all probably already know that all those layers are the main reason I made these Snickers inspired protein balls.

They have everything you want in a Snickers bar, but in bite size treat full of protein, gluten free, and sugar free too. The perfect little Snickers bliss balls I should say.

Well they might look a bit fancy, but very minimal ingredients and very easy process too. Actually took my about 10 minutes to put them together.

Ingredients for Snickers Protein Balls

These Snickers protein balls are made with clean ingredients like oat flour, coconut flour, protein powder and collagen powder, and are great for a healthy snack. Here’s all that goes in:

For the inner Peanut and Caramel Layer

Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
Protein Powder for high protein energy balls recipe, and also replace the sweetener.
I recommend the ProteinWorld Slender Blend or Whey Protein Powder for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest.
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Chopped Peanuts

And the Oat-Coconut “Nougat” Layer

Oat Flour – You can make your own with rolled oats in a blender
Protein Powder – ProteinWorld Slender Blend or Whey here as well (with the same code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount)
Unflavored Collagen I use the one from Further Foods (HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount)
Coconut Flour
More Unsweetened Almond Milk

For the Chocolate Coating for a Snickers Bites effect:

Chocolate Chips: The sugar free from Lakanto again here (same code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount)
A bit of Coconut Oil

How to make Snickers Protein Bites

These Snickers protein powder balls really are extremely easy to make – a simple no bake, mix and roll recipe, one candy bar layer at a time.

Make the peanut-caramel – Stir the peanut butter powder, vanilla protein powder and almond milk in bowl; Mixture should be thick.
Divide the mix into 9 parts.

Now the oat nougat later: in a bowl – oat flour, vanilla protein powder, unflavored collagen, coconut flour and milk.
Stir until it forms a dough.
If it’s too dry, add just a teaspoon of milk, and some more coconut flour if too wet.
Divide the mix into 9 parts.

Now assemble the balls one layer at a time:

Roll a peanut caramel ball
Make a depression
Place about 3 peanut halves in
Phen cover and roll up again.

Roll an oat-nougat ball and flatten into a disk
Place peanut caramel ball on
Then cover and roll up again.

Do this for all the balls. Then place the Snickers protein bites in the freezer for 5 minutes.

For that chocolate coating:
1. Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl and microwave 45 seconds – stirring every 20 seconds – until melted.
  Let the chocolate cool a bit.
2. Line a plate or baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Place balls (one at a time) into chocolate, roll around using 2 forks or spoons coat.
  Place on prepared plate/sheet to cool

To Store Snickers Energy Balls

These Snickers inspired inspired enerfy balls are best stored in the fridge since they do have a bit of milk in there.

To store Snickers energy bites in the fridge, keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

To freeze Snickers protein bites, place in an airtight sealed container or freezer safe zipper bag for 2-3 months. Let them thaw on the counter before eating!

Alternate ingredients for Healthy Snickers Balls with Protein Powder

I made sugar free, gluten free and healthy Snickers energy balls with the ingredients above, but here’s some other clean ingredients you can try.

Oat flour: More almond flour
Unflavored collagen: Unflavored protein powder, or even more Oat or Almond flour
Coconut Flour: Try 3x the amount of almond flour (I haven’t given this a try yet, but it should work)
Peanut Butter Power: Peanut butter, but start with only ½ tsp of milk at a time.
Almond Milk: Regular milk or other non dairy milk
Chocolate Chips: Chopped chocolate bar, or leave out if you want to
Protein Powder – Lakanto 1:1 Zero Calorie Monkfruit sweetener to keep it sugar free. (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount).

To make Vegan Snickers Energy Bites

Use a plant based protein powder and dairy free chocolate chips to make Vegan Snickers protein balls; There’s no cream, no butter and no eggs in here already 🙂

ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well (HAYLSKITCHEN for the discount here too) which would be great for these chocolate covered energy bites.

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