{"id":8468,"date":"2021-01-10T08:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movedaily.ca\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2021-01-10T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T16:34:56","slug":"chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kelowna.website\/6\/healthy-recipes\/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This snack is great for that little boost energy in the afternoon or a touch of sweetness after a meal. This yummy snack travels well, so it&#8217;s also great to bring along on a hike or bike ride when you&#8217;re out Moving Daily!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8454\" src=\"https:\/\/kelowna.website\/6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls-finished-product-509x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8455 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kelowna.website\/6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls-ingredients-600x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"196\" \/>The ingredients are easy to get and you probably have most of them on hand at home.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a simple recipe: just blend it together and shape into little balls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/kelowna.website\/6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls-prep-600x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">I used a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0small scoop to get the same sized balls.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-8469\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"8469\" data-servings=\"14\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-simple\">\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelowna.website\/6\/wprm_print\/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-balls\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g ><path fill=\"#343434\" d=\"M19,5.09V1c0-0.552-0.448-1-1-1H6C5.448,0,5,0.448,5,1v4.09C2.167,5.569,0,8.033,0,11v7c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h4v4c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h12c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-4h4c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-7C24,8.033,21.833,5.569,19,5.09z M7,2h10v3H7V2z M17,22H7v-9h10V22z M18,10c-0.552,0-1-0.448-1-1c0-0.552,0.448-1,1-1s1,0.448,1,1C19,9.552,18.552,10,18,10z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name\">Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t<p>A sweet chocolatey, peanut butter on-the-go treat<\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-course-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" 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d=\"M22.707,12.293l-11-11C11.52,1.106,11.265,1,11,1H2C1.448,1,1,1.448,1,2v9c0,0.265,0.105,0.52,0.293,0.707l11,11C12.488,22.903,12.744,23,13,23s0.512-0.098,0.707-0.293l9-9C23.098,13.317,23.098,12.684,22.707,12.293z M7,9C5.895,9,5,8.105,5,7c0-1.105,0.895-2,2-2s2,0.895,2,2C9,8.105,8.105,9,7,9z M13,17.414L8.586,13L10,11.586L14.414,16L13,17.414z M16,14.414L11.586,10L13,8.586L17.414,13L16,14.414z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-keyword-name\">Keyword<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-keyword\">\n\t\t\t\t\tchocolate, peanut butter balls, protein balls\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-times-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g ><path fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M10,0C9.4,0,9,0.4,9,1v4H7V1c0-0.6-0.4-1-1-1S5,0.4,5,1v4H3V1c0-0.6-0.4-1-1-1S1,0.4,1,1v8c0,1.7,1.3,3,3,3v10c0,1.1,0.9,2,2,2s2-0.9,2-2V12c1.7,0,3-1.3,3-3V1C11,0.4,10.6,0,10,0z\"\/><path data-color=\"color-2\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M19,0c-3.3,0-6,2.7-6,6v9c0,0.6,0.4,1,1,1h2v6c0,1.1,0.9,2,2,2s2-0.9,2-2V1C20,0.4,19.6,0,19,0z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-name wprm-recipe-servings-name\">Servings<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-servings-8469\">14<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-servings-unit\">balls<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1 1\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">pitted dates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">peanut butter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">Kraft Only Peanuts and Sea Salt Natural Peanut Butter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3\/4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">large flake oats<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">mini no sugar chocolate chips<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">ground roasted flax seed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">or chia seed or hempseed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">kosher salt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">dark cocoa powder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">chocolate protein powder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">vanilla<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Place dates in blender or magic bullet and pulse until dates start to break into small bits.  Add peanut butter and pulse a little to blend.  Scrape down and add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips.  Blend together.  At this point the dough will look like crumbs, but when you put some in your hand and press together, it should stick together well.  Depending on the moisture of your dates, you may want to add a bit more peanut butter or water if it&#39;s too dry and add more oats if it&#39;s too wet.  Work the chocolate chips in with your hands.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\"><p>Use a small scoop to make a ball about 1 and 1\/2 inches in diameter and form with your hands. You should get 14 balls, you know, unless you&#39;re tasting along the way.  \ud83d\ude42  Place on parchment paper and enjoy right away or put in the fridge to firm up or to have later. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header\">Recipe Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2zXks8iePes\">Lily's Chocolate Chips<\/a> -sweetened with Stevia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39gDmNz\">PVL Chocolate Protein Powder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bpbSYC\">Dark Cocoa Powder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LDKGui\">Kraft Only Peanuts Peanut Butter<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This snack is great for that little boost energy in the afternoon or a touch of sweetness after a meal. 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