Simple Fiber Protein Balls – Quick No-Bake Recipe

Simple Fiber Protein Balls are yummy little snack balls made with basic ingredients. Sweet enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, yet still a little bit healthy. They’re great with your morning coffee or as an afternoon pick-me-up when you’re needing a quick boost of energy.

Reasons to love Simple Fiber Protein Balls 

💛They’re super simple and quick to make; it only takes about fifteen minutes to whip up a batch of fiber protein balls! No special equipment required.

💛They’re customizable. One of my favorite things about these is how easy it is to add or subtract some of the ingredients to adjust the fiber protein balls to my liking! (Scroll down for more info and ideas on customization!)

💛They’re budget friendly. Honey can be expensive but the rest of the ingredients are fairly inexpensive to buy.

So lately, I’ve been trying to steer clear of the chips and snacks aisles at the grocery store.

Not only are chips expensive (and we’re trying to save money over here) but they also aren’t that great health-wise. 

But guess what, I still have that hankering to snack during the day, chips in the pantry or no. 

So here’s my solution: homemade snacks for more healthy snacking.

Like these Simple Fiber Protein Balls.

We also like Homemade Granola Bites and No Bake Energy Fiber Balls.

Looking for a great snack for school lunches? A perfect snack for bedtime? A tasty snack to go with coffee?

Here’s the perfect recipe. 

Eight (Somewhat) Healthy Ingredients 

Quick oats – like alot of other energy balls, oats are probably the main ingredient in these fiber protein balls. We’ve found that quick oats work the best in fiber protein balls; rolled oats don’t hold together as well when it comes to shaping into balls.

Crisp rice cereal – such as Rice Krispies cereal as a fun little crispy crunch to the fiber protein balls.

Chocolate chips – regular semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Peanut butter – we prefer creamy peanut butter.

Honey – local raw honey is our favorite thing to use as a sweetener in this recipe. (Remember, children should be at least one year old before consuming honey!) 

Coconut – unsweetened shredded coconut is optional. Sometimes we take the time to toast it first in the oven before using in this recipe! 

Chia seeds – highly nutritious, chia seeds are filled with protein, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and several other nutrients. Fiber protein balls wouldn’t be complete without them!

Salt – the unexpected ingredient in these is none other than common salt. This is optional, you can easily skip it, though we like what it adds to fiber protein balls.

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Supplies 

• Large bowl or electric stand mixer
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Stiff spatula
• Cookie scoop
• Storage container 

How to make Simple Fiber Protein Balls

Find the full recipe on the handy little printable recipe card below.⬇

Place everything in a large mixing bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer) and stir slowly to combine everything thoroughly.

Use a cookie scoop to press and shape the mixture into approximately 24 fiber protein balls.

Enjoy.💛

(It’s really that simple!)

Oh, and one more thing. If you made these, give them a review and a star rating below!

How to store Simple Fiber Protein Balls

Store the fiber protein balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.

★​ Pro freezing tip: freeze the fiber protein balls in a single layer on a sheetpan. Once they’re completely frozen, transfer to a container or freezer bag to avoid having them stick together!

Fun fact, we like these straight out of the freezer, without thawing. It works great to keep them in a bag or container in the freezer then we can go ahead and pull one or two out for a little mid-day (or midnight!) snack.

Customize your Simple Fiber Granola Balls Recipe

Now, before we jump in, we think these are amazing, as is. But hey, we rarely follow a recipe perfectly; and it’s so cool how you can customize these and still have perfectly delicious little snack balls. Here’s a couple ideas we came up with when it comes to variations and substitutions:

• Use rolled oats or steel cut oats instead of quick oats. No, the balls won’t hold together as well and they’ll be more crumbly, but it can be done.
  
• I’ve heard tell of folks using maple syrup instead of honey; I’ve never tried it, though I think that sounds like a great idea if you’re out of honey!
  
• Turn these into the perfect fall snack by adding cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice or even a dash of vanilla extract.
  
• Toast the coconut first, before adding to the fiber protein balls. We didn’t take the time to do it this time, but coconut is better that way, in my opinion! Simply spread the coconut out evenly on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 15-30 minutes until it’s a lovely golden brown color and smelling fantastic.
  
• Aaaah, chocolate chips. Regular or mini chocolate chips, vanilla, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips, sugar-free chocolate chips, M&M’s… the list could go on. You get the idea.
  
• I’m not too familiar with different butters and things, but there are recipes with a different nut butter like almond butter used as a substitute for peanut butter.
  
• Some folks add whey protein powder or vanilla protein powder as well.

​Troubleshooting

Ok, so now that you’ve added or didn’t add some things, how’s your mixture looking? Good news, you can’t mess it up.

Does it stick together nicely when you try to make a ball? If not, add a little bit more peanut butter or honey.

Too sticky? Add more dry ingredients like oatmeal, Rice Krispies or coconut.

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