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15 Yummy Protein Ball Recipes That Let You Fill Up Without Blowing Your Diet

Protein balls are your newest snack savior

by Rosie Narasaki | COMMENT

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Carrot Cake Protein Balls Talk about having your cake and eating it too! This carrot cake-inspired protein ball recipe is still majorly healthy, even though it includes some tasty frosting.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup nut butter
1 cup quick oats
1/3 cup raisins
3/4 cup whey protein, vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
2 Tbsp sugar-free honey or additional sweetener
*optional 2 Tbsp of milk

Frosting (Optional):
1/4 cup yogurt chips
1 tsp coconut oil

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients (oats, whey protein, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves) Then mix in the raisins and carrots.
2. Add in the peanut butter, honey and mix until it starts to come together. Add in the milk to make the dough a good consistency to roll into balls.
3. Roll into balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Chill in the fridge and store in fridge or freezer in a sealed container.
5. For the frosting, in a small bowl add in the yogurt chips and coconut oil, microwave in 30 second increments stirring after each 30 seconds until melted.

Recipe via busybuthealthy.com

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