Banana Bread Protein Bites
These Banana Bread Protein Bites are soft, fudgy, chocolate-coated freezer snacks packed with cozy banana bread flavor. Made with banana, almond butter, oat flour, and protein powder, they’re an easy no-bake treat perfect for meal prep or sweet cravings.
Servings 10 balls
Ingredients
Banana Bread Protein Bites
- 1 medium ripe banana (mashed)
- ⅓ cup creamy almond butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- ¾ cup vanilla protein powder (I used Ritual)
- ½ cup oat flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Chocolate Coating
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Optional Toppings
- Flaky salt
- Crushed walnuts or pecans
- Cinnamon dusting
Instructions
- In a bowl, mash the banana until smooth.
- Add almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla bean paste. Stir until creamy.
- Fold in the protein powder, oat flour, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until a thick dough forms.
- Scoop and roll into 10 equal-sized balls. Place onto a parchment-lined tray or plate.
- Freeze for 20–30 minutes until firm.
- Melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil together until smooth.
- Dip each protein bite into the melted chocolate, letting the excess drip off.
- Place back onto parchment paper and sprinkle with flaky salt or crushed nuts while the chocolate is still wet.
- Refrigerate or freeze until the chocolate shell hardens.
Notes
- All protein powders differ, I used Ritual vanilla for the best dough like texture. I did try these with FlavCity and had a hard time forming a dough. So just be aware of that before starting!
- You can swap almond butter for any other nut or seed butter.
- A sprinkle of flaky salt before the chocolate hardens balances the sweetness perfectly.
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