Nik’s Protein Power Balls

Good balls are usually full of good stuff. This is what’s in my balls!

Combine Fiber One crumbs, protein powder, sweetener (if you’re using it – in my first few batches I did. In this one I did not) and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix well. Then add your peanut butter. 

Now about the peanut butter. I use Naturally More peanut butter. It’s sold at Wal-Mart (right there alongside the other peanut butter options). Here are the stats on it. As you can see it has a few less calories than regular peanut butter BUT it also has: a better source of fat (they took out the peanut oil and replaced with flax seed oil), more fiber (from the whole flax seeds included) and more protein (they add egg whites in there some kinda way…I don’t ask questions). 

SO…this is a prime example of why I don’t usually give stats for my recipes. Say you use a different high fiber cereal OR a different kind of peanut butter (or even PB2)…your stats WILL be different. Do yourself a favor and read this over so you know how to run stats on the variation YOU make!

Back to business…

Next you want to add your milk, one tablespoon at a time until your mixture looks something like this:

So let’s talk about what your mixture should NOT be: soggy. You want it to be moistened but not wet. It should sorta resemble sand and have large clumps. K? Because when you get it right, this is what you should be able to do with it:

I did this by taking a heaping tablespoon of the mixture into my hand and rolling it around until I achieved a round shape. If you cannot do this with your mixture, even after four tablespoons of milk, add water by the teaspoon full. It will happen eventually!

And that’s it! I store mine in an airtight container in the fridge and have learned, with practice, to only eat one at a time! Like I said, these suckers will fill you UP! For those of us a few years out, this is a good thing. Newbies: take heed.

This is a recipe you can play around with, of course. You can try it with PB2. You can try it with chocolate protein. You can try it using sugar-free syrups instead of milk to moisten it. The possibilities are endless!

My batch USUALLY makes 8-10 balls (if you want to get 10, use a heaping half tablespoon). This time I got a little generous with my heaps so I only got 7.  For fellow “Live Strong” members: Here are MY stats for these. For those who aren’t members of Live Strong here are my basic stats:

Each ball (assumes 10):

Calories: 65
Carbs: 7.5g
Fiber: 3.6g
Protein: 4.9g

Again, your stats may vary so be sure to run your own!