Birthday Cake Batter Protein Balls (Printable)
Soft no-bake balls with birthday cake flavor, sprinkles, and vanilla. Ready in 15 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 cup vanilla protein powder
02 - 1 cup oat flour, certified gluten-free if needed
03 - 2 tablespoons coconut flour
04 - 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 1/2 cup natural almond butter or cashew butter
06 - 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - 2-3 tablespoons milk of choice
→ Add-ins
09 - 3 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles, plus extra for coating
# Directions:
01 - Whisk together protein powder, oat flour, coconut flour, and sea salt in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly blended.
02 - Add almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to the dry mixture. Mix until a crumbly, uniform dough forms.
03 - Gradually add milk 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing continuously until dough becomes firm yet pliable and holds its shape when pressed.
04 - Gently fold rainbow sprinkles into the dough until evenly distributed. Avoid overmixing to prevent sprinkles from breaking.
05 - Roll dough into 1-inch balls using your hands. Optionally roll each ball in extra sprinkles for decoration.
06 - Arrange balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes until firm and set before serving.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- They taste exactly like licking the cake batter spoon, minus the raw egg guilt
- My preschooler thinks Im a magician for turning healthy stuff into sprinkles
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- I once added four tablespoons of milk and ended up with batter that refused to become anything but delicious soup
- Letting them chill completely transforms the texture from doughy to this perfect fudgy bite
03 -
- Warm your almond butter for 20 seconds if it is rock hard from the fridge
- The dough should feel like playdough, not cookie dough, before you start rolling