Who invented protein balls?

Oh my gosh... I made some earlier with peanut butter, oatmeal, splenda and chocolate protein powder they've got like 10+ grams of protein per ball. They're in the fridge and I'll use them to supplement at the end of the day when I haven't got enough protein from my food. But WOWZA they're tasty.

Hope everybody is having a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Iris

Iris - you can not stop there -- you have to send the recipe!  Sounds great and I want some, too !!!

Shelia

Hi Shelia,

I wanted to share these with you!

PROTEIN BALLS I (1)
1 cup Peanut Butter
1 cup rolled oatmeal -- not the instant stuff
1 cup protein powder
5 packets Sugar substitute

Warm the peanut butter in microwave about 30-40 seconds -- it melts it and makes mixing in the other ingredients much easier. Add the oatmeal, protein powder, and Sugar substitute and mix well. (If needed, you can add a little bit of water to make it easier to mix) Roll into walnut sized balls, refrigerate. Store in fridge in zip-lock baggies. This recipe makes 20-24 balls.

PROTEIN BALLS II (2)
1 cup of protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
1 cup of non-fat dry milk
1 cup of rice crispy cereal
1 cup of peanut butter
Sugar substitute to taste
Cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute

Add the Protein Powder, Dry Milk, Cereal and Peanut Butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not really visible. If you like it really sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate.

PROTEIN BALLS III (3)
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar free honey
1 cup unflavored protein powder
1/2 cup grape nut cereal
sprinkle of cinnamon
sprinkle of Sugar substitute

Mix peanut butter, honey and protein powder together till well blended. Form into balls. In another bowl mix grape nuts, Sugar substitute and cinnamon together. Wet peanut butter balls with water and roll into grape nut mixture. Place in frig and grab when you need a yummy snack!

PROTEIN BALLS IV (4)
1 cup peanut butter
2 scoops of chocolate protein powder
1/2 cup low carb special K cereal
3 tablespoon of sugar free maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped nuts
oatmeal (not instant)
3 packets of sugar substitute

I mixed everything up in a bowl and then rolled them in oatmeal.

PROTEIN BALLS V (5)
1 cup protein powder
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar free maple syrup or honey

Mix together well and roll into balls - about the size of a ping pong ball. Store in a Storage Containers or Ziploc bag in the refrigerator..

PROTEIN BALLS VI (6)
1 cup protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1 cup rice crispy cereal
1 cup peanut butter
Sugar substitute to taste
cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute

Add the protein powder, dry milk, cereal and peanut butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not visible. If you like it real sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate.

Each ball has about 10 grams of protein.

Hrm.. I just made the 1st recipe with "natural" PB (full fat) and with steel cut oats, and these are my stats:

24 balls
102.5 cals
5.25g fat
6.58g carb
1.44g fiber
5.875g protein

Used champion pure whey stack chocolate (3 scoops == 1 cup, 1 scoop == 23g protein)

I'd be curious to see how people get 10g protein per ball.

Awesome!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

Vera - you are my new hero - 6 kinds of protein balls and they all have PEANUT BUTTER!!!  YAY!!

Thanks for sharing...
Diane

This came out of the Recipe Forum here on OH and I forgot to write down who posted it but it's food network worthy:

Protein Balls:
2 c. Peanut Butter (Skippy or Jiff)
1 c. Oatmeal (Quaker Old Fashioned)
1 c. Protein Powder (Chocolate or Vanilla)
3/4 c. Splenda

Microwave Peanut Butter for 40 seconds. Add everything else and mix well. Roll into walnut sized balls.

Refrigerate in Ziploc bags or tupperware.

Each ball has between 10-12 g. protein


***************The chocolate protein powder gives it a "reese cup" flavor**********************

Sounds great.
Oatmeal and flax seed are my friends.
Also the oatmeal feels great in the pouch it just last for a while and I like that feeling.
                               Annie

These look great but I noticed that some of the recipes calls for scoops of protein powder and others call for a cup of protein powder.  I just want to clarify.  Is it a "cup" or "scoop" of protein powder?  Thanks

OMG Iris...these sound scrumptous!  Thank you so much for posting this.