Cookie Dough Balls

Name: Cookie Dough Balls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed; ½ cup natural peanut butter; 2 tablespoons real maple syrup; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon chia seeds; ¼ cup vanilla protein powder (like Vega); ⅓ cup chocolate chips or cocoa nibs

4 steps

Low Carb

Updated at: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:38:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories276.4 kcal (14%)

Total Fat16 g (23%)

Carbs26.8 g (10%)

Sugars11.9 g (13%)

Protein10.9 g (22%)

Sodium119.2 mg (6%)

Fiber6.5 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1can of chickpeas

drained and rinsed

½ cupnatural peanut butter

2 tablespoonsreal maple syrup

1 teaspooncinnamon

1 tablespoonchia seeds

¼ cupvanilla protein powder

⅓ cupchocolate chips

or cocoa nibs

Instructions

Step 1

Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place in a paper towel, dry off. If some of the skins start to come off, peel them away and discard. (this will help the cookie dough not be as gritty)

Step 2

Add chickpeas, peanut butter, maple syrup, chia seeds, protein powder and cinnamon to a food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.

Step 3

Add chickpea cookie dough mixture to a small bowl. Fold in the chocolate chips. Roll into12 - 1′′ balls. Serve immediately.

Step 4

Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. 2 = a serving