Here’s the easy low-sugar protein snack I’ve been obsessed with lately.
Not sure why I even deal with making mini-batches but every time I finish the 6 I go and make 6 more.
I love to keep them in the fridge for the most decadent 3-bite protein snack in the afternoon. Barely any sugar in these and about 1/2 the calories of a Starbucks cake pop, yet pretty much tastes the same.
Honestly they’re so easy and so good. They have the most awesome soft texture inside the hard chocolate shell.
I’m about to go and make another batch just because I wrote all this now.
Let me know if you give them a try!
Mini-batch Banana Protein Cake Pops
Servings: 6 cake pops
Calories: 107kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ripe banana, mashed (60 g) about 1/2 a large banana
- 2 tbsp nut/seed butter (32 g) I use almond butter
- 1/4 cup oat flour (30 g)
- 1/4 cup vanilla plant-based protein powder (30 g) I used Orgain simple vanilla
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- drop of vanilla
Chocolate coating
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (45 g) I used enjoy life white chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil (5 g)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl mash your banana, add nut/seed butter, salt, vanilla, cinnamon and mash it together. Add protein and oat flour and stir until a smooth dough forms. It should be soft like cookie dough. If too dry add a drop of water.
- Make balls of dough between your palms and freeze on a piece of parchment paper until solid, at least 1 hour.
- Microwave chocolate and coconut oil 30 sec at a time and stir until all melted. Cover each frozen ball in chocolate, (optional) add sprinkles and freeze or refrigerate again to set.
- Keep the balls frozen or refrigerated. Enjoy from refrigerated or room temp because they will harden in the freezer.
Notes
- Enjoy from refrigerated or room temp because they will harden in the freezer.
- If you don’t have protein powder, you might try more oat flour and add some additional sweetener.Ā
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cake pop | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 0.5mg