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Healthy Protein Buckeyes. Is it real? Sure! Make the traditional buckeye recipe an update with protein powder as well as sugaring it with honey for a delicious dessert!

Healthy Protein Buckeyes


  • Author: Lee Hersh
  • Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup drippy, all-natural peanut butter (I used Kirland All-Natural)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder (I used Designer Whey Vanilla)
  • 2 tablespoons honey, organic
  • 1 cup dark or dairy-free chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

  1. Mix together vanilla, peanut butter protein powder, honey in a large bowl. Mix until the consistency is as soft as cookies dough.

  2. After that, cover the baking sheets with parchment. Utilizing a 1 tablespoon scooper for cookie dough to scoop the dough into your hands. Make a ball of dough and put it on the parchment. Repeat.

  3. Put baking sheet into freezer for 30 minutes or longer enough to allow the balls to set and get a little firmer.

  4. As your chocolate balls chill. Put 1 cup of chocolate chips into a smaller bowl. It should large enough to accommodate the chocolate chips but smaller enough that you’re able to dip balls. Microwave it for approximately 60 minutes. After that, add coconut oil, and mix.

  5. After your balls have firmed into a ball, you can dip them and then place them on a rack to dry cookies to stop the formation of rings. Set a ball on the fork’s end. Dip it into chocolate and leave a ring on the top. Keep your fork on your left hand, and then make use of the right hand to tap your wrist so that the chocolate dribbles off. Then, you can use an ice cube to transfer the chocolate ball off of the fork and onto the drying rack. Repeat.

  6. Set the rack of cookies in the freezer to speed up drying process.

  7. It is best to eat it in the freezer!

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 buckeye
  • Calories: 153
  • Sugar: 8
  • Fat: 11
  • Carbohydrates: 12
  • Fiber: 2
  • Protein: 6