Peanut Butter Power Balls (Vegan, Yes)

It's kind of hard to make protein balls look good. But meh, Instagram filters.

Hi Cats!

I was way lazy to write a blog today. It's Monday after all.


But I made these protein balls and had enough foresight to take pictures, so I am like I might as well write this thing. But still, I am like typing stream of conscious. Can you tell?


Anyway.


So these little babies have no oil. It's all protein, all nutrition. Only oat flour (no maida/flour), and there is jaggery instead of sugar. That doesn't mean jaggery is any better for you, but it has more minerals in it, so whatever, feel better about it. It also requires no real cooking or baking. Yay!

All the good stuff

Here's what you need

1 cup oat flour (just take a cup of oats and grind it in the blender)

1/2 cup almonds

3 tablespoons peanut butter

2 tablespoons jaggery syrup or melted jaggery (add more if you like it sweeter)

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 tablespoon ground flax seeds

2 tablespoons plant-based mylk or water

1 tablespoon cinnamon powder

11/2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Pinch of salt

How to make

In a giant bowl add everything.

That's everything. Although I ended up adding more peanut butter.

Ok wait. Before that chop up half of your almonds into bits (rough cut) and blend the other half into almond flour. Mix it with your oat flour. You can also just add half the almond and cup of oats to one blender along with your flax seeds and make one powder.

Ok so now add your oat flour/almond flour/flaxseeds powder into the bowl. Add your chopped almonds, chia seeds, vanilla, jaggery syrup,  pinch of salt, and peanut butter on top. Now slowly mix. It will be all lumpy and show no signs of ever coming together. But keep mixing. Now add your two tablespoons water/plant mylk. Now get your hands dirty and start squeezing it into a dry dough. It might be very dry, that's ok.

It will seem daunting at first. Things get better.

Start to make balls out of the dough, it will be tougher than making  oil-laddos because the mixture is not that wet, but keep working at it. If it's really way to dry you can add a tablespoon more of water.

And that's it! Makes about 8 medium protein balls. Since are nutrient packed and not that sweet they're great to start your day with. It's also a solid post- workout snack choice.

See, they look nice and healthy, right?

I'll see you guys when it's the weekend again. Until then, make it through the week cats! I know you can.