No-Bake Protein Buckeyes

Healthy chocolate covered peanut butter balls.

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5 from 6 votes

No-Bake Protein Buckeyes are a nutritious way to spread holiday cheer. They're flourless, no-bake, and so yummy!

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buckeyes

Servings:

Author: Lee Funke

Ingredients

1 cup drippy, all-natural peanut butter I used Kirkland All-Natural
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup vanilla protein powder collagen works, too
2 tablespoons honey
1.5-2 tablespoons water
¾ cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 tablespoon coconut oil

Toppings

Shredded unsweetened coconut
Sprinkles

Instructions

Combine peanut butter, vanilla, protein powder, honey, and 1.5 tablespoons water in a medium-sized bowl. Mix until the texture is like cookie dough. You may need to add more water in order to get it to a cookie dough-like texture.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, scoop dough into your hands and roll it into a ball. Place them on the parchment paper and repeat.
Freeze the balls for around 30 minutes.
While your balls are chilling, melt the chocolate. Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small bowl. You want it to be big enough to fit the chocolate chips, but small enough so that you can dip the balls. Microwave in 20-second increments, stirring between each increment until glossy and melted.
If you want to add toppings to your protein buckeyes, prep small bowls of them for dipping.
Place a ball on the end of a fork. Dip the ball into the chocolate, leaving a ring at the tip. Hold your fork with your left and and use your right hand to tap your wrist, so that any extra chocolate drips off. Finally, use a toothpick to slide the ball off the fork into your toppings.
Once coated, transfer the balls back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze to speed up the drying process.

Video

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Notes

How dense and chalky the peanut butter portion of the buckeye varies by what protein powder is used, how drippy your peanut butter is, and how much water was used. If the dough tastes chalky, add 1 teaspoon of water to the mixture at a time until it is no longer chalky.

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