Frozen Protein Peanut Butter Bites
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If you’re looking for a quick and easy icy late night snack these Frozen Protein Peanut Butter Bites are here for you! Think about if you crossed a peanut butter ball with some frozen yogurt, I don’t think it gets much better than that, let’s get baking!
Frozen Protein Peanut Butter Bites ingredient breakdown.
These are super simple to make, let’s take a look at some of the ingredients!
Light Peanut Butter – I prefer using light, but you can use any type or style you like!
Vanilla Protein Powder – I think vanilla is the best but again you could use any flavour.
Greek Yogurt – A great binder and a sneaky little extra dose of protein.
Roasted Peanuts – Not 100% necessary, but it adds more toasted nutty flavours and texture.
Rice Krispies– Helps keep their shape and adds a bit of bulk.
Chocolate Chips – You could use any chocolate to coat them in. Dark, milk, white whatever you want!
How to properly melt chocolate.
The best way to melt chocolate (in my opinion) is to use a double boiler. If you don’t know what that is, no worries let’s get into it!
A double boiler is just a bowl set over a pot of simmering water. It’s great for melting chocolate, cheese, making sauces and a ton of other uses.
Set a medium sized over medium low heat. Add a few inches of water. You don’t want there to be so much water that it touches the bottom of the bowl, there should be a decent amount of space. You want the steam of the water to heat the bowl, not the water itself.
Make sure you have a good seal over the pot, add your chocolate, keep your eye on it and stir often.
It’s also a great way to keep melted ingredients warm. Keep your eye in the heat, you don’t want the water to boil (even tho it’s called a double boiler – idk I didn’t name it).
Melting chocolate in the microwave.
If you don’t want to use a double boiler don’t worry, you can also use a microwave.
Make sure you use a microwave safe container. Add your chocolate in and nuke it for 15 seconds at a time. Take it out, check that it’s melting, stir and nuke for another 15 seconds.
Make sure to not “overcook” your chocolate, it can almost split, clump together and become lumpy.
Other recipes to check out!
If you liked these Frozen Protein Peanut Butter Bites, here are a few other recipes to check out!
Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Bites
Banana Peanut Butter Cinnamon Rolls
White Chocolate Mango Coconut Bars
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Light Peanut Butter melted
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts chopped
- 1/4 cup Rice Krispies
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Milk Chocolate
Instructions:
- Into a bowl, combine peanut butter, protein powder, greek yogurt, chopped peanuts, rice krispies and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- With a spoon or ice cream scoop, portion into bite sized balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Melt 2 cups of chocolate over a double boiler. Dip each bite into the chocolate, place back onto the sheet tray, sprinkle with more chopped peanuts and freeze.
- When you're ready to enjoy, make sure to pull and let thaw for 5 minutes.
Andy Hay
Andy is the founder of ECK, Chef, and let’s admit it… the reason you’re here. He taught himself to cook, and it all paid off when he secured his spot in the season 5 Finale of Master Chef Canada. Now, Andy uses his big energy to showcase recipes that actually make people want to cook. His brand was built on butter and East Coast charm, and Andy’s kept that same energy ever since. Off-camera, you’ll find him doing what started it all: cooking for his two daughters, wife and the people he loves.
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These are delicious! I calculated about 8g protein per ball. They mix up easily by melting the peanut butter. I substituted the Rice Krispies with rolled oats. I used a bag of milk chocolate chips and a tbsp of butter to melt and only dipped half of the ball. They are easy to dip from the freezer. However, I put the chopped peanuts into the mix because the chocolate sets too fast to sprinkle on them after dipping. These store ready to eat in the refrigerator. Eat cold or bring to room temperature. They are a real treat!
Love these swaps Anne! Thanks so much for giving this a go!
I make this several times a week! So yummy!! These are our snacks and dessert. Thanks for sharing this!