I hate my food processor. I bought it in college when I had no money, the lid is broken, it doesn't work well and it is just one of the pieces of kitchen equipment I need to replace. I avoid using it, but today I was up early making Alex's birthday "cake" and had to break it out. Alex is my sister's boyfriend. I was skeptical of him at first because she my other half and I am protective. We had a rocky start where he was acting his age and I was not acting mine, but it's a year later now and it turns out he's an ok guy. Mara can't bake so I made him the PaleOMG Raw Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars he wanted. The entire recipe is done with the food processor so since I had the stupid thing out I decided to make something else with it. Alex also liked these "bites" I made for a competition that were oatmeal, chia seeds, nut butter, etc. Yes, please call them "bites" not "balls"... at a box where words like "snatch" get thrown around the connotation can be easily changed- it would be in your best interest. :) Anyway! Since the the original "bites" weren't paleo I decided to mess around with ingredients and make a version of them. After some not so-good attempts I finally figured it out and these things are delicious- I would probably double the recipe!
I ate mine with my homemade raspberry chia seed jam (http://momasrx.blogspot.com/2014/03/raspberry-chia-seed-jam.html) I ate 3 already while I am typing this... naughty!
"Peanut Butter" Brownie Protein Bites
(Printable Version)
- 1/4 Cup (heaping) Chocolate Protein Powder
- 6 Small Dried Dates, pitted
- 1/4 Cup Sunbutter (or any other nut butter)
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- Hot Water
- 1/4 Cup Mini Dairy Free Chocolate Chips
1. Fill a bowl with hot water and put the dates in to soften while you get out the rest of the ingredients. 5 min.
2. In a food processor, mix the protein powder, sunbutter, vanilla, dates (reserve water) and salt. Mix until it resembles ground beef... weird I know but that's what it looks like. :)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings 10.0 | |
Amount Per Serving | |
calories 101 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat 4 g | 6 % |
Saturated Fat 1 g | 3 % |
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g | |
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | |
Trans Fat 0 g | |
Cholesterol 4 mg | 1 % |
Sodium 54 mg | 2 % |
Potassium 137 mg | 4 % |
Total Carbohydrate 13 g | 4 % |
Dietary Fiber 2 g | 7 % |
Sugars 10 g | |
Protein 5 g | 9 % |
Vitamin A | 0 % |
Vitamin C | 0 % |
Calcium | 3 % |
Iron | 3 % |
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |
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