Pumpkin Protein Balls (No Bake, Gluten Free)
My pumpkin protein balls are the healthy gluten-free snack you need this fall. Tastes like little bites of pumpkin pie, but made with nourishing ingredients.
Servings: 15 protein balls
Ingredients
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup cashew butter
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder see notes below for substitutions
- 1.5 cups oats
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl combine pumpkin puree, cashew butter and maple syrup. Stir well.
- To the same bowl, add protein powder, oats and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well (you may need to use your hands to fully combine the ingredients).
- Add white chocolate chips and stir.
- One ingredients are mixed, roll into about 15 equal sized protein balls (about 1.5 tablespoon per ball).
Notes
*Protein powder can be subsituted with ½ cup oats
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1273IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
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