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9 June 18, 2014 30 Minute Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bites

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these Peanut Butter Protein Bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

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Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

Uh Oh! Guess what day it is? Guess-what-day-it-is?

Hump Day! Whoot Whoot!  You know that commercial? Yup, the one with the camel?  I may or may not have just watched it on repeat.

Oh makes me giggle every time.

But, no really. Guess what day it is?

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

It’s another collaboration with Becky from The Cookie Rookie for The Rookie Housewife Cooking Class Series! In our previous posts, we have made some delicious recipes with sweet potatoes (check out her enchiladas. Drool worthy) and our last gig, we combined honey and blueberries to create one out of this world blueberry honey mint julep cocktail and flaky blueberry and honey cream croissants perfect for any brunch spread.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bites & Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes

 

As we rattled our brains for our next ingredients, I couldn’t get my ‘go to’ combo out of my head. And I have no doubt any one will appose. Chocolate and peanut butter will forever have a special place in my heart. Instantly comforting me when I have had a long day. Whether in a milkshake or by the spoonful, I will take chocolate and peanut butter in nearly any fashion.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes | The Cookie Rookie

When Becky popped her Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes out of the oven, my jaw dropped. I immediately wanted to run to my kitchen and whip up these babies to curb my roaring craving. The melted and oh so gooey peanut butter filling, pouring out has my taste buds tingling. The moist, chocolate cake, with its rich flavor only intensifies with each spoonful of peanut butter goodness. So hop on over to Becky’s blog to snag this drool worthy dessert!

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

Growing up, Reese’s (and Heath bars) were my weapon of choice. Smooth, rich chocolate outside, only to reveal the peanut butter nugget awaiting inside once bitten into. Pure bliss.

Did you have a specific way of eating them? Like I usually find people have funny ways of eating Twix, Kit Kat and Reese’s.

I always use to nibble off the chocolate around the outsides, to only leave the nugget for last. Talk about savoring my peanut butter obsession.

These days, I can’t quite kick back with Reese’s peanut butter cups daily, so I look to healthier alternatives to nix my cravings. Peanut Butter Protein bites are made in abundance for their portability and for how they silence my need for sugar after every meal.

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

A mixture of oats, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, honey and peanut butter is mixed until smooth. Then a peanut butter nugget filling is whipped together with only a few ingredients; peanut flour, water, and stevia. How simple is that?!

Once the fillings take a quick chill in the fridge, you divide them into even amounts. The nugget mixture you will roll into smaller balls – about the size of a chickpea. The chocolate oat mixture, you roll into the size of a quarter.  Once all divided, take the chocolate oat mixture and wrap around a peanut butter nugget ball and roll gently to seal around on all sides.

Once all rolled out, you have a guilt free, chocolate peanut butter protein bite that will revival the classic Reese’s treat.

So go ahead and have another!

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bites

Curb any chocolate peanut butter cup craving with these miniature protein bites that are healthy and come together in a jiffy!

1 hrPrep Time

1 hrTotal Time

Yields 24

Author:

Megan

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2/3 cup chocolate protein powder
  • 1/2 cup peanut flour
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 4 drops Sweet Leaf Vanilla Creme Stevia

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine peanut flour with water and stevia. Mix well until you get a nugget type texture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.
  2. In a microwaveable small bowl, add peanut butter and honey. Microwave for 20 seconds. Stir to combine Then combine with oats and chocolate protein powder until completely mixed. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge for 30 minutes.
  3. Once chilled, divide peanut flour mixture into 24 small balls, about the size of a dime. Then divide oat mixture into 24 even discs, about the size of a quarter. Then wrap one oat mixture ball around the peanut flour ball and seal well. Roll around in the palm of your hand to smooth out and seal. Repeat until completed. Store in air tight container in the fridge for up 5 days.

Notes

*This is the protein powder I buy and love! It blends extremely well and contains no artificial ingredients!

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Categories: 30 Minute Recipes Tags: chocolate, gluten free, healthy, no bake, peanut butter, protein powder, snacks, sweets

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Comments

  1. Alli says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Yum! Peanut butter and chocolate should never stray too far from each other.
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    • Meg says

      June 18, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      I agree!! They are so much better together :)
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  2. Beth @ The First Year says

    June 18, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    I am drooling over here. I can totally agree with not being able to (or should) giving into my sweet tooth craving everyday. This is a perfect substitute!
    Reply
  3. Nancy @ Neatly-Packaged says

    June 18, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    Yummmm! Thank you for sharing :) http://neatly-packaged.blogspot.com/
    Reply
  4. Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says

    June 19, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    hahaha I love that 'guess what day it is' commercial, I may or may not watch it on repeat sometimes too lol! This recipe looks absolutely fantastic!
    Reply
  5. Julie V. says

    June 19, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    This looks like a great pick-me-up when you need some energy with protein (and protein can fix so many bad moods--or is that chocolate?). Anyway, thanks for the recipe.
    Reply
  6. Lyn says

    August 20, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    just an observation, so your blog will be correct and everything :) It's oppose, not appose. Love the bites! Will be making these tonight! Thanks and I hope I did not offend! I'm kind of one of those nerds about spelling. But it's all good!
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