Description
We took our popular “Sneak In A Bean Cookie Dough Bar” & made it even easier with PB Chickpea Protein Balls. No food processor required!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups cooked chickpeas (cooked from scratch for extra savings!)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup oats (quick or rolled)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, dairy-free
*All the ingredients for this recipe are from our pantry and freezer tips!
Instructions
- Mash the chickpeas with a potato masher OR use a food processor if you have one (if using a food processor, careful not to blend the chickpeas too much. More oat flour will be needed if the chickpeas are too liquid. Try pulsing the machine until the chickpeas are mashed not pureed. See photos in blog post for a reference).
- Pour in ½ cup runny peanut butter and the maple syrup. (If your nut butter is too thick, briefly heat the nut butter with the maple syrup in the microwave or on the stove-top to make it easier to stir into the mashed chickpea).
- Stir in oats and chocolate chips.
- Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop the dough and roll into a ball between your palms. Refrigerate or freeze! If you like these; make sure you check them out in bar form drizzled with chocolate!
Notes
Approximate Cost: CAD $2.66 ($0.13/ball) using chickpeas cooked from scratch, $3.79 ($0.19/ball) using canned chickpeas vs. $1 – $1.50 each at a cafe or (for my fellow Canadians) $3.99 for a 20-pack of timbits!
Feel free to substitute the maple syrup for any sweetener you prefer. Mashed dates or a date syrup would be a great natural sweetener!
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Raw
- Cuisine: American