Looking for a quick, healthy snack that satisfies your sweet tooth without the guilt? These Lower Calorie Protein Balls are a game-changer! Made with a blend of creamy peanut butter and powdered peanut butter, they’re packed with flavor but light on calories—perfect for weight management or just keeping your energy up during the day. My family can’t get enough of them—they disappear from the fridge in record time! Whether you’re meal prepping, craving a post-workout bite, or need a healthy snack on the go, these no-bake protein balls are the perfect choice.

Why You’ll Love The Recipe

Lower Calorie – By using a blend of natural peanut butter and powdered peanut butter, the fat is significantly reduced, saving you calories.
Easy to Prep – It doesn’t get much easier than throwing all the ingredients in and mixing them up!
Sweet Without the Guilt – The honey and the vanilla protein powder along with the chocolate chips gives you some sweetness in this snack without overdoing it on the sugar.

Nutrients in these Lower Calorie Protein Balls

Vitamin E – Peanut butter is good source of Vitamin E which is an antioxidant that helps support your immune system and reduce inflammation in your body.

Manganese – Oats are an excellent source of manganese, a mineral that helps with regulating blood sugar, bone health, and may even help reduce PMS symptoms.

Magnesium – You’ll find magnesium in both the peanut butter and oats. Magnesium is great for quality sleep, bowel function, as well as muscle function.

The Ingredients:

Oats– Quick oats work great in this recipe! You can swap for other kinds, but these work best in my opinion.
Peanut Butter – You’ll use both natural peanut butter and powdered peanut butter.
Honey
Protein Powder – Use any brand that you like. I’ve used both whey and plant-based protein powder and they both work great. My personal favorite is Just Ingredients Vanilla Bean Protein Powder. You can use code “HannahHolzum” to save 10% off your order!
Mini Chocolate Chips – You can swap these out for the topping of your choice. Just keep in mind it may affect overall nutrition facts.

How To Make Lower Calorie Protein Balls

(Full Recipe Below)

This recipe is super easy to make! You’re just going to throw it all in a bowl and mix!

I use a 1 Tablespoon scooper to keep the size consistent and then roll to form.

Recipe Tips & Variations

➡️ Want More Fiber? Add flaxseed! – I’d recommend adding 2 Tablespoons to start with and see if you like the texture.

➡️ Swap Out the Sweet – We’ve swapped out the mini chocolate chips for mini M&M’s as well! Just remember swapping out ingredients will likely change nutrition facts a bit.

➡️ Higher Calorie Needs – If you’ve got active teens you’re trying to increase calories for, consider adding 1/2 cup of natural peanut butter rather than 1/4 cup and omitting the powdered peanut butter and water. This will add about 24 calories extra per ball.

Storage

These should keep for 5-7 days in an air-tight container in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer. Though if your family is anything like mine, they’ll never last this long.

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