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Chocolate almond balls are easy, high in protein and make for a great snack on the go. Made with collagen, almond butter, oat flour, almond flour and cocoa powder, these almond butter chocolate balls taste like dessert and will hold you over.

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I know many of you come here for the snack recipes. After all, that’s what we’re talking about the most when we have kids, right?

As a dietitian and mom, I’m a huge proponent of snacking because it helps to better break up the day.

I think you’ll agree that these chocolate almond butter balls deserve a place in your meal prep ritual or snack meal prep.

Since I’m still only 3 months postpartum and very much still nursing in the night, these are one of the best late night breastfeeding snacks.

The collagen helps with joints and protein needs (though it’s not a complete protein), and there are carbohydrates for energy and healthy fats, which busy moms need, of course.

In my experience, collagen has definitely helped with the hair growth postpartum too, and taking collagen for breastfeeding is completely safe!

Why We Love Chocolate Almond Balls

• Kid friendly – Don’t all kids love chocolate? These are healthy almond butter chocolate balls, with protein and healthy fats! You can omit the collagen if you’d like for kiddos. My three kids gobble these up! Another favorite are these no bake brownie bites!
• Satiating – Many snacks for kids omit fat and protein, which are so important for fullness. These chocolate almond balls have things like chia seeds, flax seeds, almond butter, almond flour and optional protein powder or collagen for extra protein. I also love them as a homemade evening snack. Especially if you add collagen or protein powder, almond protein bites are a great snack in a pinch.
• No oven needed – If it’s the dog days of summer or you’re just looking for a no bake recipe, these energy balls with almond butter are it! With these Healthy No Bake Snacks, there is need to turn the oven on and use up more energy and heat up the house. In fact, these taste best right out of the fridge anyway.
• Great before/after workout– If you need a post workout snack or athlete snack, these are for you, too! They have fats, carbs and protein and can keep you going between games or as a pregame snack.

What You Need

Here’s what you need to make these tasty bites! Since these collagen bites use all shelf-stable ingredients, we love this recipe for college meal prep options, too.

• oat flour
• almond flour
• honey
• almond butter
• chia or flax seeds
• protein powder or collagen (optional)
• raw cocoa powder
• vanilla extract
• sea salt
• chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips

And, during the holidays, I’ll add pomegranate seeds, or serve along with my favorite pomegranate chocolate bark.

How to Make Almond Butter Energy Balls

If you need something to hold you over before lunch or even dinner, these chocolate almond butter energy balls are it!

You don’t need much equipment, but if you have a food processor or high speed blender, that will certainly speed things up!

First, if you don’t have pre-ground oat flour, just grind your oats in a blender. It takes 30 seconds.

EXPERT TIP

Make extra oat flour while you’re at it to save for later – We use oat flour for lots of recipes, like pancakes, pumpkin peanut butter balls, lemon protein bites and almond flour banana muffins.

Then, you’ll mix all of the other ingredients (except chocolate chips) into a bowl.

From here, you can roll almond butter energy balls into 1-inch balls if you’d like. If they aren’t sticky enough, use more honey if needed.

Or, if you prefer (which I like to do), you can set the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes to get the dough to harden, making rolling a bit easier.

I prefer this because they will just be a bit sturdier!

Expert Tips

• To prep your salmon butter energy balls in advance, you could leave the mixed dough in the fridge overnight and roll the balls the next morning.
• Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freezer for up to 3 months. To freeze, place almond butter balls in a stasher bag or freezer bag.
• Maple syrup is not as sticky as honey, so if you opt for maple syrup, you may need to add a little more almond butter.
• If you don’t have almond butter, chocolate cashew butter or cinnamon peanut butter are good replacements!

More No Bake Recipes

• No Bake Cookie Dough Bites
• No Bake Carrot Cake Bites
• Peanut Butter Energy Bites
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Balls

Servings 12 balls

Salted Chocolate Almond Balls

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

These chocolate almond balls are easy, incredibly delicious and make for a great snack on the go. A touch of collagen makes these collagen bites a high-protein snack to hold you over.

5 from 1 rating

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Additional Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 1 cup oat flour
• 2 Tbsp almond flour
• 3 Tbsp honey
• ½ cup almond butter
• 2 Tbsp chia or flax seeds
• 1 scoop protein powder or collagen, optional
• ¼ cup raw cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ¼ cup mini choc chips, if desired

Instructions 

1. Grind oats in food processor or blender to make oat flour.
2. Mix ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Set mixture in fridge for 30 minutes to harden, and then roll into 1 inch balls*
4. Sprinkle extra sea salt on top for more flavor.
   

Notes

*If your balls seem too dry, you could use less protein powder, or add more honey and or almond butter.

Butterscotch, or peanut butter chips, can be used in place of chocolate chips.

Equipment

Carrington Farms Flax Chia Blend, Gluten Free, USDA Organic, 12 Ounce

Nutiva Organic Premium Black Chia Seeds, 32 Ounce

KIRKLAND SIGNATURE Creamy Almond Butter, 1.68 Pound (Pack of 2)

Arrowhead Mills Organic Oat Flour, 16 oz. Bag (Pack of 6)

Nature’s Eats Blanched Almond Flour, 64 Ounce

Enjoy Life Semi-sweet Chocolate Mini Chips, 10 Ounce, Pack of 2

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 7gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 63mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5g

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