No-Bake Oatmeal Protein Bites

I have been looking for a long time for a protein bar, or at least something close, that didn't taste either flat or just plain-old bad. I tweaked this one to get around my tree-nut allergies and finally have the recipe I'd been seeking! These are yummy, and my teenage daughter even likes them! Store refrigerated.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 179 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• ⅓ cup skim milk
• 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
• 1 cup oats
• 3 teaspoons honey
• 3 tablespoons ground flax seed
• ⅓ cup raw sunflower seed kernels
• ⅓ cup chocolate chips (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix oats, chocolate chips, sunflower seed kernels, cranberries, protein powder, peanut butter, flax seed, and honey together in a large bowl using your hands to assure ingredients are well integrated.

Step 2

Stir milk into the oats mixture with a spoon until the mixture is even in texture; divide and shape mixture into 10 balls.