Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 0.5 cup vanilla or peanut butter protein powder
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 0.75 cup creamy natural peanut butter
- 0.33 cup honey or pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1.5 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- 0.33 cup mini M&Ms
- 0.25 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 0.25 tsp sea salt
Instructions:
- Combine 1.5 cups oats, 0.5 cup protein powder, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 1 tbsp chia, and 0.25 tsp sea salt in your bowl. Note: Whisking first prevents protein powder clumps later.
- Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 0.33 cup honey directly into the dry mix.
- Pour in 0.75 cup creamy peanut butter. Stir until a thick, sandy dough forms.
- Drizzle in 1.5 tbsp almond milk. Note: The dough should start to pull away from the sides of the bowl now.
- Gently stir in 0.33 cup mini M&Ms and 0.25 cup mini chocolate chips. Stop as soon as they are evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Wait until the oats feel softened and the dough is less tacky.
- Use your cookie scoop to portion out 20 mounds of dough onto parchment paper.
- Roll each mound between your palms until it forms a smooth, tight sphere.
- Place the rolled balls back in the fridge for 10 minutes until they feel solid when pressed.