Looking for a macro friendly snack or dessert? These strawberry protein balls have the perfect split of 5 grams protein, 5 grams carbs, and 0.5 grams fat. Bonus: They are only 44 calories each!

What are proteins balls?
Protein balls are usually a no-bake energy ball, usually made with protein powder, oats, plus dates, nuts, or milk to make them stick together.
Food bloggers have made all sorts of flavors of protein balls. One of my favorites are Cake batter protein balls!
Are protein balls good for weight loss?
To be perfectly honest, I haven’t been making protein balls very often because they are high in calories, and therefore, can make weight loss difficult. Especially if they taste so good that you want to eat several in one sitting.
The dates and nuts can really elevate the calories per ball. And unless you have the discipline to only eat one, you could exceed 500 calories in one sitting.
However, these strawberry protein balls are different! I’ve been wanting to make a protein ball that was lower in calories than most. So I didn’t want to use nut butter or dates.
I decided to use the sugar-free Strawberry Jello powder to give it a STRONG strawberry taste. Not only did it get the best strawberry flavor, but the household consensus was that it tasted like a Zinger! You know, those strawberry Twinkie like cakes?!โ
So, this is how I did it… ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ! Especially the part in bold italics below. I ruined a batch because I had too much strawberry!โ

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- 1 scoop vanilla protein powderโ
- 1/3 cup oats dryโ
- 1 tablespoon Sugar free Jello Powder, strawberry flavorโ
- 25 grams strawberryโ
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- Blend protein powder, oats, sugar free Jello powder in a food processor.โ
- Add one small strawberry, ~ 25 grams. Blend in the food processor.โ
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Once the mixture resembles the consistency of cookie dough, you’re good to roll them into 1 tablespoon balls, making 6 of them.โ
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1 ball Calories: 44 cal Carbohydrates: 5 g Protein: 5 g Fat: 0.5 g


Macro Friendly Protein Balls
Ingredients
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1/3 cup oats dry
- 1 tablespoon Sugar free Jello Powder, strawberry flavor
- 25 grams strawberry
Instructions
- Blend protein powder, oats, sugar free jello powder in a food processor.
- Add one small strawberry, about 25 grams. Blend in the food processor. If it comes out like dough, it's good. If it's still powdery, add 1/2 strawberry more at a time. Too much strawberry will give you mush! There's a lot of water in strawberries, so take it slow. And don't use a frozen strawberry. Also, too much water.
- Once the mixture resembles the consistency of cookie dough, you're good to roll them into 1 tablespoon balls, making 6 of them.
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