For the sweet tooth......

[Mossley]

If anyone out there has the same problem as me I have a great substitute for sugar carvings, but it's still hard to stop at just the one!

Protein Balls - these take about 10 mins from scratch and can be frozen.

You need:

7 tbsp protein powder

1 tbsp butter

1 cup oats or ground almonds

1 cup coconut

milk (to make the mix stick together)

Melt the butter, add the protein powder, oats/almonds and half the coconut. Then mix together with enough milk to make the dry ingredients stick.

Then roll into balls and roll in the coconut. Put them in the fridge for half an hour and they're good to go.

You can do all sorts with this recipe. I made them for my workmates and just substituted that expensive protein powder (which most wouldn't appreciate anyway) with cocoa. You can roll them in anything aswell.

If you choose to use ground almonds instead of the oats they are really low carb, the oats give them a bit more of a carb content as does the protein powder you use.

I found them convenient and easy to make and they actually taste good straight out of the freezer aswell!

[foxybrown]

mmmm these sound yummy!!

You wouldn't happen to know the nutrient analysis per serving would you??

Be interesting to know

[Mossley]

It all depends on what protein powder you use and whether you use almonds or oats but based on using oats and Balance 100% Whey Protein (Chocolate Flavour) its roughly 1.5g carbs per ball, 4g protein and about 0.5g fat. So not a huge amount of protein but I just use them as a means of getting away from the chocolate cravings.

[foxybrown]

I gave this one a go last night - didn't have any coconut so just left it out. They came out really good - I had to have two though as I couldn't stop at one! Makes a good change from my usual Jarrah Hot Choc which I normally have post dinner..

Cheers Mossley

[Boney]

I've got about a kg of coconut from my wife makeing lamington's for the kid's school and it sounds damn good, I will try :nod:

[Chiefnz23]

Just made this. i am a shit baker/cook but i think i did a few things wrong. maybe a little to much milk but also i think rolled oats shold of been used instead of just oats. fell apart in my hands and wouldnt mould. Other than that nice as. Good with some finely chopped fruit to give it a little sweet taste.

[Onlyparty]

Do you think you could use margarine (or olivano) for this instead of butter??

[laurasaur]

Do you think you could use margarine (or olivano) for this instead of butter??

Yep you could its really just to impart some moisture and bind them together. The taste might be a bit different though. You could also try substituting some nut butter.

[Onlyparty]

cool cheers, will give these a go on the weekend :grin:

[1day]

yea im kean for a blat on these on the wknd =P~

[TGD]

Anyone for adding in some natural peanut butter aswell?! ... mmmm, now that sounds good.

[1day]

mmmmmmmmmm, just made sum up, holy crap there gud,now i just gota hold off til sat(cheat day) to eat em :doh:

[laurasaur]

Anyone for adding in some natural peanut butter aswell?! ... mmmm, now that sounds good.

yup totally do it. need pics please from people making these.

also.

chocolate salty balls anyone?

[Onlyparty]

Made these yesterday, yum. I only have strawberry protein powder, I would imagine they would be way nice with chocolate. Still a good way to kill those sugar cravings though