Chocolate Chip Cookie Energy Balls

These Chocolate Chip Cookie Energy Balls tastes just like chocolate chip cookie dough! These secretly healthy snacks are so chocolatey, insanely delicious, and a great recipe to make with the kiddos!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Servings:

Author: Lexi

Ingredients

1/2 cup medjool dates
1/3 cup whole unsalted almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
1 teaspoon chia seeds
2 tablespoons Enjoy Life's mini chocolate chips
Optional: 3 additional tbsp chocolate chips for melting
Optional: 1 scoop protein powder of choice

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse dates, almonds, protein powder, flax, chai, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon chocolate chips until a ball forms. Should take about 2-3 minutes.
Remove food processor bowl. Mix in the rest of the chocolate chips with a spatula.
Form mixture into equal sized balls and store in the fridge.
Optional: Melt additional 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips until smooth. Drizzle melted chocolate over protein bites.

Notes

Freezing: This protein balls recipe makes an excellent freezer-friendly snack as well. Simply assemble as directed, flash freeze on a baking sheet until hardened, then transfer to a large ziplock bag and store for up to 1 month. You can enjoy them straight from the freezer or thaw them in the fridge!

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