Healthy Lemon Protein Bites

These energy bites are so easy and so good. They only require six ingredients, come together in one bowl, and make the perfect snack. They are gluten free (as long as you use gluten free oats) and naturally low in FODMAPs. You can easily change the flavor of them and I even included a couple different flavor combinations that would work well.

Healthy Lemon Protein Bites

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Yield: about 10 bites

Ingredients:

• 1 cup old fashioned oats

• 1/2 cup almond butter*

• 1 scoop (25-30 grams) vanilla or unflavored protein powder* (I used Orgain Vanilla)

• 1/4 cup maple syrup*

• 2 tablespoons chia seeds

• zest from one lemon

• optional: white chocolate chips for drizzle

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Add a little more oats if too wet or a little more almond butter if it’s too dry. Use a small cookie scoop to form into balls (1 1/2 tablespoons each).

2. If desired, drizzle with melted white chocolate chips. Store covered in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

Notes:

• Almond butter: you can use any kind of drippy nut butter here, but keep in mind the flavor. Peanut butter probably wouldn’t taste the best with lemon. Tahini would work well too.

• Protein powder: I like Orgain vanilla protein powder as it’s vegan, but use whatever protein powder you prefer.

• Maple Syrup: honey would be a good substitute if you don’t have maple syrup

Different flavors:

• Chocolate peanut butter: Leave out the lemon zest. Use peanut butter instead of almond butter and chocolate flavored protein powder. Add some mini chocolate chips instead of chia seeds.

• White chocolate cranberry: Leave out the lemon zest. Instead of chia seeds, add white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.

• Oatmeal Raisin: Leave out lemon zest. Add raisins in place of the chia seeds and add a dash of cinnamon.

• Coconut Lime: Use lime zest in place of lemon. Decrease chia seeds to 1 tablespoon and add 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut.

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