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These healthy strawberry peanut butter protein balls are easy and quick to make. They are the perfect postpartum snack. Store in the freezer. Simply pull out when hunger sets in and your short on time (and hands). They also make the perfect toddler lunchbox treat. They are healthy and packed full of nutrients. These strawberry peanut butter protein balls are brilliant when you want to boost your breast milk supply.
Welcome to Hennys Recipe Book
Now that we have a family I am experimenting in the kitchen more than ever before. My focus is on healthy, whole foods. More often than not my recipes can be made in bulk, for future use.
I grew up surrounded by home cooks. Influenced heavily by my mum, grandma and aunties, my recipes are family focused.
I feel very privileged to have a collection of recipes passed on my by late Grandmother. Hand typed on her type writer. She travel widely for a single Mum of her era. Therefore my inherited recipe book is a collection of recipes from family and friends from all over the world.
Now with a young family of my own, I’m sharing, adapting and creating more recipes to add to her collection. Recipes that will hopefully continue to be passed down the generations.
I hope that you find your own inspiration from our recipes. Most of them can be adapted to suit all tastes and families. Know all the recipes are ones that I use regularly for my own loved ones. They have been created with love and care. I hope that you and your family enjoy them as much as mine.
How This Recipe Makes The Perfect Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls!
These strawberry peanut butter protein balls make the perfect healthy postpartum snack idea. They are extremely quick to make. Just a few simple ingredients that can be mixed together in no time at all. Simply pop them in the freezer and they will store for months. Pull them out whenever in need of a postpartum snack.
They are also perfect for the whole family. Add them to your kid’s lunchbox as a lunchtime snack. These strawberry peanut butter protein balls are nutrient dense, using freeze dried strawberries, nut butter and oat flour. They are refined sugar free. Containing both oats and peanut butter they are a great snack if you are trying to boost your milk supply. Make these strawberry peanut butter protein balls in bulk and store them in the freezer. You can pull them out for any occasion. These strawberry peanut butter protein balls look beautiful and taste even better.
Ingredients You Will Need For These Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Here’s a look at the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Most of our ingredients are things you will likely already have in your fridge or pantry. Missing something? Don’t worry, we’ve suggested some ingredient swaps and tricks that might help. Don’t let one missing ingredient prevent you from making a delicious from-scratch meal, snack or dessert for your family.
- Oat flour – This is simple to make if you don’t want to buy it pre-made. Just put the oats in a blender (I use a bullet blender) and pulse until you have a fine powder. For this recipe you will want to use about two cups of whole oats to make enough oat flour. The exact measurement will vary depending on the size of the oats that you are using.
- Peanut butter – I use smooth. You will be fine to use crunchy, but the texture of the dough balls will be much coarser. You can substitute the peanut butter for any other type of nut butter or seed butter. If your butter of choice is thinner than peanut butter you may need to add an extra tablespoon of oat flour.
- Coconut oil – This is the perfect oil for healthy dough balls. Liquid when heated. It solidifies at room temperature. This binds the dough balls and gives them a luscious texture.
- Agave syrup – Is also called agave nectar. It is a naturally occurring sweetener very similar to maple syrup. It is extracted from the agave plant, which is grown primarily in Mexico. It is a vegan friendly alternative to honey. It has a much lower glycaemic index than granulated sugar (sucrose) as it is made of fructose and glucose. For this recipe you could swap agave syrup with either honey or maple syrup.
- Vanilla bean paste – not to be confused with vanilla extract. Vanilla bean paste is ground vanilla beans which have been mixed with sugar. It is much thicker than and stronger in flavour than vanilla essence. Vanilla essence is vanilla bean which has been soaked in alcohol, infusing its flavour. While you can use vanilla essence instead of vanilla bean paste in this recipe, the flavour will be more subtle.
- Freeze dried strawberry powder – Light and fine in texture. This powder is packed with flavour, colour and nutrients. Unlike dehydrated foods, the freeze-dried method supposedly preserves more of the nutrients of the food. The freeze-drying process involves freezing the food, then removing the ice and moisture in a vacuum. Strawberries fall onto the ‘dirty dozen’ food list. This is a list made by the Environmental Working Group, identifying fresh produce with the highest residue of pesticides. Therefore, wherever possible I recommend buying organic freeze-dried strawberry powder. I bought mine from Whole Forest Foods.
Equipment You Will Need These Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Our recipes rarely require any fancy tools. We don’t use a microwave to heat our food, so everything can be made either on the hob or in the oven. (Or in an Instant Pot if you have one!) Conversions for gas, electric, fan and Celsius and Fahrenheit are included in each recipe.
See my list of most used toddler and baby meal prep tools here.
Find my list of non-toxic kitchen tools here.
- Spatula
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- 1 Cup measure
- 1/2 Cup measure
- 1/4 Cup measure
- Tablespoon measure
- Teaspoon measure
- Tray (suitable for freezing)
- Butter pan or microwave (if melting the coconut oil)
- Blender (if making your own oat flour)
Step-by-Step Instructions For These Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Tips For Success These Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls
- Tip 1 – If making your own oat flour pulse the oats rather than leaving on a long blend. If the oats over heat they can become sticky. Pulse a little at a time until you achieve a fine powder.
- Tip 2 – Allow the balls to thaw a little before consuming if you prefer a softer consistency.
- Tip 3 – Use a tablespoon measure to achieve evenly sized dough balls.
Frequently Asked Questions for Strawberry Peanut Butter Protein Balls
How long can I store healthy strawberry dough balls in the fridge?
Up to two weeks in an airtight container.
How long will healthy strawberry dough balls store in the freezer?
Up to three months in a freezer safe container in the freezer.
How big should I make the healthy dough balls?
I use a heaped tablespoon measure to keep the dough balls consistent in size. This recipe makes approximately 15 balls. They can be made smaller or larger. The larger the ball, the longer you may wish to leave the dough ball to thaw before eating.
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Peanut Butter Protein Balls with a Startling Strawberry Coating
Equipment
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Small bowl
- 1 Cup measure
- 1/2 Cup measure
- 1/4 Cup measure
- 1 Tablespoon measure
- 1 Teaspoon measure
- 1 Tray (suitable for freezing)
- 1 Butter pan or microwave (if melting the coconut oil)
- 1 Blender (if grinding the oats, you can buy oat flour)
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup Oat flour (Ground oats, just put them in the blender)
- ½ cup Smooth peanut butter
- ¼ cup Coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup Agave syrup (Swap with Maple syrup or Honey)
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence or paste
- 2 tbsp Freeze dried strawberry powder
- 1 tbsp (Extra for dusting) Freeze dried strawberry powder (Optional)
Instructions
- If not using oat flour, blend the oats first to a fine powder. You will probably need about 2 cups of oats depending on the size of the oats you are using.
- If not already melted, melt your coconut oil on the hob or in the microwave.
- Add 1 1/4 cup of oat flour to a large bowl.
- Add 1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter to the same bowl.
- Add 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil to the bowl.
- Add 1/4 cup of agave syrup to the bowl.
- Add 1 tsp of vanilla paste to the bowl.
- Add 2 tbsp of freeze dried strawberry powder to the bowl.
- Stir well to combine.
- Using the tbsp measure scoop 1tbsp the mixture at a time, and using your hands form dough balls.
- Add 1 tbsp of freeze dried strawberry powder to a small bowl.
- Roll each dough ball in the powder, lightly coating the outside. Shake off any excess.
- Place on a tray and freeze overnight.
- Store in a freezer safe container.
- Simply remove from freezer and eat when soft enough for your preference. They keep very well in lunchboxes.
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