No Bake Cinnamon Vanilla Breakfast Protein Bites

These looked extremely simple to make and involved no baking, so I gave them a try for my mom's breakfast meal prep this week. Now I don't think I will make these that often because they are loaded with maple syrup/honey, but they did turn out tasting like a treat! I ended up  using 100% maple syrup over honey and found that I had to add in additional maple syrup and almond butter because my mix was still dry. That might not be the case if you use honey instead though, I am not sure. Either way, I would reduce the gluten free oats to 1/2 cup next time to see if that would eliminate having to add in more syrup and almond butter. Other then that though, these were super easy to make and are a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack option! 

No Bake Cinnamon Vanilla Breakfast Protein Bites
Ingredients:

• 1 heaping TBSP ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup (around 65-75 grams) Vanilla Protein Powder (I used this Paleo Protein)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey if you are not vegan
• 1/2 cup almond meal or peanut flour (you can also just finely grind raw almonds) ·
• 1/3 cup nut butter (creamy no stir works best)
• 3/4 cup of gluten free quick oats 
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Grind up your oats or cereal in a food processor and transfer into a mixing bowl. This is optional. You can keep them whole as well and adjust the addition of honey.
2. Add your almond meal, protein powder, cinnamon, and nut butter. Stir ingredients all together. • Add in your honey and vanilla then mix again well with hands. •
3. You might need to add more honey or nut butter if batter gets to dry. 
4. Roll into 1-1.5 inch balls and place on cookie tray or plastic ware with parchment paper underneath.
5. Let them freeze for 20-30 minutes then transfer into a Ziploc bag.
6. Dust with additional cinnamon and vanilla protein if desired.
7. Keep in fridge or freezer for up to 6 weeks.

Original recipe found here