Gingerbread Protein Balls
on May 06, 2014, Updated Feb 21, 2025
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These no-bake vegan gingerbread protein balls can be made in 5 minutes with just 6 simple ingredients and they taste like gingerbread cookie dough!
About the Recipe
Here are a few reasons to love these east protein bites:
- You’ll need just 5 minutes and 6 ingredients.
- No baking or blending required!
- Tastes like gingerbread cookie dough.
- Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free recipe.
- Great for a quick snack or dessert.
For more simple protein bites and bars made with protein powder, check out these No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls, Coconut Coffee Protein Balls, No-Bake Chocolate Protein Bars and No-Bake Hemp Protein Bars.
Ingredient Notes
Below is what you’ll need to make these protein balls and any possible substitutions. Please see the recipe card at the end of the post for the complete ingredient list with measurements.
- Nut Butter: Use natural peanut butter, cashew butter or almond butter or make them nut-free by using sunflower seed butter or Wowbutter.
- Protein Powder: Use any pea protein-based powder such as Vega (most vegan protein powders are made with pea protein, a blend such as rice and pea also works). This recipe has not been tested with whey protein and I wouldn’t recommend it as the absorbability is very different than pea protein.
- Ground Flax: Make sure you use ground flax not whole seeds.
- Molasses: I used blackstrap molasses but any molasses works.
- Spices: The recipe calls for ginger and cinnamon but if you’re missing one, no big deal, even with out they’re yummy!
How to Make Protein Balls
Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and stir together until thoroughly combined and it forms a thick dough.
Roll into balls and enjoy! They’re quite soft right after rolling but will firm up after storing in the fridge.
Coating Options
Leave them plain or try rolling them in an optional coating for an extra treat:
- coconut sugar
- cinnamon
- cinnamon sugar
- crushed nuts
- finely shredded coconut
- cocoa powder
FAQs
This recipe is made specifically for protein powder you can try these raw gingerbread bites for similar flavours without protein powder.
They have a very strong molasses cookie flavour, especially if you use blackstrap molasses. The protein powder you use will also contribute to the overall flavour, so make sure you use one you like!
Yep! Just use sunflower seed butter or Wowbutter instead of nut butter.
Fridge: Store in a sealed container for up to 1 weeks.
Freezer: Store in a sealed container for up to 3 months. Thaw briefly at room temperature or in the fridge before enjoying.
Room Temperature: Ok at room temperature if taking to-go but they’ll start to get soft if it’s warm. Keep cool is possible.
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Gingerbread Protein Balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup drippy almond or cashew butter (not too dry), 60 g
- 1/3 cup vegan vanilla protein powder, 35 g
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed, 28 g
- 3 tbsp blackstrap molasses, 60 g
- 1 tbsp water, 15 ml
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1 g
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 g
- 1/4 tsp sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until it forms a thick dough.
- Use your hands to roll into balls.
- Place in the fridge for 20 minutes to firm.
Just like gingerbread cookie dough! And my boyfriends likes them too.
These look delicious. I’m getting bored with grabbing a handful of nuts as a snack so I really need to start making healthy snacks again. I’m going to make these. Thanks for a great recipe idea.
I hope you enjoy them! They make a great snack! So yummy.