Keto Coconut Protein Balls

These keto coconut protein balls are my new favorite treat. I eat two for a low carb breakfast or snack and it really fills me up. This healthy snack idea is easy to make and only needs 5 ingredients. One keto energy ball has only 0.3g net carbs!

You might also like these low carb chocolate cheesecake bites!

Recently I found an old post for some chocolate coconut energy balls and decided to make them for a quick snack.  They were really filling for me and satisfied my sweet tooth.

So today I wanted to mix it up a bit and decided to make these keto coconut protein balls. If you like coconut flavor you will love these little energy balls! Instead of using almond butter or other nut butter I use coconut oil and flakes.

These keto bites are great for a quick snack in the afternoon or even as a sugar free dessert! Best of all they take literally minutes to make – no baking and each one only has 0.3g net carbs. 

Even more keto protein powder recipes to try.

Forget boring protein shakes. I have quite a few low carb high protein recipes that use protein powder. Actually here is a post with 29 protein powder recipes. Some of my favorite sweet snacks are:

• peanut butter banana fudge
• chocolate salted caramel fat bombs
• chocolate peanut butter protein pudding
• chocolate pudding popsicles
• banana bread granola
• sun dried tomato herb bread

Recipe ingredients I used.

The simple ingredients are coconut oil, unsweetened coconut flakes, low carb whey protein powder, vanilla extract and Swerve brown sugar sweetener or Lakanto Golden sweetener.

A note about the protein powders, I like Isopure Zero Carb protein powders because they are 0 carbs! I also like this Lite Protein birthday cake for recipes like this. They are both a keto friendly protein powder and add flavor and protein for little to no carbs and not many calories. You can use your protein powder of choice though.

As for the sweetener, you can use whatever you want but I do like this Swerve brown sugar sweeetener. You could also use Lakanto Golden which is a monk fruit sweetener and has a little bit of a brown sugar taste.

Lastly, I use unsweetened shredded coconut. You don’t want the sweetened kind you can buy in any grocery store.

I buy mine online but they might have it in your local grocery store. You can find many of these products for this recipe in my Amazon store if you are interested.

Easy way to toast coconut flakes.

This is the easiest thing to do and toasting coconut gives it more crunch and flavor. You can use it in the batter itself or just to coat energy balls at the end like I did.

To toast, add your unsweetened coconut to a dry pan on medium heat. Stir until it starts turning golden brown and take off the stove and pour onto a paper towel or plate.

It will continue to cook and burn a bit in the pan if you leave it in the pan.

I used these toasted flakes in a pumpkin seed butter treat as well as in low carb yogurt, pudding, cereal, chocolates etc so maybe make a little extra!

How to make keto coconut protein balls

I only made 10 small bite size balls in this batch but you can easily double the recipe if you want more.

Step 1: Take 2 tablespoons of the shredded coconut and toast them in a dry skillet. Make sure to watch because it will brown quickly. Take it off the stove and add to a plate or bowl to keep it from continuing to brown. Set aside.

Step 2: Add all the ingredients except the toasted flakes in a small mixing bowl and mix with a fork to get the coconut oil incorporated well. Don’t use melted coconut oil as it will be too soupy.  I would not use a food processor for this because they coconut oil will just start to melt. 

Note if it’s too crumbly or has a dry texture you might want to add a teaspoon more of almond milk or water and mix it in well.

Step 3: Place the batter in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to make it easier to work with.

Step 4: Take the batter out of the refrigerator and using a teaspoon amount, roll batter into dough balls and then roll around the toasted coconut. Make sure the press the toasted flakes into the dough balls and then place them on a plate.

Store in an airtight container or baggie the refrigerator or freezer. I keep mine in the freezer though they get a little hard. Let them thaw a few minutes if you do this. 

Recipe notes and tips.

• This recipe makes 10 small low carb protein balls but if you want bigger sized balls or just more you can easily double the recipe.
• Take a little taste of the batter for sweetness. Depending on your protein powder you may need more or less sweetener.
• If the dough is too wet refrigerate to make the coconut oil firm up.
• If it’s too dry to roll into balls, add a bit of cream or almond milk, a teaspoon at a time, until it’s more moist.
• You can use your sweetener of choice or any kind of protein powder you like. I just used 1 scoop in the whole recipe. 
• I used vanilla extract but you could use another flavor if you want.

Well I hope you like these keto coconut protein balls as much as I do. Like I mentioned before these are great for healthy snacks. They are also good for me when I want a quick low carb breakfast. I just grab a few and they really fill me up.

The nutritional information for 1 of the coconut cake energy bites is: 49 cals / 4.1g fat / 0.6g carbs / 0.3g fiber / 2.6g protein = 0.3g net carbs

Check out my friend Maya’s keto diet article to learn more about how to start a low carb diet. It’s an excellent article!

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