Name: Chocolate Coconut Low Carb Protein Balls Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons scoop vanilla protein powder, I used Isopure Zero Carb Vanilla; 2 tablespoons Divine cocoa powder; 1 tablespoons coconut, finely ground, unsweetened; 2 tablespoons coconut oil; 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond nut butter (I used Justin's); extra coconut or cooca powder to roll in (optional)

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These chocolate coconut keto protein balls are no bake and take only minutes to make. These energy bites are great to have on hand for a healthy, sweet treat or even a dessert. The nut butter and coconut oil provide healthy fat and each protein bite has only 0.5g net carbohydrates. [Updated 1/21]

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I’ve been trying hard to stick to my low carb diet lately and it’s been pretty easy except for sweets. I just need something sweet dessert or mid afternoon snack.

So I came up with these chocolate coconut keto protein balls. These energy bites are very filling so I only eat one or two. But they only have 0.5g net carbohydrates so I don’t feel guilty. They are also high protein, sugar free and gluten free so perfect for a keto friendly snack!

Keto Recipes For Your Sweet Tooth.

As I mentioned i have a bit of a sweet tooth so I like to have something on hand so I can stay on a ketogenic diet but still satisfy my cravings. Here are few of my favorite keto sweet snacks.

Chocolates: chocolate peanut butter candies, chocolate peanut butter cups and favorite dark chocolate
Cookies: low carb tea cookies, chocolate cream cheese cookies
Pumpkin: 1 minute muffins, cheesecake, and pies
Cheesecake: raspberry no bake, peanut butter bites, strawberry pretzel cheesecake bites
Fudge: peanut butter fudge, banana peanut butter protein fudge

aerial view of two blue bowls - one with cocoa covered energy bites and the other with coconut covered protein balls

5 Ingredients For Keto Protein Balls.

The 5 ingredients I used for these energy bites were Isopure Vanilla protein powder, Justin’s almond nut butter, Divine cocoa powder, finely shredded coconut and coconut oil.

Below you can see the brands I used. You can use any brands you wish but I’m pointing this out because these products seem to have the lowest number of net carbs that I could find.

Always check and compare labels of different brands if you can when on a low carb diet.

5 ingredients for protein bites - Isopure protein powder, coconut oil, Justins almond butter, Divine cocoa and shredded coconut

Keto Protein Powders To Use.

I like using vanilla protein powder because it add sweetness with the added benefit of protein.

The net carb count will depend on what protein powder you are using. Below are a few that I have in my pantry. They have the following net carb and protein count and you can find them on my Amazon store.

Quest Protein Powder – 0 net carbs, 22g protein
Lite Protein Powder – 1g net carbs, 10g protein
Isopure Protein Powder – 0g net carbs, 25g protein
CarbThin Protein Powder – 0g net carbs, 26g protein

Let’s Make Our No Bake Energy Balls!

Start by adding the cocoa powder, coconut and protein powder to a bowl and mix. Then add the almond butter and coconut oil using a fork to help mix everything together.

As you see below this is pretty crumbly. However if you use your hand to squeeze and roll it into balls it coconut will heat up and make it easier.

white bowl with chocolate coconut protein mixture and a fork

The coconut oil softens the more you handle it so I like to use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop up the mixture. Then I roll them into a ball with my hands quickly and drop them in the extra shredded coconut or cocoa powder. I finish by rolling them around and then put them on a plate.

Note you can just skip this step if you want and eat them without the coating. Once you roll them into balls place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

white bowl with cocoa powder and a protein ball half rolled

These really fill me up for some reason. I’m not sure if it’s the almond nut butter or the protein powder but just 2 bites in the afternoon will keep me full until dinner.

closeup of coconut covered protein energy bites

Recipe Notes & Tips

Note you should not melt the coconut oil to make these. Just keep mixing with the other ingredients and it will form a dough. You can try a food processor too but it might get too soft and hard to clean up.
When you roll the balls in your hands, the batter will become sticky due to the coconut heating up. So roll a ball and drop it in the extra coconut or cocoa powder. It will be easier to shape.
You could also put the batter in the refrigerator for ½ hour to harden a little before rolling.
Note that almond nut butter is different from brand to brand. Some are harder and some are more oily. This might effect the texture of the protein bites. See the next tip for solutions.
If you dough seems too crumbly you can add a bit more coconut oil. If your dough is too runny, you can either add more cocoa powder, protein powder or coconut flakes.
You can also use other nut butters like sunflower seed butter or even peanut butter for these energy balls.

Chocolate Coconut Protein Bites

closeup of cocoa powder covered keto protein bites

I kept mine in the freezer but they were pretty hard. You can also keep them in the refrigerator for a more truffle like bite.

I hope you like these sugar free protein bites. They really fill me up and satisfy my chocolate cravings.

The nutrition information for 1 energy bite is 88 calories: 7.1g fat / 2.5g carbs / 2g fiber / 4.8g protein = 0.5g net carbs

Chocolate Coconut Low Carb Protein Balls Recipe

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

These chocolate coconut low carb protein balls take only minutes to make and are great to have on hand for a healthy, sweet keto friendly treat. These energy bites use healthy fats like nut butter which is also a good source of protein!

Ingredients

6 tablespoons scoop vanilla protein powder, I used Isopure Zero Carb Vanilla
2 tablespoons Divine cocoa powder
1 tablespoons coconut, finely ground, unsweetened
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons unsweetened almond nut butter (I used Justin's)
extra coconut or cooca powder to roll in (optional)

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well using a fork to integrate everything.
Form into small bite size balls. I used a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop it out and then rolled them in my hands.
Roll in extra cocoa powder or coconut if you wish.
Place them in an air tight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

Notes

Recipe Tips and Notes

Note you should not melt the coconut oil to make these. Just keep mixing with the other ingredients and it will form a dough. You can try a food processor too but it might get too soft and hard to clean up.
When you roll the balls in your hands, the batter will become sticky. due to the coconut heating up. So roll a ball and drop it in the extra coconut or cocoa powder. It will be easier to shape.
You could also put the batter in the refrigerator for ½ hour to harden a little before rolling.
Note that almond butter is different from brand to brand. Some are harder and some are more oily. This might effect the texture of the protein bites. See the next tip for solutions.
If you dough seems too crumbly you can add a bit more coconut oil. If your dough is too runny, you can either add more cocoa powder, protein powder or coconut flakes.
You can also use other nut butters like sunflower seed butter or even peanut butter for these energy balls.

The nutritional information for 1 ball is:
88 cals / 7.1g fat / 2.5g carbs / 2g fiber / 4.8g protein = 0.5g net carbs

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