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blue bowls with keto protein balls which are chocolate coconut flavored

Chocolate Coconut Low Carb Protein Balls Recipe

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!

Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword coconut, low carb snack, protein
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 88 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

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

  1. Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well using a fork to integrate everything.
  2. Form into small bite size balls.  I used a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop it out and then rolled them in my hands.

  3. Roll in extra cocoa powder or coconut if you wish.
  4. Place them in an air tight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

Recipe 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