Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites (Dairy & Gluten Free)

Pump up the protein in your snacks with these Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites! They are packed with dairy free protein, gluten free, no-bake, and ready in minutes.

What is the best thing about holidays?

Waking up and not knowing what day it is… and that doesn’t matter at all! Beautiful…

What is the worst thing?

My uncontrollable ability to eat and eat… and eat!

Holiday’s make you lose all sense of time, which is a beautiful thing when you can have breakfast three times in a row – joking, but in all seriousness… this bag of chips beside me is mysteriously disappearing… fast!

Holidays are full of coffee dates, breakfasts and lunches with friends… and my down fall… constant snacking. I’m not complaining – I love it!

But…..

I need some healthy, sweet snacks to get me over the line because… eating a whole cake or a whole bag of licorice to myself – is a challenge I would totally take on, I probably just shouldn’t do it every day

So with a bag full of fresh, home grown oranges, a sad looking banana and a craving for something sweet – Orange and Poppyseed Protein Bites were created.

These are fabulous little bite sized snacks that are sweet, easy to make… and full of healthy ingredients. You can make them and eat them straight away or store in an airtight container and store in the fridge for a day or two. Just like bananas go brown, these will go darker and turn a brown color the longer you leave them – they are still totally edible.

What do you think is the best and worst thing about holidays? Even writing that sounds wrong… there is nothing bad about sleep ins, snacking and coffee dates!

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Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Gluten free, vegan; Free of: soy, eggs, peanuts

Course: Snack, Snacks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: protein balls, protein bites, vegan protein balls

Servings: 12 bites

Calories: 53 kcal

Author: Kirsten Burrows

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 2 tablespoons hot almondmilk or hot water
• 1 cup mashed banana approximately 2 medium bananas
• 1 tablespoon fine orange zest can add more/less depending on your preference
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup vanilla pea protein powder

Instructions

1. Place the poppy seeds in a small microwaveable dish and add the milk/water. Microwave for 1 minute.
2. Mash the bananas up until smooth, add the orange zest, vanilla essence and protein powder and mix.
3. Add the poppyseed mix and mix to form a dough. Depending on how soft the bananas are, if needed add more protein powder to form a harder dough.
4. Roll into balls

Recipe Notes

You can make them and eat them straight away or store in an airtight container and store in the fridge for a day or two. Just like bananas go brown, these will go darker and turn a brown color the longer you leave them – they are still totally edible

Nutrition Facts

Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites

Amount Per Serving

Calories 53

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 93mg 4%

Potassium 70mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 2g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 0.2%

Vitamin C 2.8%

Calcium 1.7%

Iron 10.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.