Peanut Butter Cup Protein Balls – No Bake and Sugar Free

8 pieces
10 min

Easy, no bake Peanut Butter Cup Protein Balls that taste like bites of Reese’s cookies but are sugar free and gluten free! These healthy Reeses protein balls are made with oats, peanut butter and stevia protein powder for the perfect workout snack.

Yes, another protein ball recipe here because these bites and truffles are just so easy to make!

These ones are basically peanut butter protein balls with chopped up peanut butter cups.

Just 5 ingredients – one of which is the PB cups!

A bit too minimalistic here and they only take about 5 minutes to make too.

Hopefully this was convincing enough because you’re going to love these.

What you need for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Balls

These homemade peanut butter cup protein truffles are made with just a few healthy ingredients- no dates and no syrup!


  • Creamy Peanut Butter for soft and smooth protein bites
  • Instant or Rolled Oats; Use gluten free if needed
  • Vanilla Protein Powder – this is what makes them high protein truffles. I use Vanilla Quest protein powder for this and all my recipes.
  • Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • Sugar free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups candy. I use the one from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)


To make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Protein Bites

These reeses peanut butter cup truffles are the perfect no bake and easy protein energy bites.


  • Process the oats in a food processor to make a rough flour-like consistency.
  • Combine the peanut butter, oats, protein powder and milk in a bowl.
  • Stir until it forms a dough. It might look too dry, but just give it a bit of time. If it’s still too dry, add just a teaspoon of more milk.
  • Chop the Reese’s or sugar free peanut butter cups and fold in.
  • Spoon out some of the peanut butter protein truffle mix, about a tablespoon worth, and roll it using your (clean) hands.
Peanut Butter Cup Protein Balls – No Bake and Sugar Free
Recipe details
  • 8  pieces
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 10 min
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Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup Peanut Butter, 85g
  • ⅓ cup Rolled/Instant Oats, 30g
  • ¼ cup Vanilla Protein Powder, 22g
  • 2 Tbsp Almond Milk, or other
  • 2 Peanut Butter Cups, Sugar-free Lakanto recommended
Instructions

Place oats in food processor and process to form rough flour – about 30 seconds.
In a bowl, combine oats, peanut butter, vanilla protein powder and milk.
Mix with a big spoon to form a dough.If mix is too dry, add about 1 tsp milk, or more oats if too wet.
Chop peanut butter cups into chunks using a sharp knife (and chopping board).Add to mixture and fold.
Spoon out about a 1-2 Tbsp mixture at a time roll into balls using clean hands.
Tips
  • Nutrition value, tips on my website: https://www.haylskitchen.com/peanut-butter-cup-protein-balls/
Haylee Jane Monteiro
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Comments
  • Judy Brazier Judy Brazier on Mar 15, 2023

    TWO OF THE INGREDIENTS I HAVE TO ORDER ONLINE,,SO NOTHING ABOUT THIS RECIPE INTERESTS ME,WHY DONT YOU ADD SUBSTITUTES,ADDING ORIGINAL

    PEANUT BUTTER CUPS TAKES THE HEALTHY OUT OF RECIPE,!

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    • Haylee Jane Monteiro Haylee Jane Monteiro on Mar 16, 2023

      Hi Judy,


      Unfortunately, you would need protein powder to make the protein balls because that's where the high protein factor comes in from period. You could also replace the sugar free peanut butter cups with regular ones if you choose. I prefer this option to avoid the added sugars.

      You could still keep it healthy with regular peanut butter cups, since you don't need as many.

  • Judy Brazier Judy Brazier on Mar 16, 2023

    NOT SHOUTING,I HAVE ARTHRITIS IN MY HANDS AND NEUROPATHY,VERY HARD TO NAVIGATE SOMETIMES,,,,,

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