Birthday Cake Protein Bombs
Recipe posted in: Nutrisystem Food Hacks, Flex Meals & Snacks, Snacks, Snacks & Desserts, Snacks, DessertsCake batter, sprinkles and sweet vanilla frosting—three ingredients of one of our favorite guilty pleasures: Birthday cake. Unfortunately, this sugar-laden dessert is often accompanied by an overabundance of calories. But we’ve got great news—there’s a healthier alternative that packs in the protein, sweetness AND sprinkles.
Made from nutritious ingredients like oats, Vanilla Nutrisystem Shake Mix, sunflower seed butter and almond milk, these Birthday Cake Protein Bombs are a must-try for a sweet snack that will leave you feeling satisfied. Packing in more than eight grams of protein, these Protein Bombs are the sweet treat you never knew you needed. Complete with vanilla extract and rainbow sprinkles, these bite-sized balls of protein bliss deliver all the decadence of a piece of delectable vanilla cake… without any of the guilt!
Using a food processor or blender, process oats until they formed a flour-like mixture. Add in the Nutrisystem Shake, sunflower seed butter, vanilla extract and almond milk. Combine all ingredients thoroughly. Stir rainbow sprinkles in and freeze the batter for about 20 minutes. Once you remove the mixture from the freezer, roll it into “Protein Bombs” and grab two to enjoy! Save the remaining Birthday Cake Protein Bombs in an airtight container for a quick, pick-me-up snack on-the-go.
This recipe yields 12 Protein Bombs, and two bombs count as one serving. On your Nutrisystem meal plan, each serving is one PowerFuel and one SmartCarb. At just 188 calories, two of these Birthday Cake Protein Bombs are a delicious, guilt-free dessert certain to satisfy your sweet tooth the Nutrisystem-approved way.
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Servings: 6 (recipe makes 12 balls; 1 serving = 2 balls)
Calories per Serving: 188
On Nutrisystem, Count As: 1 PowerFuel and 1 SmartCarb
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oats
- 4 scoops (1/2 cup) Vanilla Nutrisystem Shake
- ¼ cup sunflower seed butter (or any nut butter)
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 Tbsp. rainbow sprinkles
Directions:
- In a food processor, process oats until it turns into a flour mixture
- Add the rest of the ingredients except for the sprinkles and process until smooth.
- Stir in sprinkles.
- Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Roll into balls.
- Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.