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Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls

March 19, 2017 by Lara August 23, 2022

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Quick and easy, no bake and gluten-free. These Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are the perfect on the go meal or snack your entire family will love!

Quick and easy, no bake and gluten-free. These Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are the perfect on the go meal or snack your entire family will love! #AD

The other day after the gym I stopped by GNC because I wanted to pick up some L-Tyrosine to see if it would help with my insomnia that I have been experiencing. Currently I’m using lavender and eucalyptus essential oils at bedtime and it seems to be working most nights.

I normally like to check out their protein bar selection, because I’m all about convenience foods when they taste good and I saw that they had some quest bars for 50% off SCORE and they also had Quest protein powder packets in individual servings.

So, I must admit, I haven’t been to GNC in like 6 months so this was all new to me seeing individual servings of protein powder. I saw they had a chocolate one, a peanut butter one, a banana one and a cinnamon crunch one. I ended up picking a few of each because I’m always looking for a great tasting protein powder. The first on my to try list was the cinnamon crunch protein powder. ow, flash back to my college days I was totally addicted to Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal. I would bring an entire box of it for a weekend bowling tournament and eat the entire box by hand (no milk or bowl required).

If you didn’t already know, I’m a total food snob when it comes to sweets. Now that I’m a dietitian, I’ve cut down on the amount of sweets that I do eat, but when I eat them (I do so in moderation) they are the decadent kind.

Quick and easy, no bake and gluten-free. These Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are the perfect on the go meal or snack your entire family will love! #AD

I was happily surprised that this tasted exactly like my old favorite cereal, except that it has way less added sugar (under 1g per serving!), it has fiber, and 20g of protein per serving.

Next, it was time to put it to the real test. I love making homemade protein balls and protein bars because sometimes I just want a little texture to my protein powder, instead of making shakes all the time.

I used my standard protein ball recipe, like the one I used with my thin mint protein balls, and I just tweaked it a little. They came out amazing and I’m actually snacking on them right now 🙂

Quick and easy, no bake and gluten-free. These Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are the perfect on the go meal or snack your entire family will love! #AD

Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls

cinnamon protein balls in a glass jar and on parchment paper
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Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls

Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are perfect for an on the go snack. Delicious high protein bites for athletes of any level.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword protein balls, protein bites
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 105kcal
Author Lara

Ingredients

  • 8 medjool dates pitted 11-12 if using smaller pitted dates
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 2 single serve packets of Quest Cinnamon Crunch protein powder
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk of choice

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor.
  • Blend until well combined and then form into balls.
  • I make about ~15-16 1 inch balls.
  • Store what ever you don’t eat in the fridge.

Notes

Makes about 15 protein balls

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

If you like this recipe check out my Peanut Butter Coconut Protein Balls and my Thin Mint Protein Ball recipes.

Quick and easy, no bake and gluten-free. These Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Protein Balls are the perfect on the go meal or snack your entire family will love! #AD

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Comments

  1. Elynn says

    April 19, 2018 at 3:58 PM

    Love to make these and take to work to share.

    Reply
  2. Kimber says

    June 8, 2018 at 11:27 AM

    What are the nutrition facts per ball?

    Reply
    • Lara says

      June 29, 2018 at 11:41 AM

      It varies depending on how big you make the balls and if you eat any of the dough like I do prior to rolling them LOL.

      Reply
  3. zali skilton says

    February 24, 2019 at 2:37 AM

    hi, I was wondering if you could substitute the cashews for something else?

    Reply

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