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Gingerbread Protein Balls

May 6, 2014 by Lindsay 53 Comments

These Vegan Gingerbread Protein Balls are simple and nutritious and make a great snack, workout fuel, or dessert!

Hi Friends!

Time for another tasty guest post. Allow me to introduce you to my girl Deryn from Running on Real Food. I discovered her blog late last year and I’m obsessed with it. She posts amazing recipes, great blogging tips, and so much more! If you haven’t already checked her out, go do so immediately. Today she’s here to share a delicious snack with you guys!

These Vegan Gingerbread Protein Balls are simple and nutritious and make a great snack, workout fuel or dessert!

Hi, everyone! I am so excited to be posting here on The Lean Green Bean today! I started following Lindsay’s blog a few years ago, just before I decided to start my own healthy living blog, Running on Real Food. She’s been a great inspiration to me and I never would have thought one day I’d have the honour of guest posting here. I’m so glad we were able to connect through the wonderful community of healthy living bloggers.

I’ve learned a lot from Lindsay over the last few years and not just about blogging. I’ve discovered a ton of healthy living bloggers through her Blog Roll and Bean Bytes posts, I’ve been inspired to food prep, enjoyed many of her recipes, been motivated by fitness posts, and learned a lot about nutrition.

These Vegan Gingerbread Protein Energy Balls are simple and nutritious and make a great snack, workout fuel or dessert!

For my post today, I decided to share one of my favorite kinds of recipes: no-bake energy balls! If you’ve been following Running on Real Food, you’re probably familiar with my love for really, really easy snack recipes. Everyone seems to be busy these days, and I think we can all use simple, yet nutritious and delicious recipes in our lives. Having healthy snacks on hand can prevent overeating, help you make better food choices, get you through that afternoon slump, and provide the energy you need for busy days and tough workouts.

These Vegan Gingerbread Protein Energy Balls are simple and nutritious and make a great snack, workout fuel or dessert!

Today’s no-bake energy ball variety features one of my favourite flavours: gingerbread! The molasses and ground ginger give them that classic gingerbread flavour while the cashew butter, protein powder, and ground flax provide an excellent nutritional profile. These are backed with fibre, protein, and essential fatty acids and they taste just like gingerbread cookie dough!

I hope you all enjoy this recipe! Thanks again for having me today, Lindsay!

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Gingerbread Protein Balls

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★★★★★

5 from 2 reviews

A taste of the holidays, all year round.

  • Author: Author: Lindsay L

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup cashew butter
  • 1/3 cup Vega Perfomance Protein in Vanilla (1 serving)
  • 1/3 cup ground flax seeds
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • Optional Coatings:
  • -finely chopped pecans or walnuts (pictured)
  • -unsweetened fine coconut
  • -cocoa powder
  • -quick oats

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until it forms a dough.
  2. Roll into balls and then roll in your choice of coating
  3. Store in the fridge.

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Note from Lindsay: How did she know I’m OBSESSED with gingerbread?! Cannot wait to try these.

These Vegan Gingerbread Protein Energy Balls are simple and nutritious and make a great snack, workout fuel or dessert!

Deryn is a Vancouver-based healthy living blogger at runningonrealfood.com. She blogs about nutritious, vegan recipes, workouts and tips to living a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

Connect with Deryn: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest

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Huge thanks to Deryn for sharing these delicious little treats with us today!

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Let’s chat:

What your favorite flavor combo for a no-bake snack?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. GiGi Eats says

    May 6, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    Oh baby! I am definitely going to adopt some sort of formulation like this, which includes the vega, cinnamon, flax, etc – YUM! 🙂 I love these flavors too!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    May 6, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    yum! my favorite flavor has to be birthday cake! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Polly @ Tasty Food Project says

    May 6, 2014 at 3:30 AM

    I really need to try cashew butter! These gingerbread protein balls looks so good!

    Reply
  4. Lauren says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:27 AM

    I LOVE cashew butter!! And I am a big fan of ginger so these look fantastic! My favourite energy combo is anything with cashews and cinnamon – so good!

    Reply
  5. GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    I’m all about chocolate & pb in my no bake protein balls but these sound soooo good 🙂

    Reply
  6. Lorna says

    May 6, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    This looks really interesting – I have never had a no-bake protein ball and don’t recognise some of the ingredients, off to check out this ladies blog now.

    Reply
  7. Maryea {happy healthy mama} says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    Ooh I love molasses! Beautiful photographs, too. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Jojo @ RunFastEatLots says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    Oooh love gingerbread flavor. I also like anything with peanut butter!

    Reply
  9. Purelytwins says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    mmm sounds great! we love gingerbread flavors

    Reply
  10. Erin @ The Almond Eater says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    Ahhh thank you Deryn! I love bites of all kind but gingerbread?? Genius. Pinning 🙂

    Reply
  11. Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I LOVE gingerbread! These sound amazing!

    Reply
  12. Mom says

    May 6, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    Right up my ally. Ginger is one of my favorite spices!

    Reply
  13. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    May 6, 2014 at 9:35 AM

    These sound SO awesome! I LOVE molasses AND Vega One, so these would be perfect for me. Gotta love having convenient snacks on hand, too 🙂

    Reply
  14. Danielle says

    May 6, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
  15. Tara | Treble in the Kitchen says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    oh my gosh! I love gingerbread everything!! These look sooo yummy!

    Reply
  16. Emily says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    What a good idea, this would make a super yummy dessert, and I love that thy’re full of protein. I make energy balls pretty often, I’ll have to put this on the list to try!

    Reply
  17. Rebecca Jo says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    I always love anything peanut butter or chocolate flavor. Easy enough.

    Reply
  18. Betsy says

    May 6, 2014 at 11:19 AM

    I am going to have to try these! I am pinning for later!

    Reply
  19. Taylor @ LiftingRevolution says

    May 6, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    These sound fabulous! I am all about anything ginger!

    Reply
  20. Jenn@Mark My Miles! says

    May 6, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    These sound amazing! Thank you for sharing them with us!!!

    Reply
  21. Annabella says

    May 6, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    WOW! I made these immediately after I saw them except that I don’t have cashew butter and I used peanut free Nuttzo instead. They are sweet and delicious!
    For non-bake snacks, pretty much anything that involves a lot of nut butters.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      May 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM

      yay! glad you loved them!

      Reply
  22. jobo says

    May 6, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    These look fantastic!! must try 🙂

    Reply
  23. Megan @ The Skinny-Life says

    May 6, 2014 at 12:51 PM

    I haven’t tried protein balls yet. These look delicious and your pictures are amazing too!

    Reply
  24. Running Hutch says

    May 6, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    Yum! Pinned! Thanks Deryn!

    Reply
  25. Deryn @ Running on Real Food says

    May 6, 2014 at 3:14 PM

    Thanks for all the comments everyone!! And thanks again for having me today, Lindsay 🙂 Hope you all enjoy the recipe!

    Reply
  26. Heather @ Better With Veggies says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    My go-to recently has been a Cinnamon Toast Rice Cake, topped with almond butter and sprinkled with chia seeds. Yummy!!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      May 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM

      that sounds delicious!

      Reply
  27. Jody - Fit at 56 says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    GINGERBREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROTEIN BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  28. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    These look delicious!

    Reply
  29. Matt @ Runner Savvy says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM

    Looks delicious!

    Reply
  30. RavieNomNoms says

    May 7, 2014 at 2:21 PM

    Those sound amazing!!

    Reply
  31. Aasim says

    June 2, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    I really like the simplicity of this recipe! Quick, delicious and give you an energy boost! Gingerbread is definitely my favourite choice of flavour for these protein balls 😀

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  32. Katie says

    July 20, 2015 at 5:40 PM

    Can’t wait to try these. Is there a place I can find out the nutritional info on these per serving?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 21, 2015 at 11:59 PM

      you could put the recipe into my fitness pal!

      Reply
  33. Liga says

    August 12, 2015 at 3:15 AM

    How many grams of protein, fat and sugar per ball? Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2015 at 10:10 AM

      I’m not sure. You could put the recipe into my fitness pal to find out!

      Reply
  34. Liz @ The Clean Eating Coupole says

    November 2, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Move over pumpkin… It’s time for the real MVP – gingerbread!! Totally trying these. They look amazing!

    Reply
  35. rachel @ Athletic Avocado says

    November 2, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    I love gingerbread, its my favorite holiday treat! These are perfect for a quick post workout snack 🙂

    Reply
  36. Allie says

    November 2, 2015 at 2:14 PM

    Homemade snack balls are my favorite and I love this recipe with the holiday spin.

    Reply
  37. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    November 2, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    ooo yum!! Perfect for after my winter workouts 🙂

    Reply
  38. Julie Lawson says

    September 15, 2016 at 10:02 AM

    These look amazing; can’t wait to try them. One question…do you use freshly ground ginger or the dry ginger “powder?”

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 18, 2016 at 9:01 PM

      the powder!

      Reply

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