Rice, crispy, protein balls

INGREDIENTS

  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ¾ cup crispy rice cereal
  • 1 tsp honey or pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips, melted

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Set aside.
  2. Combine peanut butter (I used creamy), cereal, and sweetener (I used maple syrup), in a medium bowl. Stir gently not to crush the cereal too much.
  3. Roll the mixture into 12 balls, or use a cookie scoop for more precise portions and less perfectly round balls.
  4. Place the peanut butter balls with rice krispies on the prepared baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
  5. Working quickly, roll the chilled balls in the melted chocolate (I melted my chocolate chips at ½ power in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each until smooth).
  6. Return the chocolate dipped peanut butter balls to the freezer until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes.

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