These Vegan Protein Balls are healthy, no-bake peanut butter bliss balls made with plant-based ingredients and packed with 7 grams of proteins each.

Plus, these healthy energy balls are easy to make in less than 20 minutes and meal prep post-workout snacks.

A stack of no-bake peanut butter protein balls filled with chia seeds, oats and flaxseed meal in a large blue ball.

I love making post-workout snacks such as my Low Calorie Protein Balls or Chocolate Coconut Protein Balls to refuel.

Why You’ll Love Vegan Protein Balls

Vegan Protein Balls are easy, healthy snacks made with nut butter and loaded with high-protein vegan ingredients, including ground flax seeds, chia seeds, and protein powder. They are free from honey or whey protein powder – ingredients are not vegan and often found in regular protein ball recipes.

They are the best vegan energy balls post-workout to refuel your body with plant-based proteins and fix a sweet craving.

Ingredients and Substitutions

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All you need to make no-bake protein energy balls are a few ingredients:

Ingredients for Vegan Protein Balls in small bowls and ramekins with labels.

Peanut Butter – You can use almond butter or sunflower seed butter to decrease the saturated fat and increase the protein naturally.
Maple Syrup or any liquid sweetener you have on hand like rice syrup, coconut nectar, or agave syrup.
Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder – There are many options to choose from. Pea protein, brown rice protein powder, or peanut protein powder. All these options are great, but I recommend pea protein powder to ensure the best texture and flavor in this no-bake protein balls recipe.
Flaxseed Meal – this brings a lot of binding.
Chia Seeds – Chia seeds are excellent for your body and bring some binding.
Dark Chocolate Chips – or vegan chocolate chips.
Pinch of Salt – optional
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – Pick a certified gluten-free oat brand.

How To Make Vegan Protein Balls

It takes less than 30 minutes to make these energy balls with simple ingredients. They are super easy to make on a Sunday and store in the fridge to meal prep a week of healthy protein snacks.

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter or nut butter you love with maple syrup (photo 1). Stir both ingredients together until smooth then add the remaining ingredients.
Stir the pea protein powder, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, oats, and chocolate chips (photo 2) until well incorporated in the batter (photo 3).
Depending on the vegan protein powder you use, you may need to stir in one or two tablespoons of plant-based milk to bring the ingredients together. On the other hand, if the dough is too wet, you can stir in a bit more protein powder or extra flaxseed meal to dry out the energy balls batter.
Line a plate or baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out about 1 1/2 tablespoons of protein ball batter and roll into a ball between your hands (photo 4). If sticky, wet your hand a little, or grease hands with coconut oil before rolling.
Release each protein balls on the prepared plate. Repeat the steps above until all the vegan protein ball recipe is formed into balls.
If you like, drizzle some melted dark chocolate on top of the energy balls.

Variations

You can use this vegan protein balls recipe and swap some of the ingredients to create different protein balls flavors.

Chocolate Protein Balls – Use vegan chocolate protein powder.
Cinnamon Protein Balls – Replace the chocolate chips with dried raisins, or any dried fruits like cranberries or chopped dates. Add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon in the batter.
Sugar-Free Protein Balls – Use sugar-free dark chocolate chips and sugar-free monk fruit syrup instead of maple syrup.

Allergy Swaps

If you have allergies to the ingredients in this protein ball recipe, you can make the following swaps:

Peanut Butter – You can replace the peanut butter with almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter if you have nut allergies.
Sweetener – Any liquid sweetener would do. So you can use coconut nectar, maple syrup, or sugar-free maple syrup for a sugar-free option.
Pea Protein Powder – You can use your favorite plant-based protein powder, including almond-based protein powder, peanut-based protein powder, or rice protein powder.
Gluten-Free – Use a gluten-free certified oats brand.
Chia-Seed Free – Replace by hemp heart or sunflower seeds.

Storage Instructions

You can store these vegan protein balls in the fridge for up to 2 weeks in an airtight box.

They can also be frozen in freezer bags for up to one month. Thaw them in the fridge overnight.

No-bake peanut butter protein balls in a large blue bowl and decorated with a drizzle of melted chocolate and shredded coconut.