Simple Way to Healthy Protein Balls Recipe

Baileys&Reg; Balls

These are delicious, and kinda taste like dessert, but don't forget that they're meant to be healthy.

Recipe Summary Baileys&Reg; Balls

A little bite of heaven or the breakfast of champions at Christmas time!

Ingredients | Healthy Protein Balls Recipe

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

¾ cup butter

4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (such as Nilla®)

1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

1 cup finely chopped pecans

⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ cup ground almonds

¾ cup Irish cream liqueur (such as Baileys®)

½ cup sour cream

1 ½ pounds dark chocolate, chopped, or as needed

Directions

Place chocolate chips and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; stir until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat to cool slightly.

Whisk vanilla wafer crumbs, confectioner's sugar, pecans, cocoa powder, and almonds together in a large bowl; stir in Irish cream liqueur, sour cream, and chocolate mixture to form a soft dough. Cover mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Form mixture into balls using a tablespoon-size cookie scoop; place on a baking sheet. Place baking sheet in the freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.

Melt dark chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Using a toothpick, dip each ball into melted chocolate to coat; place on waxed paper until chocolate is firm, about 10 minutes.

Place balls in candy cups; store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.

If mixture is too wet, add vanilla wafer crumbs a few tablespoons at a time; if too dry, add more Irish cream liqueur a tablespoon at a time.

Often I will freeze the undipped balls in an airtight container and just dip as many as I need.

I use fat free sour cream with success.

Info | Healthy Protein Balls Recipe

prep: 1 hr cook: 10 mins additional: 8 hrs 40 mins total: 9 hrs 50 mins Servings: 90 Yield: 90 1-tablespoon balls

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