My Very First: Cookie Dough No Bake Protein Balls!

In Japan, there's really not yet a trend of women consuming protein shakes and powder. 
[More on that on another blog post.]
It's only when I moved to San Francisco that I was exposed to all these protein powder recipes! 

So I tried this recipe from Lee for my very first non-bake protein balls! They turned out nutty, sweet and delicious.
Maple syrup was sweet enough for me so I did not bother with the chocolate chips.

Ingredients (for 9 small bites):

• 1 scoop of vanilla protein (I use whey)
• 1/2 cup of almond meal (I bought mine at Trader Joes)
• 1/4 cup of almond butter
• 2-3 tbsp of maple syrup

Steps:

1. Mix the protein powder & almond meal
2. Mix in the almond butter & syrup
3. Using saran wrap, make little balls out of the dough.
4. ENJOY

プロテインパウダーって日本女性の中ではあまり人気がない気がするけど
サンフランシスコでは大人気！
スムージーとかに混ぜて飲む人多し。
ということでお菓子感覚で食べられるプロテインボールはいかがでしょう？