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Banana Bread Protein Balls (AIP-friendly, Paleo & Gluten-free)
What’s Inside: Easy to-go snacks to make at home, these AIP Paleo Banana Bread Protein Balls are naturally sweetened and packed with energizing ingredients you can travel with or enjoy at home.
AIP Banana Bread Protein Balls
When I’m traveling or know I have a long day ahead of me and am unsure of the food situation… I need to be PREPARED. When you have food allergies or restrictions, you know being at the mercy of not having your own kitchen with you can be a challenge. So I like to keep snacks with me like these protein balls as a back-up, these firstly taste delicious, secondly are super adaptable to your preference and will keep you full until you can get some real food in! Thank you, AIP Protein Balls!
Why make your own on-the-go snacks?
Many snacks you might buy are filled with sugar, weird fillers, or allergens like nuts, eggs, and other things. And in an emergency, you gotta do what you gotta do of course… but with an easy recipe like this in your back pocket – you can prep these the night before you need them, store them in the fridge and throw them in your bag! These have lasted me a good 8 hours without melting in my purse… in NYC humidity so you should be able to carry them for a while without worrying too much.
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In terms of a solid snack and where this stacks… between the protein and fat, with no added sugar (only the sugar from the 1/4 cup of banana), it’s pretty DANG SOLID. Too much sugar will leave anyone crashing later on, worse off than when they initially felt hungry in the first place. But when there’s protein and fat, it’s a much slower and efficient burn. These are my go-to travel buddies and I hope they’ll be yours too!
How to make Easy Toasted Coconut Butter:
Follow my favorite homemade recipe here by taking unsweetened shredded coconut (or toasted coconut chips as a shortcut) and mix in a food processor until smooth.
More AIP Snacks and Desserts
- Paleo Banana Cream Pie Parfaits (Dairy-free, AIP, Egg-free)
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- Coconut Passion Fruit Panna Cotta (AIP, Paleo Low FODMAP Friendly)
- Fruit Crisp Recipe Template (AIP, Paleo, Vegan)
AIP Paleo Banana Bread Protein Ball Recipe
Yield: 8 balls
Calories 183kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut butter or sub almond butter for non-AIP
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup vanilla or neutral protein powder* (my favorite below)
- 1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients in a food processor.
- When well-combined and the dough has formed, spoon out the dough and roll into balls.
- Place on a parchment paper lined plate or tupperware and store in the fridge until ready to eat!
Notes:
*The protein powder I use is here. For truly AIP compliant protein powder, I recommend using Collagen Protein.
**Peanut butter does NOT seem to work well in this recipe – too oily, perhaps! FYI.
-Alison Marras
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20 comments
These taste fantastic and the prep work is extremely easy, but I gotta say… these are LITERALLY the stickiest things I’ve EVER touched. I used almond butter as I have reintroduced this on AIP and I wanted more protein and holy cow. I’m not mad, but I am giving it only a 4 star rating because there really should have been some kind of directive on using oil to roll these in your hands – I had to repeatedly douse my hands with avocado oil just to get stuff to come off and roll and I needed to use a sponge to clean it off of my palms LOL! Again, not upset, but I feel like there really should be some mention of that somewhere in this recipe cause I went in blind haha. Thanks for making a great recipe!
Love the gluten free recipes. Searching for gluten, dairy, soy, sugar free recipes.
What do you mean by AIP? Autoimmune Protocol doesn’t include nuts….?
Can you clarify? AIP = Autoimmune protocol is what I reference, yes, and that’s correct that nuts are eliminated during the elimination phase of AIP.
Can these freeze? Trying to prep for postpartum
Snacks. Thank you!
I think that would work great, Tiffany! I’d just let them sit on the counter to soften before eating.
I love these! I’ve been making them as snacks, but I know they will be a go-to whenever I start traveling again. How long do you keep in the fridge?
I meant, how long do they keep in the fridge ?
I’d estimate a week! Thanks!
How many carbs are in one serving?
Hi Mary, I’m not sure as I don’t post that usually – you can try using myfitnesspal to calculate!
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Hey there!
The recipe says:
1/4 cup toasted coconut butter (recipe below) or sub almond butter if eating
and then cuts off… is there supposed to be something after “if eating” lol
if eating nuts (which is not AIP)
These look so great. They have coconut flour why they are not cook?
Thanks, because you don’t need to cook the coconut flour.
Hi! Thanks for the recipe. Can i buy coconut chips without added sugar?
Yep! I do! Just look for plain-unsweetened. The brand I usually find is “let’s do organic”.
thanks for the recipe, i love that theres no added sugar
You’re so welcome! Who needs sugar when banana is involved?! haha