Looking for an easy, no-bake protein treat? These Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Balls are super yummy!

four whole and one half chocolate covered strawberry cheesecake protein balls with pink icing drizzle — Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Balls

The holidays can be a stressful time, so I love having recipes that are easy to make and don't require many ingredients. The filling to these protein truffles is made from Neufchâtel cheese (low-fat cream cheese), strawberry whey protein powder, and vanilla stevia. That's it! And the coating is melted unsweetened chocolate with more stevia.

Sometimes I use a chocolate coating made from coconut oil and cacao powder, and that's also very easy. But real chocolate holds up better at room temperature. So if you want to leave these out with dessert at your holiday gathering, the chocolate coating in this recipe would be a better choice for your Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Balls.

I used confectioners erythritol for the icing (with water). And you'll never guess what I used to get the pink color in the icing. An all-natural ingredient, of course. A delicious red superfood drink powder!

Anyway, give these delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Balls a try! Thanks to the Vitamin Shoppe for sending over the protein and stevia!

Recipe

Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Balls

Andréa Marchese

These easy protein balls with protein powder have all the flavor of strawberry cheesecake and none of the guilt. And the sugar free chocolate topping takes these macro friendly protein balls to the next level!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 0

Total Time 30

Servings pieces

Ingredients

Filling:

½ cup strawberry whey protein powder 48g
¼ cup Neufchâtel cheese 56g, at room temperature
¼ teaspoon vanilla stevia

Chocolate coating:

24 g unsweetened chocolate
2 mini scoops stevia powder or to taste

Drizzle (optional, amounts approximate):

3 tablespoons confectioners erythritol
½ teaspoon red superfood drink powder

Instructions

Mix whey, Neufchâtel cheese, and stevia until combined.
Roll into 8 balls, and place on a parchment-lined tray. Set in refrigerator. (If they are sticky and the balls don't come smooth, freeze them for about 5-10 minutes and then roll again to smooth.)
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, and transfer to a smaller bowl. Add stevia and mix well.
Remove truffles from the refrigerator, and use a fork to dip each in the melted chocolate. Set back on parchment, and place back in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes. If you have additional chocolate, give them a second coating.
Once chocolate coating is set, mix drizzle ingredients (if desired), and drizzle onto truffles.
Enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

Nutrition info is without the drizzle, but that would barely change it.

A note about substitutions: if using casein or a whey/casein blend, you may need to add some water to get it to mix together.

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