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These Weight Watchers Protein Balls are one of our favorite recipes for a healthy, on-the-go snack. Chewy, slightly sweet, and full of protein, they’re easy to prep and perfect for the whole family to enjoy throughout the week.
Prepping Weight Watchers snacks is something I love to do. When I get hungry, I need something quick to grab that’s filling and satisfying. Some other snacking favorites are my Peanut Butter Banana Oat Bars, No Flour Pancakes, and these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Why I Love These WW Protein Balls
I love this recipe because these protein bites feel like a little cookie while still being wholesome and satisfying. I usually make a batch on Sunday night so we have them ready for snacks all week, and they’re so easy to customize with your favorite add-ins like flax seeds, chia seeds, raisins, or cranberries—just don’t forget to recalculate the points.
Enjoy!
– Becca
Ingredients in Weight Watchers Protein Balls
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Oats: We like using old fashioned or quick-cook oats. Steel cut oats would be a bit too dense for this recipe.
- Peanut butter: We use natural peanut butter made with only peanuts and salt. Natural peanut butter tends to be thinner and easier to mix.
- Honey: This ingredient helps the balls stay together. It also adds just a little bit of sweetness.
How to Make WW Protein Balls
Step 1: In a large bowl, mix together the oats, chocolate chips, and coconut.
Step 2: Add the peanut butter, honey, and vanilla.
Step 3: Mix well until evenly combined. I prefer using a stand mixer with this recipe because it seems to make the balls easier to roll out and stick together.
Step 4: Chill mixture in the refrigerator for an hour, then roll out balls about an inch in diameter.
Be sure to add your extra peanut butter and/or honey in small amounts. I usually just set aside a 1/2 cup total so I know I have more liquid ingredients if needed to make the batter more or less sticky.
Store in an air tight container in the fridge.
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Recipe Tips
- You might have to play with the recipe a bit depending on your ingredients, but know that it’ll be worth it in the end! Different brands of peanut butter change the way these come together, and I’ve found that using mini chocolate chips instead of full size chocolate chips really helps them stick together better.
- If your protein balls are sticky – If you’re struggling to roll these peanut butter oatmeal balls because they’re too sticky, add a bit of extra oats to dry them out. You’ll want to mix the recipe again after adding the oats so that they become fully incorporated and soak up that extra peanut butter and honey.
- If your protein balls are too dry – They need some more peanut butter or honey! This recipe can vary quite a bit depending on the type of peanut butter you use. I prefer Costco’s Kirkland Organic peanut butter for this recipe because it’s very thin and mixes really well. Using a thicker peanut butter, like JIF, could cause the peanut butter oatmeal balls to dry out a bit. It’s very easy to ‘fix’ the balls at this point by adding a few tablespoons more peanut butter or honey, or oats like stated above.
Protein Ball FAQs
Here are some things that you can consider adding to your recipe to make these even more flavorful, and packed with nutrition!
Protein Powder
Other chips: Dark chocolate chips would be delicious in this recipe.
Almond Butter or other nut butter
Extra Coconut
Chia Seeds: Such a powerhouse for all things nutritious. Adding these to your protein balls just make sense. I like to add chia seeds because they are high in fiber.
Flax Seeds: Flax Seeds help improve digestive health. If you don’t have actual seeds on hand, ground flaxseed would also be perfect for this recipe.
Absolutely! I actually prefer to make them into bars because it saves so much time. For tips on how to form and cut the bars see my easy granola bar recipe.
This is one of my favorite easy meal prep recipes! You can store these in an air tight container inside the fridge. They should keep well in the refrigerator for a few weeks, though I have never managed to keep them for that long.
Weight Watchers Points
With the ingredients as listed in the card below (without any extra peanut butter or honey to make the batter stiffer / stickier) this recipe makes 40 balls that are about 1 inch in diameter. Each one is 4 2025 Points.
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Weight Watchers Protein Balls
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Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats quick oats
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ⅔ cup unsweetened shredded coconut unsweetened
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, chocolate chips, and coconut. 2 cups oats, 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 2/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- Add the peanut butter, honey, and vanilla. Mix well until evenly combined. I prefer to use my stand mixer or a hand mixer for this–stirring by hand never seems to incorporate all of the ingredients well enough for me. 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/3 cup honey, 1 tsp vanilla
- Chill mixture in the refrigerator for an hour, then roll out balls about an inch in diameter. Keeping the mixture in the fridge before rolling helps them to roll easier.
- Store in an airtight container–I prefer the these in the refrigerator!
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In your video you start with salt but I don’t see salt as a listed ingredient – how much do you use? I am thinking you added it in the video at some point after eating these and felt something was missing is that why??
Let me know so I know I should add some or not and how much! Greatly appreciate it. Thanks
Great question! In the original version of this recipe we did use salt, but later removed it because we found it wasn’t really necessary. Thanks for catching that—the video is from the older version, so we totally understand the confusion!
Can you replace the honey for sugar free syrup? This would eliminate a few points as well.
We haven’t tried that but would love to hear how it turns out!
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Weight Watchers Protein Balls with Peanut Butter
Hi, I want to eliminate the coconut and add protein powder, can you help with the adjustment to this recipe?
Could I sign up for Weight Watchers low points recipes?
Hi Laura!
One of the reasons we love this recipe so much is because it is SO versatile! Go ahead and eliminate the coconut and add in your protein powder. If it seems too sticky, you can add a little more oats, but it might be just fine without!
I’ve added your email address to our WW newsletter :)
Have a great day!
I left out the coconut and vanilla. Will this change my point value?
Hi Heather,
The vanilla is zero points, so it wouldn’t change the total point value, but omitting the coconut flakes would bring the total points down to 4 per serving.
These are the perfect snack, if you’re craving sugar! I freeze them and eat no more than 2!