No-Bake Protein Rice Cakes
Crispy rice cereal bound with peanut butter and protein powder into chewy-crunchy cakes. Ready in 10 minutes, no oven needed—perfect grab-and-go snack.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 16g
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup vanilla protein powder
- 2 cups crispy rice cereal
- 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Pour the peanut butter, protein powder, honey, and salt into a medium bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon for 60 seconds until the mixture is smooth and no powder streaks remain.
- 2
Add the crispy rice cereal to the bowl and stir until every cereal piece is coated with the peanut butter mixture—the mixture should hold together when you squeeze a handful.
- 3
Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape each one into a ball about the size of a golf ball, pressing gently so it holds together without crumbling.
- 4
Flatten each ball into a thick disk about 0.75 inches tall by pressing down gently with the palm of your hand on a small plate or parchment paper.
- 5
Refrigerate the cakes in the refrigerator for 5 minutes until they feel firm to the touch, then serve cold or at room temperature.
Tools you’ll need
- medium bowl
- wooden spoon
- small plate or parchment paper
- measuring cups and spoons
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