Current Knitting Projects and Oatmeal Protein Ball Recipe

Hello Friends,

I hope you are all doing well. I have been working on knitting a couple of projects lately, the blue infinity scarf and the front piece of the sweater. They are both coming along well,  but I need to buy another skein of the blue yarn this week to finish up the scarf. I have been making some progress with the sweater piece, it is getting longer day by day I can't wait to start the neckline.  For my next project, I am thinking of knitting some socks with fingering yarn, so this week I will stop by Michael's to pick up both the yarn for the scarf and some new yarn for the socks.

Infinity scarf halfway done

The front piece of the sweater in progress

I tried out a new recipe today that would make a great healthy snack called "Oatmeal protein energy balls" from the Cityline website. I really like them they taste amazing. I am supposed to only eat two as a snack as part of the weight loss challenge, but I feel satisfied after eating only two.

Oatmeal protein energy balls in the container 

Protein balls recipe:  from Cityline 

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2 scoops vanilla protein powder (I bought Nestle Boost)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp flax seeds
• 1/2 cup smooth, natural peanut butter
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
• 2-4 tbsp water (I added 4 tablespoons to help the ingredients stick together

Directions: 

• Mix oats, protein powder, cinnamon and flax to large bowl.
• combine peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract (Will be sticky and crumbly) 
• add in liquids, use your hands to combine until it comes together in a sticky ball that holds together. If mixture is too dry, add in more liquid but not so much that it won’t hold shape.
• Roll into balls using hands.
• Place in a container to set in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
• Store in fridge until ready to eat.

Enjoy!

I tried them and I loved them!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I hope you like the recipe today and maybe will give it a try. I will catch up with you on Wednesday for Ginny's Yarn Along. If you like what you saw today there will be more coming, you can follow my blog on Bloglovin' or on Google followers. 

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