Grain Free Pink Lemonade kid-friendly Protein bites! Lemonade is Summer staple in many homes these days and these refreshing protein bites just might be another a great addition! Lower sugar, protein packed, dairy free, no bake, and Vitamin C rich! Great for snacking on the go, between sports and activities, or anytime of day!
Friends!! It’s August! The last month of Summer! I know I know, I shouldn’t be excited. If I were a kid, I would be depressed. But as an adult living under the sweltering Texas sun and teaching fitness classes outdoors, I couldn’t be more pumped for fresh FALL air to arrive. I’m guessing we have 8 weeks to go until that happens here, but hey, that’s do-able!
More importantly, a new month means new Healthy Bite flavor and giveaway! I’m devoting this whole week to Healthy Bites recipes, so there’s something to get UBER excited about, along side my end of summer excitement of course.
This month I’ve created two kid friendly protein bite flavors! Since kids are the ones that have to go back to school, it’s only fair, right? I usually make a few batches of healthy bites for my nieces and nephews when they head back to school. But I also receive a lot of requests from parents for protein/snack bites. Bites that their kids can eat between school and extra curricular activities/sports. Two a day football practices, soccer, swimming, dance, etc. you name it! And with that in mind, I thought I needed to make a gluten free protein bite flavor that was refreshing and wouldn’t melt, like chocolate.
That being said, today’s kid friendly healthy bite flavor is definitely still SUMMER themed but with a back to school accommodation.
Yes, it’s PINK LEMONADE! I mean, who here grew up selling regular and/or pink lemonade on their front lawn during summer? My childhood summer was all about the lemonade! Fresh, frozen, slushy, and more. Although I have to admit, most the time the lemonade we sold on the street was far from fresh. More like a scoop of sugar and Kool-Aid. Whoops. Don’t tell Martha!
Fortunately, these pink lemonade protein bites are actually are made with real ingredients and less sugar than the drink I grew up on. Oh and they have Vitamin C in them as well!!
Curious about what exactly is in them? Let’s get to the recipe!
Kid Friendly Pink Lemonade Protein Bites {Grain Free}
Ingredients
- 1/2 c vanilla or strawberry flavor protein of choice
- 1/2 cup coconut or almond flour
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1 tbsp dried raspberries or strawberries (optional)
- 1/4 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tbsp true lemon powder (you can also use any lemonade powder that is naturally sweetened)
- 1/3 cup honey
Directions
- In large bowl, add in all your dry ingredients.
- Then mix in your nut butter, extracts, and last the honey. Mix well (I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. You can then roll bites in the extra protein/lemonade powder after you roll. Makes about 27-28 balls.
- Feel free to roll into larger bites, or smaller to make more.
- Add more honey/nut butter if they end up being too dry to roll. Just depends on type of protein you use.
- Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness.
Recipe Notes
Notes -->
For more strawberry taste, add in 1/4 tsp raspberry extract.
Don't have lemonade powder? Try a packet of Raspberry EMERGEN-C!
Protein Powders I like to use
Growing Naturals strawberry vegan Protein to keep them dairy free.
or My Mix Nutrition Grass fed Vanilla Whey for grain free protein option.
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This is what they look like before heading to the freezer. And this is where you can get creative with your coating!
Coat them in more vanilla protein, strawberry protein, lemon powder, or leave them as is. Either way they turn out tart and tasty! As you can see, I used true lemon as a coating. They have raspberry lemonade and lemon powder option. What I like about true lemon is that their are no added dyes and it is made with stevia. But if you don’t have true lemon, feel free to use your lemon powder of choice! I’ve also tried mixing a batch of these bites with Raspberry Emergen- C packets instead. You just need to make sure to add in the lemon extract if you do so. Both work great! But if you are looking for an extra kick of Vitamin C, then go with the Emergen-C, obviously.
As far as Summer goes, I think it’s killed many of my brain cells, hence the ALL OVER THE PLACE topics within this post.
Did you sell lemonade as a kid? Confess… was it really Kool-aid?
Well pink lemonade fans… would you try these?
Stay tuned for Wednesday’s flavor. It’s my favorite ice cream flavor from my childhood. And then Friday I will have a round up all kid friendly gluten free bites! And while I’m at it, please excuse my all
Cheers to meatless Monday!
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I love the kid friendly twist for afterschool snacking! On the go snacks are one thing we seem to always need more of no matter what, it’s like that’s when everyone’s appetite comes out. Yum 🙂
Thus it is even friendlier for moi 😀 I love the pink lemonade flavor–especially now, we don’t want something heavy and overly sweet! These will have some zing to getchu goin!
These sound super tasty!!!
These are so pretty Lindsay and so much fun! Perfect for both kiddos and adults. My siblings and I definitely had lemonade stands as a kid and today when I drive by and kids selling Lemonade I usually will donate some extra money to them 🙂 Makes me happy to see how excited they get!
How fun! And they sound delicious. My kids are on board!
woohoo! and welcome back home. YOu are back, yes? Your trail running looked amazing
I’m back physically…still unsure of my social media commitment moving forward!
I love these. Pink lemonade IS such a kid flavor and now I’m craving it because I haven’t had it in so long! Oh and I’m pumped for fall too 🙂
These look like a perfect little treat for anyone and my kids would devour them!
Love the idea/flavor for these bites, Lindsay! Pink lemonade was always a summer favorite of mine growing up, and I love that you can add dried raspberries to the bites, since raspberries are one of my all-time favorite fruits. I can’t wait to give these a try!
These look delicious! I bet my little nephew would love these 🙂 And they’re the perfect portable summer snack!
Pinned for later- I have to make these for my kiddos, they will love them!!!
My mouth is LITERALLY watering! No joke. These sound superb! PINNING!
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trade you bites today? 😉
DEAL 😀
I love how creative the flavors are here!
Whoa – these look amazing! What an interesting flavor combination. I never would have thought of it! And yes, I was allllll about the Kool-Aid. Or Country Time. 🙂
good old country time. haha, yes and yes!
I’m on a flight bound for LA right now, but have all of the ingredients, so I will be making these with my kids when I get home!We all love lemon!
I’m with you on the crazy hot summer! Totally OVER it! These little bites sure do look tasty and perfect for summer though. Can’t wait to give them a try for Hunter (and who am I kidding … me too!!). 🙂
good for mamas who are pregnant and living under hot AZ sun! haha
Aaaaaand now I’m craving pink lemonade. I loved that stuff while I was growing up, and I remember taking those frozen concentrates and eating them straight up with a spoon instead of adding any water to them 😛 Good times.
kind of like a frozen lemonade, right? gosh those were good!
Anything pink is guaranteed I will like it. Lemon extract is also not used enough in baking, but it gives such a delicious taste. Great recipe!
i so agree! makes it all so refreshing
Those are soooooooooooooo cute!!!! Yummy too!!!!!
Ummmmmmmmmm, I am old so Kool-aid! 🙂
This is going to sound really sad…embarrassing….I once sold WATER (at my friends house). We didn’t have lemonade so we sold water….I don’t think any cars stopped to buy :P.
OMG i love it! hey, water is pricey at store. haha your stand was probably legit
this reminds me of my childhood! I love pink lemonade, these sound amazing!
These look so good! I love pink lemonade and adding them to protein bites makes it even better!!
What a cool flavor! Nice job!
I’m so excited for fall also! It’s the best season and I could just live in fall weather all year round. I think half the reason Ryan and I ended up in Seattle is we wanted a year-round fall!
My girls and I would love these, I can’t wait to try them!! These lemonade protein balls would bring all the peoples to the yard if we were selling them! I’m pretty sure we probably use to sell kool-aid not lemonade. And a house with us girls of course we are PINK lemonade fans! 😉
Love, love, love these!! My lemonade (and berry)-obsessed four-year-old would go crazy for this snack, and I appreciate that it’s lower in sugar than most kids’ treats. The last thing that he needs is extra sugar! 🙂
And I’m totally with you…fall can’t come soon enough!
You’ve outdone yourself Lindsay! These look so playful and yummy! So neat!
I’m always happy to get a new flavor/recipe from the queen of the healthy bites. I don’t have kids at home, but my husband will love them 🙂
totally husband approved!
so *that’s* what the pink is in these amaze-balls! Love it!
Drool.
Oh my gosh, how fun are these!?!? I’m pretty sure you would intervene and stop any little human from devouring all of these in one sitting 😉
I LOVE lemon everything. These sound so amazing. I cannot wait until you start shipping out bites again.
Forget the kids! I would totally be all over those! Thanks for linking up today for meatless monday
Love these! So would my son 🙂
I bet my kids would love those! I need to try them out because they are always always always asking for a snack and I run out of ideas. Fruits & veggies are healthy but don’t stick with them for long!
oh yay! let me know what they think jan!
These bites sound delicious and are so darn cute! I’m obsessed with all things lemon – these are right up my alley!
Whilst I don’t have kids, I just love how these are so cute and easy to make.
I can imagine making them for my nieces so definitely pinned. Thank you! 😀
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Drake would be one happy kid if you were his aunt or even our neighbor haha! He eats the HB’s like candy & usually we fight for the last one 😉
I’m convinced you all need to move here!
I will most definitely, in fact I can’t wait to, try these!! I predict my daughter will approve as well. Um. You teach fitness classes outSIDE? You can’t see me but I’m bowing before you.
As much as I love chocolate, it’s refreshing to see a protein bite that isn’t made using chocolate! These are perfect for summertime and on the job snacking, Lindsay! And I feel your pain regarding the heat – I live in Florida and we still have until at least October until we get some relief from the heat!
These sound just delicious, Lindsay, and actually I think you’ve introduced me to a new idea today. I love ‘healthy bites’ like the ones made with pulverised dates, but haven’t really delved into the ‘protein powder’ world yet! I reckon Martha Stewart has got a rival to watch out for, actually! 🙂
bahaha, i wish Martha was my rival! i may need to catch up to her first. thx friend
I drank Kool-Aid like it was my job, back in the day. Can’t believe it!! I could use a handful of these, today. Rushed day, not much time to sit!
It’s so funny, because here in So Cal, our summer is far from over. Sept. and October can be our hottest months! Even beginning of November. We don’t buy pumpkins until right before Halloween, because they just rot in the heat 🙂
Anyway, I am settling in for more summer for a while!
Love this recipe and I need new ideas for the kiddos lunchboxes and snacks. Thanks friend!! xx
PS: My Mom helped me make real lemonade, but my cousins totally sold Kool Aid. Ha! 🙂
This is such a great idea!! Now I’m wishing I could eat lemon!
ohmygoodness Lindsay! I want and need these!! Hmmmm, trying to figure out if I can make these while we’re away or if I have to wait until I get back home!
These are too cute and they sound delicious!
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I bet this would be a good cake flavor too! Just sayin…. ?