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Grab a couple of vanilla cinnamon Matchinga pre-workout balls to fuel your next workout! The combination of protein, fat, and carbs paired with a little caffeine from the matcha and extra anti-oxidants from moringa will fuel you and prepare you for your next workout! These pre-workout balls are low in sugar, gluten-free, and require only 8 ingredients!
Vanilla cinnamon Matchinga pre-workout balls
I love to workout in the morning before my kids are awake. It’s the only time of day that I can really guarantee it will happen, and so I make it a priority. Most days I am either lifting weights, doing yoga, or walking. They’ve been my 3 favorite lately.
On lifting days especially, I love to have a quick bite of food to get my energy up. At 6 am I really don’t want a full meal, but these pre-workout balls have been the perfect grab and go bites!
But if you’re looking for a bigger meal to get your day started with energizing matcha, definitely try my protein matcha overnight oatmeal or matcha chia pudding!
I also love the extra little caffeine boost which definitely helps me to push through a tough workout.
What is matchinga?
Matchinga is a combination of organic matcha and organic moringa.
Matcha is made from high-grade finely ground green tea leaves. Matcha is loaded with antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins, and nutrients.
Moringa leaves are one of the most nutrient-dense plants on the planet, coming in with 7x the vitamin C of oranges, 6x the iron of kale, 4x the calcium of milk, and more. It’s a power house plant and the perfect combo to pair with matcha!
Each serving of Perfect Matchinga has just 28mg of all-natural caffeine, and the natural L-theanine ensures that you get energy and focus, without the jitters and crashes normally associated with caffeine.
You could easily add matching into a morning drink, but why not also add it into some delicious bites that are the perfect before-workout fuel?
What you’ll need for Matchinga pre-workout balls
- rolled oats
- hemp hearts
- vanilla protein powder
- matchinga powder
- cinnamon
- sea salt
- almond butter
- honey
- vanilla extract
How to make them
- Add the oat flour, hemp hearts, protein powder, cinnamon, and Matchinga powder together. Stir the ingredients together.
- Add the almond butter, vanilla extract, and honey and mix with a fork (or your hands). Add 1-2 tbsp water to help the mixture to come together.
- When fully mixed, begin to roll into balls, using 1-2 tbsp mixture. Place in the fridge or freezer to store. Will keep for 1 week in the fridge, or 6 months in a freezer bag.
Watch the full video recipe here!
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Vanilla Cinnamon Matchinga Pre-Workout Balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup hemp hearts
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 2 scoops Perfect Matchinga Powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup almond butter, (or any nut/seed butter)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the oat flour, hemp hearts, protein powder, cinnamon, and Matchinga powder together. Stir the ingredients together.
- Add the almond butter, vanilla extract, and honey and mix with a fork (or your hands). Add 1-2 tbsp water to help the mixture to come together.
- When fully mixed, begin to roll into balls, using 1-2 tbsp mixture. Place in the fridge or freezer to store. Will keep for 1 week in the fridge, or 6 months in a freezer bag.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you try this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Please leave a recipe rating and comment below!
Heather
Curious if I could use just matcha instead of the matchinga powder.
It should work as a sub!