The Best Easy & Healthy Peanut Butter Energy Balls

Close up of energy ball with oats, peanut butter and chia seeds with chocolate drizzled on top and peanut pieces.

The Best Easy & Healthy Peanut Butter Energy Balls

These soft, chewy, and peanutty-sweet Healthy & Easy Peanut Butter Energy Balls take all of 5-minutes to make in a food processor or blender and make the absolute perfect easy meal prep snack recipe with 5 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber per ball! Just throw the large flake oats, peanut butter and other ingredients into the food processor, roll 'em up, and enjoy these no bake energy bites!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword 5-Minute Snack, easy energy balls recipe, Easy Snack Recipe, healthy peanut butter snacks, high protein snack recipe, meal prep snacks, no bake energy bites, oatmeal energy balls, Peanut Butter Energy Balls, peanut butter oat balls

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings energy balls

Calories 135kcal

Author Lauren McNeill, RD

Equipment

1 Food Processor or Higher Speed Blender

Ingredients

1 cup of large flake oats
1/4 cup honey plus more if your peanut butter isn't runny
1/2 cup natural peanut butter make sure it's runny
1/4 chia seeds
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Optional

2 tbsp plant-based milk as needed, if your batter is too dry
1/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

If you're making these energy balls in a food processor

Add the large flake oats, honey, natural peanut butter, chia seeds, cinnamon and salt to the food processor and blend until the ingredients start to form together, which took about 2 minutes for me. If the dough consistency is too dry, try adding 1-2 additional tablespoons of honey or a splash of plant-based milk, then blend again. If you want to add chocolate chips, stir them in now by hand.
Once the dough has formed, scoop 2 about tablespoons of dough with a spoon and shape into balls, laying on a plate. If you want the energy balls to be a bit more solid, you can refrigerate the balls for 15-30 minutes before eating.

If you're making these energy balls in the blender

Blend the large flake oats in the blender until mostly a flour consistency with some larger pieces of oats is formed.
Pour the oats into a large bowl, and mixed together with the honey, natural peanut butter, chia seeds, cinnamon and salt. You can add chocolate chips now too if you'd like. If the dough is too dry, add 1-2 additional tablespoons of honey or a splash of plant-based milk.
Follow step 2 above and enjoy!

Notes

Storing leftovers: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to one week, or freeze for up to one month!

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