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Peanut Butter Energy Balls

Make these easy no-bake peanut butter energy balls with nine simple ingredients for a healthy, refined sugar-free snack everyone will love!
Prep Time15 minutes
Chill Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy protein bites, energy balls, energy bites, healthy protein balls, peanut butter dessert, peanut butter energy balls, peanut butter energy bites, peanut butter protein bites, protein balls
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Food Dolls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup lightly salted peanuts or no salt added
  • 1/2 cup melted creamy peanut butter
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil melted
  • 1 Tablespoon chia seeds optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt *if using unsalted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In a blender, blend oats and peanuts until ground, it should resemble flour.
    1 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup lightly salted peanuts
  • Place mixture in a bowl and add peanut butter, honey, vanilla, coconut oil, chia seeds, and salt *if using any. Mix until it comes together into a "dough." *See note below.
    1/2 cup melted creamy peanut butter, 2 Tablespoons honey, 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt *if using unsalted peanuts, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
  • Add chocolate chips and mix until chocolate chips are evenly distributed.
    1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • Form into 1 inch balls using a small ice cream scoop. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Notes

TIP: After you process the oats and flour, you can place all the ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) in a food processor, and pulse until it is smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. This can be easier than trying to stir by hand!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 410mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 3mg