No-Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Energy Balls
These yummy energy balls make for the best homemade snacks, and there's no baking required! They are a fun and delicious way to introduce healthy ingredients into your kids' diets. Your picky eaters will enjoy them after school, in their lunch boxes, on-the-go for sports practice, or anytime they need a quick pick-me-up.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled or quick oats
- 2/3 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Mix everything together in a medium size bowl until well combined. If you're leaving out the ground flaxseed, you will probably need to use less peanut butter to get the right consistency. Start with less and add more as needed.
- Place the bowl in the fridge for about an hour, and then form bite-sized balls with the mixture.
- Keep them stored in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- You can also add other optional ingredients to the batter such as chopped nuts, chia seeds, shredded coconut, raisins, cinnamon, or anything else you’d like. Keep in mind, if you add too many mix-ins, the balls may not stick together as well.
- Because different brands of peanut butter are not created equally, you may need a little more honey or peanut butter to get the ingredients to stick together (just depends on the moisture level in your peanut butter).
- I find it helpful when forming the balls to rub a smidge of butter on my hands.
- You can freeze these for up to 3 months in an air tight container. Simply pull what you plan on eating out the night before to allow them to thaw.