Description
No-Bake Oatmeal Energy Balls are a quick, healthy snack made with oats, peanut butter, chia seeds, and natural sweetener. Perfect for meal prepping, lunchbox treats, or a post-workout energy boost, these customizable bites come together in just 5 minutes with no baking required.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup rolled oats or quick oats
- ½ cup peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter alternative)
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- ⅛ tsp salt
- Optional: Handful of mini chocolate chips or raisins
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine rolled oats, chia seeds, salt, and optional chocolate chips or raisins.
- If peanut butter is firm, warm slightly until soft. Add peanut butter and maple syrup (or honey/agave) to dry ingredients and stir until well combined and sticky.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of mixture and roll into bite-sized balls. If too sticky, refrigerate mixture for 10 minutes before rolling.
- Store energy balls in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, refrigerated for 3 weeks, or frozen for up to 4 months.
Notes
Use creamy nut butter for better binding. Adjust sweetness as desired. Chill the mixture if too soft for easier rolling. Customize with your favorite mix-ins like cranberries, chopped nuts, or coconut. For a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 energy ball
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: energy balls, no-bake snacks, oatmeal bites, healthy snack, meal prep, peanut butter snacks