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This No-Bake Energy Bites recipe is easy to make, full of feel-good ingredients, and irresistibly delicious!
Friends, have you tried this no bake energy bites recipe? ♡
It’s one of my all-time favorite recipes here on the blog, and one that I’ve personally made about a zillion times since I first published it here eight years ago.
I love these little energy bites because they are easy to make with simply pantry ingredients that I almost always have on hand. They are super easy to mix up and roll into cute little energy balls. (Or if you would like to save time, you can press the mixture into a parchment-covered baking dish, and then cut them into energy bars.) They are the perfect make-ahead recipe to keep on hand for healthy snacking or breakfasts. And most importantly, they are just irresistibly good.
Over the years, thousands of our readers have made and loved this classic energy bites recipe too. So I wholeheartedly recommend giving it a try!
No Bake Energy Bites Recipe | 1-Minute Video
No Bake Energy Bites Ingredients:
To make this no bake energy bites recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
Old-fashioned oats: Also called rolled oats — these will serve as the base ingredient for our energy bites.
Shredded coconut: Which I highly recommend toasting — either briefly in the oven or in a sauté pan — before adding to the energy bites. (Just be sure that the coconut has cooled before adding in the chocolate chips or the chocolate may melt.) Feel free to use either sweetened or unsweetened shredded coconut.
Creamy peanut butter: I have used both traditional creamy peanut butter and natural creamy peanut butter in this recipe, and both work!
Ground flaxseed: To add some extra protein, fiber and omega-3s to our energy bites.
Semisweet chocolate chips: I photographed this recipe with standard-sized semisweet chips, but mini semisweet chips mix in easier.
Honey: To add some natural sweetness and also help to bind the energy balls together.
Chia seeds (optional): Feel free to skip the chia seeds if you do not have any on hand. But I love adding in a tablespoon or so when I do!
How To Make Energy Balls:
To make these energy bites, simply…
Stir everything together. Stir all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
Chill. Cover the mixing bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or until the mixture is chilled.*
Roll into balls. Roll into mixture into 1-inch balls.
Serve. Then enjoy immediately! Or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
If you have trouble getting the energy balls to hold together, I recommend adding in more peanut butter to make the mixture a bit more sticky. Or if you would rather, you can also just press the mixture into a square baking dish to make flat energy bars instead of round energy balls.
Possible Energy Bites Variations:
There are all sorts of ways that you can customize this energy bites recipe, so feel free to get creative! For example, you are welcome to…
Make energy bars: Press the mixture firmly into a parchment-lined 8×8-inch baking pan, chill, and then slice into energy bars (instead of rolling the mixture into energy balls).
Use a different nut or seed butter: Use almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, or any other nut/seed butters that you prefer in place of peanut butter.
Omit the coconut: I’ve heard from many of you over the years who don’t love coconut. If that’s the case, no prob, just omit the coconut and add in an extra shake of oats instead.
Add spices: If you would like to give these energy bites some extra flavor, feel free to add in a few pinches of ground cinnamon or some pumpkin pie spice.
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Stir everything together. Stir all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
Chill. Cover the mixing bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or until the mixture is chilled. (This will help the mixture stick together more easily.)
Roll into balls. Roll into mixture into 1-inch balls.
Serve. Then enjoy immediately! Or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Prep Time: The prep time listed does not include time for the mixture to chill. To speed up the chilling, I recommend spreading the mixture out on a small baking sheet and popping it in the freezer for 20-30 minutes until the mixture is cool.
Mine didn’t bind well possibly because my honey is crystallized! I added another tablespoon of peanut butter and a drizzle of maple syrup. Using gloves I was able to form them better. Oh I also added salt to bring out all the flavors, great recipe! I will make on repeat now, thank you!
I substituted almond butter for the peanut butter and increased it by one Tablespoon, which helped hold the mixture together. I also used maple syrup instead of honey, and added 1/4 C powdered milk, 1/3 C raw unsalted pumpkin seeds….along with the rest of the ingredients listed in the recipe. They are very tasty and chewy. A perfect and filling snack for after a workout, or as a high protein, high fiber snack for kids!
Crumbly af. Impossible to form into balls. I even did extra peanut butter and added some coconut oil in hopes that would help. this recipe is in serious need of some tweaking.
They taste good but they are really sticky!
Plusses
1. No energy used but your own.
2. Easy and quick to clean up.
3. Healthy ingredients (GF w/ gf oats)
Minus
1. VERY STICKY
These are so good! My teens and hubby and I all love them. Little trick to get them to stick together without fridge time is to throw the oats in the food processor and grind them up. It acts like more of a flour and there is zero problems rolling them
Yummy little balls of goodness! I used a mix of hemp seed chia seed and flax seed and then rolled them in a little extra of the seed mix when they were done to take away the stickiness. These are so delicious and pretty easy to make! You can customize the recipe to your liking and add dried fruits, nuts, you can even dip them in chocolate if you want to get crazy.
Where is fat carbs etc amount? Calories too? Please.
What’s the nutritional information?
Delicious! I added 1/4 cup of dried cranberries and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Me and hubby loved them. Thanks for the recipe.
When I put the ingredients in a nutritional facts calculator, I got the following macros: 94 Calories 2g Protein 6g Total Fat 8g Carbs
Thank you so much for sharing this. 🙂 Is that per energy ball?
Mine didn’t bind well possibly because my honey is crystallized! I added another tablespoon of peanut butter and a drizzle of maple syrup. Using gloves I was able to form them better. Oh I also added salt to bring out all the flavors, great recipe! I will make on repeat now, thank you!
I substituted almond butter for the peanut butter and increased it by one Tablespoon, which helped hold the mixture together. I also used maple syrup instead of honey, and added 1/4 C powdered milk, 1/3 C raw unsalted pumpkin seeds….along with the rest of the ingredients listed in the recipe. They are very tasty and chewy. A perfect and filling snack for after a workout, or as a high protein, high fiber snack for kids!
What is the nutritional information?
I love making these and they really do help with energy. I like to split the honey half and half with black strap molasses for extra Iron.
This is my “go to” when I need a pick me up or a snack. Love. Love. Love this recipe! Thank you for sharing!😊
Crumbly af. Impossible to form into balls. I even did extra peanut butter and added some coconut oil in hopes that would help. this recipe is in serious need of some tweaking.
Does anyone know how many calories and grams of protein per energy bite?
Do I need to refrigerate these considering that none of the ingredients are refrigerated to begin with?
If I freeze overnight will they thaw and be good to eat by 1pm?
Love ❤️ it!!
They taste good but they are really sticky!
Plusses
1. No energy used but your own.
2. Easy and quick to clean up.
3. Healthy ingredients (GF w/ gf oats)
Minus
1. VERY STICKY
These are so good! My teens and hubby and I all love them. Little trick to get them to stick together without fridge time is to throw the oats in the food processor and grind them up. It acts like more of a flour and there is zero problems rolling them
Yummy little balls of goodness! I used a mix of hemp seed chia seed and flax seed and then rolled them in a little extra of the seed mix when they were done to take away the stickiness. These are so delicious and pretty easy to make! You can customize the recipe to your liking and add dried fruits, nuts, you can even dip them in chocolate if you want to get crazy.
What are the calories per energy ball?
Delicious and so easy to make that I let my 8-year-old make it.
So good and easy to make. I keep them in my fridge and grab one when I need a little something sweet.