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!
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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.
- Vanilla extract: For a touch of extra flavor.
- 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.
More Healthy Snack Recipes:
Looking for more healthy snack inspiration? Here are a few of my favorite snack recipes!
- Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites
- Seed Cycling Energy Bites
- Easy Refrigerator Pickles
- Nooch Popcorn
- Beef Jerky
- Sea Salt and Vinegar Kale Chips
No Bake Energy Bites
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 20-25 energy bites 1x
Description
This No-Bake Energy Bites recipe is easy to make, full of feel-good ingredients, and irresistibly delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup toasted shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or vegan chocolate chips)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
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.
Source: Recipe slightly adapted from Smashed Peas & Carrots.
I inputted this into My Fitness Pal and this is what they came back with for nutritional values. It’s the recipe as written except I do 1/4 Cup Almond butter and 1/4 Cup Peanut Butter. I also use Dark Chocolate chips
Nutrition Facts
Servings 22.0
Amount Per Serving calories 125
Total Fat 8 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5 mg
Potassium 73 mg
Total Carbohydrate 12 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 6 g
Protein 3 g
Just wanted to say thank you so much for this recipe!!! I have been using it for years and have told so many people about it, and everyone always loves the bites.
Absolutely delicious! The nutrition info wasnt available so after inputting the ingredients in myfitnesspal it gave me a rough estimate of (for one serving of a 1 inch ball): 132 calories, 14g carbs, 7.9g fat, 10.5g sugar, and 2.6g protein per serving (unsure how accurate that is, but it’s better than nothing!)
Type two diabetic safe or at least these balls are for my husband. These balls do not spike his glucose levels I follow the directions exactly like they are written. I use Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips. The only thing I do differently is I put the warm toasted coconut flakes on top of all the other ingredients I find that makes the balls come together easier with a baller. I get 24 – 26 1 inch balls. I also refrigerate them after I make them. They are delicious.
I make these every week now and have to keep them in the freezer so that we don’t eat them all at once.
I’ve made some major tweaks to account for my taste, and I like them so much more this way:
1. Toast the coconut – 5 minutes on 350
2. Use high-quality almond butter — goes so much better with the coconut.
3. Add a little coconut oil, melted — this accounts for the fact that the almond butter is drier than peanut butter
4. Skip the chia and the vanilla extract (I really didn’t like the vanilla in this recipe).
5. I use bittersweet or dark chocolate chips
6. I use maple syrup instead of honey
Super easy to make and very delicious!
Excellent … my grand daughters love them
I’m sorry I haven’t reviewed this sooner because I’ve been making these for years! This recipe saved my sanity during my postpartum time with my firstborn when I didn’t have the energy to cook, clean, or do anything except care for the baby and adjust to life. I made these all the time and had something to quickly eat if I didn’t have time for anything else. Now two kids later, I still make these for everybody in the family to enjoy. We absolutely love this recipe! They are so healthy and don’t taste like a “health” food which we all love. If you have a friend who is recently postpartum, these are the perfect treat to drop off!!
Thank you for sharing. I have been making these for years. I started doubling the batch and pressed into a pan and cut bars vs rolling them (less time and messy). Our favourite variety is the with sunflower seed butter, coconut and mini chocolate chips. They were school friendly & delicious.
These are so yummy, made them in the past and kind of forgot about them. Just remade them and omg they are still so good! Super easy to throw together and can be customized with add ins. Great recipe!
Here’s the **approximate protein content** for each ingredient in the recipe (for the **entire batch**):
| Ingredient | Amount | Protein (g) |
| —————————— | ——- | ———– |
| Old-fashioned oats | 1 cup | 10 |
| Toasted shredded coconut | 2/3 cup | 4 |
| Creamy peanut butter | 1/2 cup | 16 |
| Ground flaxseed | 1/2 cup | 9 |
| Semisweet chocolate chips | 1/2 cup | 2 |
| Honey | 1/3 cup | 0 |
| Chia seeds (optional) | 1 tbsp | 2 |
| Vanilla extract | 1 tsp | 0 |
| **Total (without chia seeds)** | | **41 g** |
| **Total (with chia seeds)** | | **43 g** |
### Per Serving:
If you divide this into **12 energy bites**, each would have roughly:
* **3.4–3.6 g protein per bite**
Let me know if you’d like a breakdown per ingredient brand or if you’re dividing the batch differently.
Thank you for breaking the macros down. I get about 18 and freeze them! My ? Is ( I’m bad at math) I have 3 small-medium, what is the total macros for my fitness pal? Thank you I also use pb2 & 1TBS of regular peanut butter