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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.
I love these! I do suggest however that you incorporate the refrigerator time in the total recipe time at the top of the recipe section. It was very misleading the first time I made them. I made them expecting to go from start to finish in 20 minutes, but didn’t realize until I began the recipe that we needed to be refrigerated for at least an hour. I ended up not being able to use them for the intended event.
I have been making these for 2 years now and they are AMAZING. You can add in chocolate protein powder or take away anything you don’t like and they still come out perfect every single time !!! I’ve tried many different recipes for protein balls but this one turns out the best and is the one I have stuck to! 🙂
My daughter and I love these. Omitting the coconut and lessening the honey, plus I use Bake Believe semisweet chocolate no sugar added baking chips.. We have used them for a snack or sometimes a quick grab for breakfast when running late. They are delicious 😋!
There are recipe analyzers free online: if divided into 20 balls, 1 ball is around 108 calories and 2g protein. Tasty snack, but not terribly high protein. It’s easier than making cookies for a kid treat, with some healthy fiber added in.
Yummy! 😋 I’ve been on a mission to get our family eating more whole foods. I am also gf and we’re all lactose free. My SO has a sugar addiction and loves his protien bars. He LOVES these so much he will have these instead now! I tweaked it a little bit. I use Bob Mills protien oats, swapped the honey for pure maple syrup and the chocolate chips for cocoa nibs.
These are delicious. I cannot stop eating these. I didn’t have coconut and everything still turned out so yummy. Also subbed honey for date syrup and it worked great too
I love these, and found that slightly wetting my fingertips makes them stick together better, although next time I’ll try what a previous commenter suggested add a tsp of coconut oil. I’d love, as others have asked, to get the nutritional information, as I count my macros. I’ll give it 5 stars if we can get that info!
We’ve made these for years and I’ve never left a review. We change them up with different add-ins, and it’s so fun. All 3 of my kids love them. They are an affordable alternative to packaged bars, and I can use organic ingredients/substitutions that I feel good about. This year, my 8 year old started making them by himself.
I’ve been making this recipe for years and my whole family enjoys it. I like them less sweet; they are still great with a little less honey! Tasty with or without chocolate chips. I find it a little easier to combine the ingredients if I stir together the pb, honey and vanilla first, then mix in the dry ingredients. Thank you for the recipe!
Where can I find the nutritional information per ball? My grandson has type 1diabetes and need to know the carb count to know how much insulin to treat him before eats one.
Thanks
Where is fat carbs etc amount? Calories too? Please.
Jacqueline Lemaire —
I’ve made this recipe 4 times now with my kids. My eight year old asked me to write a review 😆 The recipe is super easy, quick, and delicious. Everyone absolutely loves it and I feel good about my kids eating it.
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!
BBell —
I put my coconut in the air fryer to toast for a minute or 2 and add it in last still warm. This helps to mix everything a bit better and melts the chocolate chips a bit.
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.
Marissa —
It always works well for me. You’ve possibly done something wrong if they’re crumbly.
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.
LOVE! Family Favorite ❤️
I love these! I do suggest however that you incorporate the refrigerator time in the total recipe time at the top of the recipe section. It was very misleading the first time I made them. I made them expecting to go from start to finish in 20 minutes, but didn’t realize until I began the recipe that we needed to be refrigerated for at least an hour. I ended up not being able to use them for the intended event.
All my kids loved it! I omitted the chocolate chips and some kids rolled their balls into extra coconut.
I have been making these for 2 years now and they are AMAZING. You can add in chocolate protein powder or take away anything you don’t like and they still come out perfect every single time !!! I’ve tried many different recipes for protein balls but this one turns out the best and is the one I have stuck to! 🙂
My daughter and I love these. Omitting the coconut and lessening the honey, plus I use Bake Believe semisweet chocolate no sugar added baking chips.. We have used them for a snack or sometimes a quick grab for breakfast when running late. They are delicious 😋!
This is a go to breakfast prep for the kids. I blend half the oats to a flour plus add protein powder
I just made a 1/2 batch and I regret not making a full one! They are so freakin tasty!
Can you share the nutritional content of this recipe please. Thank you
How many calories would a single 1-inch ball be for this recipe?
There are recipe analyzers free online: if divided into 20 balls, 1 ball is around 108 calories and 2g protein. Tasty snack, but not terribly high protein. It’s easier than making cookies for a kid treat, with some healthy fiber added in.
I put these in a square pan, push them flat and then cut them into 16 pieces once cold. Perfect healthy treat!
Do you think i could use quick oats?
Yummy! 😋 I’ve been on a mission to get our family eating more whole foods. I am also gf and we’re all lactose free. My SO has a sugar addiction and loves his protien bars. He LOVES these so much he will have these instead now! I tweaked it a little bit. I use Bob Mills protien oats, swapped the honey for pure maple syrup and the chocolate chips for cocoa nibs.
Perfect, except i did miss my serving 😍🥰👍
These are delicious. I cannot stop eating these. I didn’t have coconut and everything still turned out so yummy. Also subbed honey for date syrup and it worked great too
I love these, and found that slightly wetting my fingertips makes them stick together better, although next time I’ll try what a previous commenter suggested add a tsp of coconut oil. I’d love, as others have asked, to get the nutritional information, as I count my macros. I’ll give it 5 stars if we can get that info!
Has anyone tried adding a scoop of protein powder?
I don’t want to give my young toddler honey until he’s a little older. What would you suggest I sub in for the honey?
Is there a way to turn these into a granola bar? Would they hold up in shape?
We’ve made these for years and I’ve never left a review. We change them up with different add-ins, and it’s so fun. All 3 of my kids love them. They are an affordable alternative to packaged bars, and I can use organic ingredients/substitutions that I feel good about. This year, my 8 year old started making them by himself.
I make these ALL. THE. TIME.
So fast. I know exactly what’s in my food. And they are always a crowd pleaser!
Hi! Don’t know the nutrition facts for these? Thanks!
Easy! Delicious! Everyone in the family loves them!
need the nutrition facts!!!
I’ve been making this recipe for years and my whole family enjoys it. I like them less sweet; they are still great with a little less honey! Tasty with or without chocolate chips. I find it a little easier to combine the ingredients if I stir together the pb, honey and vanilla first, then mix in the dry ingredients. Thank you for the recipe!
Where can I find the nutritional information per ball? My grandson has type 1diabetes and need to know the carb count to know how much insulin to treat him before eats one.
Thanks
These are so good! I added a scoop of protein powder to mine. I count macros so if anyone has the protein, carbs, and fat info that would be great.
Loved these! Super easy to make. If we don’t want to add honey, what else can we add to bind?
A good substitute for honey would probably be agave.
Many recipes call for syrup as an alternative to honey
Is there nutritional value somewhere? I don’t see it. Thanks
Where is fat carbs etc amount? Calories too? Please.
I’ve made this recipe 4 times now with my kids. My eight year old asked me to write a review 😆 The recipe is super easy, quick, and delicious. Everyone absolutely loves it and I feel good about my kids eating it.
What are the measurements for each ingredient?
What’s the nutritional information?
Roughly:
138 Calories
3g protein
11g carbs
8g fats
For 20 balls
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!
I put my coconut in the air fryer to toast for a minute or 2 and add it in last still warm. This helps to mix everything a bit better and melts the chocolate chips a bit.
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.
It always works well for me. You’ve possibly done something wrong if they’re crumbly.
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?
Nutritional information per serving please
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
Great idea!!!
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.
My kids say a bit too much peanut butter and too sweet. So I would lower the honey and PB next time… but the ingredients are all great!