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These easy Energy Balls are made with 7 ingredients including peanut butter, oats, and coconut. These tasty treats are perfect for your sweetest cravings or anytime you need a healthful snack.
Megganโs notes
When my kids are hungry, there are two things they always ask for: Candy and cookies.
Out of sheer desperation that my children not grow up on Skittles and M&Mโs, I started making Energy Balls. These are great because they look a little bit like both candy and cookies, but they contain some actual ingredients I can feel good about.
For everyone else who just wants a sweet treat or a quick snack that doesnโt send you into a sugar crash, these are easy to make and keep on hand (I store mine in the freezer indefinitely).
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Recipe ingredients
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Ingredient notes
- Oats: Look for flat or rolled outs, not quick-cooking, and avoid steel-cut oats.
- Coconut: Both sweetened and unsweetened work fine, but I always choose unsweetened for the texture and reduced sugar. Toast the coconut if desired.
- Flaxseed: Buy ground flax meal or grind whole flax seeds in a spice grinder.
Step-by-step instructions
- In a medium bowl, add oats, coconut flakes, flaxseed, chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey and vanilla.
- Stir to combine. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
- Roll into 20 evenly-sized balls.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: This recipe makes about 20 Energy Balls, more or less depending on exactly what size you roll them.
- Storage: Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Arrange balls in a single layer on a plate or baking sheet. Freeze until firm, at least 30 minutes. Transfer to a freezer-safe bag and store up to 2 months in the freezer. I usually pull one out a couple of minutes before I want to eat it. After a few minutes at room temperature, itโs easy to eat (and perfect on a hot day!)
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Energy Balls
Ingredientsย
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes toasted if desired
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or mini M&M candies
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructionsย
- In a medium bowl, add oats, coconut flakes, flaxseed, chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey and vanilla and stir to combine. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
- Roll into 20 evenly-sized balls. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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Notes
- Oats: Look for flat or rolled outs, not quick-cooking, and avoid steel-cut oats.
- Coconut: Both sweetened and unsweetened work fine, but I always choose unsweetened for the texture and reduced sugar.
- Flaxseed: Buy ground flax meal or grind whole flax seeds in a spice grinder.
- Yield: This recipe makes about 20 Energy Balls, more or less depending on exactly what size you roll them.
- Storage: Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Can these energy balls be frozen?
Hi Charlotte, Yes! To freeze, arrange balls in a single layer on a plate or baking sheet. Freeze until firm, at least 30 minutes. Transfer to a freezer-safe bag and store up to 2 months in the freezer. I usually pull one out a couple of minutes before I want to eat it. After a few minutes at room temperature, itโs easy to eat. Enjoy! โ Meggan
These are easy to make and so delicious! I like these as a satisfying dessert as well as a snack.
Glad you enjoyed them, Doreen! โ Meggan
My family loves them.
Love these! Absolutely delicious!
Hi Lonnie, youโre so welcome! โ Meggan
Made these this week for meal prep and they were great! Thank you!
Hi Lentineets, Iโm so glad you loved them! โ Meggan
This sounds like a delicious energy bites recipe! If youโre short on time, you might want to try out Nomz Energy Bites (disclaimer: its my sisterโs company). They come in 4 delicious, healthy flavours (coconut, pistachio, hazelnut, almond) and people really love the taste! http://nomz.com
These are also really awesome for us because we are constantly on the go! So easy to make a batch and have them ready for a quick snack or energy pump any time!