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
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
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
YUM! I omitted the coconut (would be great in there, but mine was old), added a scoop of vanilla protein powder, and added a little more peanut butter and honey (it seemed dry to me). Satisfied the cookie dough craving I’ve been dealing with!!
I made these yesterday and served today for a group of friends. They loved them. I am one who can never seem to follow a recipe…so here is how I adapted the recipe.
I used almond butter instead of peanut butter. I wanted a more flat, crunchy granola so I patted the mixture on a lipped round pizza tray lined with foil and lightly sprayed with canola oil. I baked the granola at 325 for about 15-20 minutes. I let it sit in the over with the door open for about 5 minutes more, then cooled completely. I broke into chunks. I will definitely be making this again–with a few adaptions I’m sure:)
I made these the other day and they were so yummy. I could not stop eating them. Only problem I had was that they were not sticky enough to make some of the balls stay together, can you add extra peanut butter or honey to help? If so, how much should you add?
I must thank you for sharing this recipe with us :) My daughter needs a high fibre diet and finding sweet snack and desserts that fit in her diet is hard. But I’ve made these 4 times now, always varying the recipe a little bit to fit what I have (or don’t have) on hand and they are always A-mazing!! I’ve added ground flax seeds, crushed high fibre cereal, puffed rice cereal, and even substituted the chocolate chips for mini-m&m’s (my 4 year old daughter was trilled!) I always make a double batch, but they are still gobbled up quickly! I’m going to try another commenters tip and freeze some for an up-coming 18h car trip. Thank you so much again, for sharing. I’ve shared it on Pinterest with credit to you, and linking back to your blog :)
These are some of my favorite ‘cookies’ to make! i do change them up a bit from the recipe but they never last long in my house. thanks for sharing so many great recipes – i look forward to trying more
These are some of my favorite ‘cookies’ to make! i do change them up a bit from the recipe but they never last long in my house. thanks for sharing so many great recipes – i look forward to trying more
Oh my! So good. I just made them and of course I had to taste it before I put it in the fridge. I had to use a little self-control so I didn’t just eat it all right away. haha I can’t wait to try the finished product!! I didn’t have coconut or chia seeds, but I did put in rice krispies. I let my 3-year-old sample it too and he loved it.
Hi, these bites are delicious. Do you by chance have the nutritional guide? I am diabetic and am enjoying them, but don’t know how much insulin to take.
Thank you,
Reyna posted this lower down in the comments, I hope it helps :)
https://www.caloriecount.about.com
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 28 g 1 ball (based on 20 balls per recipe)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.0g
Saturated Fat 2.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg
Sodium 35mg1%
Total Carbohydrates 11.8g
Dietary Fiber 2.8g
Sugars 7.6g
Protein 3.8g
Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 3% • Iron 6%
Nutrition Grade C-
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Nutrition facts, from Myfitnesspal.com, using all ingredients listed (including optional chocolate chips and chia seeds), yielding 20 balls:
Calories: 128, Carbs: 14 g, Fat: 8 g, Protein: 3 g, Sodium: 31 mg
Yum! I just finished making these and they turned out great. I added a little coconut milk and oil and the brown rice puffs. so tasty!!
thanks :D
What’s the nutritional value? How many carbs?