Ten years ago, my sister-in-law, Becky, started to eat more healthily and lose weight. However, she did not want to give up having a treat to eat. So she started making these protein balls, keeping them in the freezer, and eating one every night after dinner for her treat. Still to this day, they are almost always in her freezer. She uses a large food processor to mix up all the ingredients. My food processor is not as big, so I blend the oats first to break them down, and then mix everything in a large bowl. You don’t have to break down the oats, but I just like the texture better.
Not only do kids love them, but they’re perfect for on-the-go snacks, between meals, before and after workouts, and just because you need a treat. Give these energy bites a try. They’re made with simple pantry ingredients you probably have on hand.
More Healthy Snacks
- The Absolute Best Homemade Granola
- Black Bean Avocado Salsa
- Healthy Banana Snack Cake
- No-Bake Peanut Butter Energy Bites
- Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt
- Healthy Trail Mix with Oatmeal Squares Cereal
Step-by-Step Photos for How to Make No-Bake Cookie Energy Bites
Tips for How to Make No-Bake Cookie Energy Bites
- Make sure to melt the coconut oil.
- Pour the melted coconut oil directly onto the cocoa powder. The heat will activate the cocoa powder and give the bites a deeper chocolate flavor.
- Mix all the ingredients in a large food processor.
- I like creamy peanut butter, but you can use chunky peanut butter or almond butter–use whatever is your preference.
- If you want them to be higher in protein, you can add chocolate or vanilla protein powder or collagen powder.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out the mixture and use your hands to roll it into a ball.
- Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper to keep them from sticking.
- After they have been frozen individually on a cookie sheet, place them in a Ziploc freezer bag to store in the freezer.
Chef’s Tools:
- 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- 1 cup flax seed meal
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted
- Blend the oatmeal in a food processor until the oats have broken down. (See step-by-step photos.)
- Add the blended oatmeal, flax seed meal, cocoa powder, salt, honey, vanilla extract, and peanut butter in a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the coconut oil.
- Pour the melted coconut oil directly over the cocoa powder in the bowl. (The melted coconut activates the cocoa powder and gives it a deeper flavor.)
- Next, mix thoroughly all the ingredients together.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out the mixture, and then use your hands to roll it into a ball.
- Place the rolled energy bites on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, making sure they do not touch.
- Once all the energy bites have been formed, place them in the freezer. When they have completely frozen, transfer the energy bites to a Ziploc freezer bag and store them in the freezer.
- Enjoy!
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These are so yummy. I just finished rolling mine into balls and getting ready to put them in the freezer.
Thanks, Leslie! So glad you like them.