Easy Energy Balls
- PREP 20min
- TOTAL 20min
These no-bake energy balls are quick, call for simple ingredients, and are one of my go-to homemade energy bites! Use our recipe below as a guide. Many of the ingredients can be substituted (for example, quick oats for rolled oats or flaxseed meal for chia seeds). You can also add some extra ingredients based on your needs. Protein powder, for example, is a nice addition (I’d use 1 to 2 scoops).
You Will Need
1 cup rolled oats or substitute quick oats (115 g)
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal, chia seeds, or hemp seeds (18 g)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ cup peanut butter, other nut butter, or sunflower seed butter (135 g)
⅓ cup honey or pure maple syrup (112 g)
¼ cup mini chocolate chips or substitute dried nuts and fruit (45 g)
Directions
1Make the oat mixture: In a large bowl, stir the oats, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt until well combined. Mix in the peanut butter, honey, and chocolate chips. The mixture will be a bit tricky to stir at first, but by pressing the nut butter and honey into the other ingredients, it will get there. If the mixture seems too dry and crumbly, add a bit more nut butter or honey. If the mixture seems too wet, sprinkle in some more oats.
2Chill: To make the balls easier to roll, refrigerate the mixture for 20 to 30 minutes.
3Roll the balls: Use a medium cookie scoop (or 1 ½ tablespoon measure) to portion each ball, and then roll between your hands until smooth. If your hands get too sticky, dip them into a bowl of water to dampen them.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Energy balls can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or frozen (wrapped well) for up to 3 months.
- Homemade nut butter: See our recipes for homemade peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter.
- Gluten-free: Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats and ingredients.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. Chocolate chips were included in the calculation.