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No Bake Energy Bites

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This easy No Bake Energy Bites recipe is a healthy snack that is ready in just 15 minutes. You can even customize them to fit your taste!

No Bake Energy Bites Recipe

These No Bake Energy Bites became my go-to snack when I was pregnant with our second child.

They were the perfect thing to eat when I was craving something sweet because they satisfied me and yet were still relatively healthy.  Definitely better than the Oreos or ice cream that I often felt like eating!

And now my kids love snacking on them too!

Thankfully, they’re super easy to mix up.  And you can even freeze them.  I like to save time by making a double batch and then freezing half of them.  It’s such a great way to make sure we always have a healthy snack in the house!

No Bake Energy Bites Recipe

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5 from 2 votes

No Bake Energy Bites

This easy, healthy snack is ready in just 15 minutes. You can even customize it to fit your taste!
Prep Time15 mins
Total Time15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup peanut butter + more for desired consistency
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups oatmeal (we prefer the texture that rolled oats give (we prefer the texture of rolled oats)
  • 1/2 cup of one of the following: wheat germ, coconut, flax seed, sesame seeds, or more oatmeal
  • 1/2 to 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Combine peanut butter, honey and vanilla; add remaining ingredients.
  • Add more peanut butter if needed to get a good consistency.
  • Refrigerate for 30 min. then roll into bite-sized balls.
  • Keep refrigerated.  Can also be stored in freezer.

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  1. stacey diaz says

    January 20, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    Hello, ThriftyFrugalMom! So I just came across this recipe via Pintrest, and after taking a gander at your site I can tell this is definitely for me! My hubby and I are starting our family come March, and this will be a great source of information- thanks!
    Okie, back to the recipe! I am probably the only person on the planet that dislikes peanut butter…big time. What would you suggest using to replace of peanut butter? These little bites would be perfect for my busy day!

    Thanks again!

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      January 20, 2015 at 10:19 PM

      Hi Stacey! So glad you found Thrifty Frugal Mom helpful and hope that I’ll be seeing more of you. 🙂

      And no, you aren’t the only person that I know of that doesn’t like peanut butter. I have a sister-in-law who won’t touch it either. Hard for me to imagine, but hey, I have my foods that I don’t like either (like bananas!). I’ve been thinking all afternoon about what you could possibly use as a substitute for peanut butter. Since it kind of is the “binding agent” for the recipe, you’d have to use something that was similar in consistency. The only 2 things that I could think of that might possibly work were Nutella and cream cheese. I’m not a Nutella fan, and to me it seems like using just that might be too much of that flavor. But if you are adventurous, you could play around with that and or add in either softened/whipped regular or flavored cream cheese. It would totally change the taste, but who knows, it might be amazing! 🙂

      Reply
      • Mollymac22 says

        July 9, 2016 at 10:57 AM

        There are quite a few variations of peanut butter th at might be good too, for example, sunflower butter, cashew butter, almond butter…etc. they do look like p
        Peanut butter but taste very different.. just a thought! 🙂

        Molly

        Reply
        • ThriftyFrugalMom says

          July 9, 2016 at 8:37 PM

          That’s a great idea, Molly! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

          Reply
    • Elaine says

      March 9, 2015 at 6:36 PM

      Almond butter, hazelnut butter, sunflower seed butter…any nut butters would probably work.

      Reply
    • Jen says

      June 22, 2015 at 8:14 PM

      What about almond butter instead? My daughter doesn’t like peanut butter that much so I do half and half for her. Also maybe cashew butter.

      Reply
      • ThriftyFrugalMom says

        June 22, 2015 at 8:45 PM

        Oh, that should totally work, Jen! I would think that any nut butter would be okay. It may take a bit more or less depending on the consistency of the nut butter, but I can’t imagine it would vary that much.

        Reply
  2. JK Wardell says

    May 1, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    Love how simple this is. For the kids I may add a scoop of pediasure powder (we tend to have picky eaters sometimes so they would get a protein high+ other essentials lol) and my own batch see how putting some protein powder in it would turn out.

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      May 1, 2015 at 5:26 PM

      Oh, that’s a great idea! Never would have thought of it but I can’t imagine that it would work well.

      Reply
  3. Meaghan says

    May 4, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    Oh I love a simple recipe. I saw your link on the Mom 2 Mom Monday Link-up.

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:43 AM

      You and me both, Meaghan!

      Reply
  4. Rebekah Baker says

    May 4, 2015 at 11:33 PM

    This recipe sounds so delicious!!! I’m hoping to try to in the next several days. They look very healthy as well.

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      May 5, 2015 at 7:31 AM

      I think you all will enjoy it, Rebekah! And the neat thing is, it’s the type of recipe that you can tweak to fit your preferences and taste pretty easily.

      Reply
  5. Kelli {A Deeper Joy} says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    Yum! These sound delicious!

    Reply
  6. Rebekah says

    May 7, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    This looks like a wonderful recipe! Pinning to my Pinterest board! 🙂

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      May 7, 2015 at 10:14 PM

      Thanks, Rebekah!

      Reply
  7. Tiffany | A Touch of Grace says

    May 10, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    We love no bake energy bites! They are so good! I’ll have to add cinnamon to my recipe!

    Reply
  8. Kristina says

    May 10, 2015 at 8:40 PM

    These sound so good and easy to make, I’ll have to try them!

    Reply
  9. Amanda says

    May 12, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    these look so great!! need to try these, i think my kids would gobble these up!

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      May 12, 2015 at 8:17 PM

      Yes, my kids love them and they’re such a fun kid snack- I’m sure you little ones would love them!

      Reply
  10. Pamela says

    July 16, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    I love these for my afternoon slump. I make them with raisins and sometimes pecans. My recipe doesn’t have vanilla and I can’t wait to try that addition.

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      July 17, 2015 at 11:55 AM

      Pecans would be a yummy addition! And I think you’ll like the extra flavor the vanilla gives. In my opinion it kind of makes all the other flavors pop a bit more.

      Reply
  11. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

    July 17, 2015 at 8:12 PM

    I love energy bites, and your recipe is just a bit different, thanks for sharing it!!! Have a great week.

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      July 20, 2015 at 9:38 AM

      They’re such an easy treat, aren’t they?

      Reply
  12. Lucinda Nutting says

    November 18, 2015 at 4:36 PM

    These look so good and simple!! Plus I already have everything on hand. Thanks for the post! 🙂

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      November 18, 2015 at 9:51 PM

      Yay, hope you can make them. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jaze says

    August 18, 2017 at 6:30 PM

    I just made these (so easy!) for my daughter who has been having digestive issues and had lost some weight. Her doctor recommended more fiber and of course more calories. These are perfect! Thank you thank you thank you!

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    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      August 21, 2017 at 10:25 PM

      You are so, so welcome, Jaze! So glad to hear that these were a help! And hope your daughter is back to excellent health again soon!

      Reply
  14. Rachel says

    January 21, 2018 at 6:45 PM

    In place of the wheat germ, flax seeds, etc., do you think chia seeds would work?

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom says

      January 21, 2018 at 11:43 PM

      I think so! I haven’t used chia seeds just a lot, but from what I think they would work as a substitute. The only possible issue that I can think of is that the moisture from the peanut butter and honey might cause them to “soften” and become gelatinous, but I really don’t think it would be enough moisture to make it a huge issue.

      Reply

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