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!
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!
I love how easy they are to mix up and the fact that you can customize them to fit your taste is just fun. There really is no excuse not to make them. Unless you are like my sister-in-law and don’t like peanut butter or something. Otherwise, go and mix these little babies up and be ready for that next sweet tooth attack!
No Bake Energy Bites Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 c. peanut butter (+ more for desired consistency)
1/3 c. honey
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. oatmeal (we prefer the texture that rolled oats give)
1/2 c. 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 c. mini chocolate chips
Instructions:
1. Combine peanut butter, honey and vanilla; add remaining ingredients.
2. Add more peanut butter if needed to get a good consistency.
3. Refrigerate for 30 min. then roll into bite-sized balls.
4. Keep refrigerated. Can also be stored in freezer.
stacey diaz says
January 20, 2015 at 11:36 AMHello, 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!
ThriftyFrugalMom says
January 20, 2015 at 10:19 PMHi 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! 🙂
Mollymac22 says
July 9, 2016 at 10:57 AMThere 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
ThriftyFrugalMom says
July 9, 2016 at 8:37 PMThat’s a great idea, Molly! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Elaine says
March 9, 2015 at 6:36 PMAlmond butter, hazelnut butter, sunflower seed butter…any nut butters would probably work.
Jen says
June 22, 2015 at 8:14 PMWhat 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.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
June 22, 2015 at 8:45 PMOh, 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.
JK Wardell says
May 1, 2015 at 1:06 PMLove 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.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
May 1, 2015 at 5:26 PMOh, that’s a great idea! Never would have thought of it but I can’t imagine that it would work well.
Meaghan says
May 4, 2015 at 8:10 AMOh I love a simple recipe. I saw your link on the Mom 2 Mom Monday Link-up.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
May 4, 2015 at 8:43 AMYou and me both, Meaghan!
Rebekah Baker says
May 4, 2015 at 11:33 PMThis recipe sounds so delicious!!! I’m hoping to try to in the next several days. They look very healthy as well.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
May 5, 2015 at 7:31 AMI 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.
Kelli {A Deeper Joy} says
May 7, 2015 at 8:58 AMYum! These sound delicious!
Rebekah says
May 7, 2015 at 7:42 PMThis looks like a wonderful recipe! Pinning to my Pinterest board! 🙂
ThriftyFrugalMom says
May 7, 2015 at 10:14 PMThanks, Rebekah!
Tiffany | A Touch of Grace says
May 10, 2015 at 8:11 PMWe love no bake energy bites! They are so good! I’ll have to add cinnamon to my recipe!
Kristina says
May 10, 2015 at 8:40 PMThese sound so good and easy to make, I’ll have to try them!
Amanda @ The Anti Mom Blog says
May 12, 2015 at 7:36 PMthese look so great!! need to try these, i think my kids would gobble these up!
ThriftyFrugalMom says
May 12, 2015 at 8:17 PMYes, my kids love them and they’re such a fun kid snack- I’m sure you little ones would love them!
Pamela says
July 16, 2015 at 8:53 AMI 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.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
July 17, 2015 at 11:55 AMPecans 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.
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
July 17, 2015 at 8:12 PMI love energy bites, and your recipe is just a bit different, thanks for sharing it!!! Have a great week.
ThriftyFrugalMom says
July 20, 2015 at 9:38 AMThey’re such an easy treat, aren’t they?
Lucinda Nutting says
November 18, 2015 at 4:36 PMThese look so good and simple!! Plus I already have everything on hand. Thanks for the post! 🙂
ThriftyFrugalMom says
November 18, 2015 at 9:51 PMYay, hope you can make them. 🙂
Jaze says
August 18, 2017 at 6:30 PMI 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!
ThriftyFrugalMom says
August 21, 2017 at 10:25 PMYou 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!
Rachel says
January 21, 2018 at 6:45 PMIn place of the wheat germ, flax seeds, etc., do you think chia seeds would work?
ThriftyFrugalMom says
January 21, 2018 at 11:43 PMI 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.