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No Bake Energy Balls Recipe

No Bake Energy Balls Recipe

Easy, Healthy Snack Ready in 10 Minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 12 balls
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 110

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats ≈ 4.2 oz
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter ≈ 8 oz
  • 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup ≈ 4 oz
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips ≈ 3 oz
  • 1/4 cup ground flaxseed ≈ 1.2 oz
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt optional but recommended

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl
  • Spoon or spatula
  • Measuring cups
  • your hands (the real MVP)
  • fridge

Method
 

Step 1 — Dry stuff first
  1. Dump oats + flaxseed + salt into the bowl.
  2. Quick stir. Doesn’t need to be perfect.
Step 2 — Add your sticky heroes
  1. Peanut butter, honey, vanilla… straight in.
  2. The mixture always looks like it's mocking you at first — too sticky, too lumpy, too weird. But don’t panic. Every batch looks wrong before it looks right. Life lesson, honestly.
  3. Mix until your arm says, “Okay I need a break.” That’s when it’s usually done.
Step 3 — Chocolate chips join the party
  1. Fold them in gently.
  2. If they gather in one corner, just poke them around till they behave.
Step 4 — Chill for 10–15 minutes
  1. It makes rolling so much easier.
  2. If you’re impatient (I get it), you can skip this, but prepare for sticky hands and mild regret.
Step 5 — Time to roll
  1. Grab 1 tablespoon-ish of mixture, roll it between your palms.
  2. Perfect circles? Don’t stress. No one’s grading your geometry.
  3. You’ll get around 16–20 balls depending on how much “taste-testing” happens. (I lose 3 every time… at minimum.)
Step 6 — Chill again (optional but nice)
  1. Just sets the shape better.
  2. But honestly… I eat two right away every time. It’s tradition now.