You know those times when you or the kids stand at the fridge hungry and not sure what you feel like. I’ve made up a batch of these super easy and ooh so yummy energy balls to keep in the fridge for exactly this time. If your child’s school has food restriction, then please note these aren’t the type of snack to add to the kids school lunch boxes, best for after school snacks at home to keep them safely away from other children with peanut allergies.
They taste like peanut butter and honey on toast in a bite size!!
No bake Energy Bites
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 15 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 cup desicatted coconut
- 1/2 cup flaxseed, ground if you can
- 1/2 cup saltanas
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Blitz oats for a few seconds in a food processor, to roughly chop, this step is optional.
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
- Roll into bite sized balls.
- Store in an airtight container for 1 week.
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24 comments
what is a substitute for flaxseed please?
sesame seeds, ground sunflower seeds, desiccated coconut
These look yum!
they sounds good Jo!
what could i use instead of peanut butter as we dont like it much?
I’m going to try with nutfree butter made from sunflower seeds as we have nut allergies 🙂
You can use Medjool Dates instead of peanut butter 🙂
What a great idea! I make my energy balls a little bit differently, so I’m excited to try this variety out. Thanks! Have a lovely weekend xx
oh my gosh these are THE best!!!
What kind of oats? Thx
Hi Momma2, I use quick oats. i find they are finer.
Are these and the apricot balls freezable?
Belinda i can’t see why you can’t freeze them, i would give it a go.:)
Love to make these but my daughter is gluten intolerant. Any suggestions on a gluten free alternative for oats?
You could try looking at this
http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2012/05/lentilgranola/
or
http://www.livestrong.com/article/555394-non-gluten-substitute-for-oats-in-oatmeal-cookies/
I goggled gluten free alt for oats and there were tons of pages
I’m not sure Kylie, I’m not confident in converting for gluten free, sorry??
I cant seem to find ground Flaxseed, only in oil form. Will this work?
Hi Belinda, just use flaxseed or linseed. I use the seed only because I can’t find it ground. 🙂
Flaxseed is also called linseed
Hi I couldn’t find flaxseed – would LSA work..?
What is the calorie, fat, protein, carb content?
what are saltanas
Sultanas are a dried raisins. You can purchase them from supermarkets
Hi Kat, thank you for such a great recipe.
Just a question though, we live in Queensland, so just wondering if the balls need to be kept refrigerated so they hold together. Or do they hold together well and not become a gooey mess in lunch boxes, as has happened with other balls I have made.
Hi Irene, I refrigerate mine. I also often freeze them if I have made a big batch. They have always been fine in my kids lunchboxes, and I am based in Queensland too. Let me know how you go. Thanks, Kat