If there’s one factor I discovered about myself through the years, it’s that I completely should have snacks (like these peanut butter vitality bites) obtainable or I grow to be an out-of-control raging hypoglycemia animal.

Suppose Tom Cruise combined with a wolverine. Very scary stuff.

Ever since I’ve been little, my blood sugar has all the time been on a inflexible 3-hour dive schedule. As in, I’m the kind of one who has to have one thing to eat each few hours or I’ll crash. My mother says that when she introduced me someplace, she all the time needed to be sure that she had meals along with her in any other case I’d wreck the day and throw a match. Horrible, proper?

After all, after I’m working or hanging out with the kiddos at house it’s fairly simple to seize snacks, however I’ve (in fact) been in conditions the place I used to be removed from each house and meals (particularly when touring). To keep away from a meltdown into starvation oblivion, I began creating my very own little vitality bites and path mixes for wholesome snacking anyplace I went. Not solely are they a lifesaver, however they’re SO scrumptious and extra satisfying than any store-bought snacks I can discover.

Substances in peanut butter vitality bites

These fantastic no bake peanut butter vitality balls are loaded with a few of my favourite issues. They take 5 minutes tops and you’ve got your self a nutritious, home made snack with wholesome fat, omega-3s, and over 5g protein per serving!

• Peanut butter: I like to recommend utilizing an all pure drippy creamy peanut butter with solely peanuts + salt because the elements. I’ve additionally made them with almond butter, and cashew butter works, too, however everybody is aware of peanut butter reigns king on Bold Kitchen.
• Oats: you should definitely use old style rolled oats, and for those who’re gluten free, you should definitely use licensed gluten free rolled oats.
• Sweetener: excellent news, you need to use honey, coconut palm syrup or date syrup in these vitality bites! If you wish to make these vegan, use coconut palm syrup or date syrup. Somewhat sweetener provides them that peanut butter cookie taste.
• Flaxseed meal: this offers a lift of wholesome fat, fiber, protein and nutritional vitamins. It’s additionally nice for lactating mamas.
• Chia seeds: a lift of wholesome fat and omegas to assist preserve you fuller, longer.
• Vanilla extract: the one and solely. Be happy to skip for those who don’t have it, or discover ways to make your personal right here!
• Protein powder: I desire to make use of unflavored collagen peptides or this vegan protein powder, however you need to use no matter protein powder you like.
• Cinnamon: a touch of cinnamon helps these style like Teddy Grahams, I swear.
• Mini chocolate chips: as a result of who doesn’t love slightly chocolate of their life? Be happy to make use of vegan/dairy free chocolate chips for those who’d like.
• Optionally available: I personally love so as to add unsweetened shredded coconut as a result of I’m a coconut addict, but it surely’s positively not vital.

Can I make them with out protein powder?

Certain! These peanut butter protein balls ought to be simply tremendous with out protein powder. You could simply want so as to add extra oats if the combination feels too moist.

Simply make them nut free

Be happy to swap the peanut butter and use sunflower seed butter as a substitute! They’ll be nice for lunch bins for kiddos.

The best way to make no bake vitality bites

1. With a meals processor: add within the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds. Pulse collectively till properly mixed. Add in chocolate chips (and coconut if utilizing) and pulse just a few extra instances. Use a medium cookie scoop or your fingers to seize dough and roll into 10 balls.
2. And not using a meals processor: add moist elements to a medium bowl, combine to mix. Add in dry elements and blend collectively till mixed. I often have to make use of my fingers to combine and work with the dough. At this level you need to be capable of type balls that stick collectively. You could want so as to add a bit extra nut butter and/or sweetener to assist them stick collectively.

Need to make bars as a substitute?

As a substitute of rolling the combination into balls, press the vitality chunk “dough” into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan earlier than inserting it within the fridge. Lower into bars and luxuriate in!

Watch me make the peanut butter vitality bites

Storing suggestions

• To retailer: these peanut butter vitality bites will final for 1 week in an hermetic container within the fridge.
• To freeze: be happy so as to add them to a freezer-safe bag or container and retailer them for as much as 1 month. I desire these vitality bites straight from the freezer, and I’d advocate letting them soften up for about 5-10 minutes within the fridge or at room temp earlier than consuming them.

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Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Images by: Eat Love Eats

This publish was initially revealed on February seventeenth, 2016, republished on December thirtieth, 2019, and republished on April 18th, 2023.