Making these Peanut Butter Energy Balls With Dates means you’ll never wonder what to snack on ever again! Healthy and delicious; my kids are always reaching for them!
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I’m all about making healthy homemade snacks for my kids and these Peanut Butter Energy Balls With Dates are their favourite! Seriously, you’ll always find these oatmeal power balls in my fridge.
These are perfect to snack on in between meals. And it helps that you can name every single ingredient that goes into them. If you’ve been looking to cut down processed food, then these healthy energy balls are a great place to start.
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- Healthy, delicious and packed with protein!
- No-bake recipe. All you need to do is combine the ingredients and roll into balls and let set in the fridge.
- You can involve the kids to help make these for a fun bonding activity
Peanut Butter Energy Balls Ingredients
Peanut Butter – You want to use a creamy natural peanut butter for this recipe as it’ll hold the energy balls together well. You can also try this with any other nut butter of your choice – almond butter could be a great sub!
Rolled Oats – Old fashioned rolled oats to help with binding and make these energy balls wholesome and filling.
Dates – I have used medjool dates since they add a nice natural sweetness to the energy balls
Chocolate Chips – a little yummy addition
Honey – For sweetening. You can sub with maple syrup too. Skip this if you are usingsweetened peanut butter!
Coconut – Shredded desiccated coconut for flavour. A little goes a long way!
Flax Meal – This is roasted flax seed powder that adds more fibre to these energy balls. Helps to keep you full for longer.
Vanilla Extract – for flavour.
I also like to coat the energy balls in some melted chocolate and top with desiccated coconut, but this is optional. These turn out delicious either way!
Variations
The best part about these energy balls is that you can customise them however you like. Add in some ground flaxseed powder or chia seeds for an extra bit of nutrition or make these nutty with some chopped nuts or dry fruit of your choice. You can also add protein powder if you’re looking to up the protein count even more!
Frequently Asked Questions
For sure! Almond butter would work great, and you could even do a mix of nut butters – like a blend of peanut butter and pistachio butter which I think would taste delicious!
Make sure that you are refrigerating the oat mixture before you begin shaping these into balls. If you’re still having trouble getting the balls to stick together, add a little more peanut butter.
These healthy energy balls will keep for 4-5 days in the fridge. Make sure to store them in a wide container as they may stick together if closely packed. You can also freeze these for up to 6 months – but I prefer to make fresh batches because of how quickly these come together!
Raw oats can be eaten if soaked beforehand (which is what we do when we mix these oats with all the other ingredients!) You don’t need to bake these energy balls!
These energy balls are filling! 1-2 in a day will do the trick, but they’re so delicious that I wouldn’t blame you if you want more!
Mid-day munching just got better with these Peanut Butter Oats Energy Balls! I can guarantee that you guys will love them. If you’re looking for more such healthy homemade snacks, check out my Air Fryer Roasted Makhana and Nuts. Craving peanut butter? Also check out my Eggless Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake!
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Peanut Butter Energy Balls With Dates
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- ½ cup oats preferably rolled oats
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- ¼ cup shredded coconut desiccated coconut
- 1 tbsp flax meal roasted flax seed powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- 6 medjool dates deseeded
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 2 tbsp honey optional – skip if peanut butter is sweetened
- melted chocolate and desiccated coconut for coating the balls optional
Instructions
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Soak chia seeds in 1 tbsp water and set aside for 10 minutes.1 tbsp chia seeds
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Add oats, chocolate chips, coconut, flax meal and cinnamon powder in a food processor and blitz till it resembles a coarse powder. Transfer to a bowl.½ cup oats, 2 tbsp chocolate chips, ¼ cup shredded coconut, 1 tbsp flax meal, ½ tsp cinnamon powder
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Add dates, water, vanilla extract and soaked chia seeds to the same food processor and blitz till the dates have broken down into a coarse paste. Add peanut butter and honey (if using) and blitz again. The mixture will be sticky and dense.6 medjool dates, 3 tbsp water, 2 tsp vanilla extract, ½ cup unsweetened peanut butter, 2 tbsp honey
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Transfer this date paste to the dry oats powder and mix well. Then form into balls – this will make approx 10-12 protein balls.
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Dip into melted chocolate or coat with desiccated coconut and refrigerate. If dipping into melted chocolate, place them on a parchment lined tray and refrigerate for an hour for the chocolate to set. Then place in an airtight container and store for up to a month.melted chocolate and desiccated coconut for coating the balls
Notes
- Use rolled oats or instant oats as they are easier to process into a powder
- Feel free to increase the amount of chocolate chips or add a tbsp of cocoa powder if you want a more chocolatey flavour
- If using melted chocolate, you’ll need approx ½ to ¾ cup melted chocolate
- If using desiccated coconut to coat the balls, you’ll need aprox ¾ cup coconut
Nutrition
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