Honey Cocoa Peanut Butter Energy Balls

3 honey peanut butter and chocolate energy balls on a tiny plate

Honey Cocoa Peanut Butter Energy Balls

Staci at Random Sweets

Tuck these energy balls into the freezer so you and the kids have a sweet grab-and-go snack for the day.

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Prep Time 15

Chill 1

Total Time 1 15

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 169 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup creamy peanut butter
▢ ¼ cup cocoa almond spread, or chocolate hazelnut spread
▢ ⅔ cup honey
▢ 2 cups quick oats or old-fashioned rolled oats
▢ ⅓ cup wheat bran
▢ ⅓ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
▢ ¼ cup pumpkin seeds, plain or honey roasted
▢ ¼ cup mini Reese's Pieces or mini M&M's candies

Instructions

Microwave the peanut butter and cocoa almond spread for 30 seconds. Stir together until smooth.
Warm the honey in the microwave for 15 seconds. Stir it into the peanut butter mixture.
In a large bowl, stir the remaining ingredients together—oats, wheat bran, chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, and mini Reese's or M&M's candies.
Stir the peanut butter mixture into the dry mixture until fully combined.
Roll into balls. I use a cookie scoop to portion the dough so they are fairly consistent in size.
Place in an airtight container. Refrigerate up to two weeks. Freeze up to six months.

Notes

You can skip the warming steps and just stir these three ingredients together, but I find it easier and smoother if they are slightly heated.
Freeze 2-4 energy balls in mini freezer bags so you have a quick grab-and-go snack.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 52mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chocolate and peanut butter, energy ball, honey, natural peanut butter, pumpkin seeds, quick oats, wheat bran

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