Chewy, sweet and healthy, these energy bites are a quick healthy snack any time you need them. You can add or substitute any ingredients you would like, and the results are a delicious healthy treat you can feel good about eating without paying almost two dollars a bar for other natural snack bars. The best part is it takes just a few minutes to make them, no baking involved!
If you have been following me on Instagram (which by the way you totally should! It is like looking behind the curtain of the blog) you have undoubtedly seen my posts about working out. I’m admittedly a spin addict and by the end of class I am usually so glad to be done and getting off the bike I want to curl up in a ball and nap next to it. Something that has helped me recover has been getting a snack in the first 45 minutes after I finish my workout.
These energy bites are my heroes! Once I finish spin, I shower and get the kids out of the Kid’s Academy. By the time we get home, it has been almost an hour and a half since working out. I keep a small tub of these in the car so when my oldest proclaims “I’m hungry!!” as we are sitting in traffic I have something to offer. I also keep a small ziploc baggie of them with my workout gear so I am always able to refuel quickly.
You’ll love how incredibly easy these bites are, they require no cooking (so you don’t have to turn on your oven during this hot summer we have been having!) and are bite sized so they are easy to eat for both adults and kids!
Add all the ingredients into a bowl. 
Mix until they are fully combined. 
Press the mixture down into the bowl. Cover with saran wrap. Refrigerate for a couple of hours at least. Using a 2 tablespoon scoop measure, scoop mixture into balls and roll into a circle.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed meal
- 1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a bowl.
- Mix until they are fully combined.
- Press the mixture down into the bowl.
- Cover with saran wrap.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours at least.
- Using a 2 tbsp scoop measure, scoop mixture into balls and roll into a circle.
Notes
Nutrition
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Not going to lie. I *may* have stress eaten 6 of these after my spin class this morning. The e-cookbook is looking so cool. Just a few last minute touches before tomorrow!
I’ve never had flax seed, so I was wondering, can I substitute something else for that ingredient?
You could always ground up chai seeds or just leave it out all together if you’d like. I hope you enjoy them!
These look so easy to make, yet so delicious!
Thanks Michelle!
Looks like a nice hunk of cookie dough! I’ll try that 🙂
Haha, thanks!
I make something like this and the kids love them. Yours definitely look better
I eat things like this for breakfast all the time, since I am not big on breakfast in general but these are a light treat that give a good boost!
That is such a good idea! I bet my morning coffee would be better with a couple bites too! On weekdays my breakfast is usually just coffee.
Perfect! I need to make these up for my 4yo, who is ALWAYS complaining he’s hungry.
Awesome! I hope he loves them!
I LOVE little protein bites–especially with chocolate and peanut butter. These look great!
Thanks!
we always have at least a couple bites or bars on hand – I will have to try this recipe soon, thanks!
Yep! When I don’t I either end up ravenous when I get home or eating something not healthy on the way home!
I would love to try to make these. I love granola, and I’m glad it’s no bake!
Yep, leave that oven off when it is as hot as it has been recently!
I use to take spin classes but kinda fell behind because of work and stuff but I really want to get back into them! I’d probably need these energy bites for it though haha.
I had a few weeks I didn’t make it in. Even just going back once will reignite the addiction… well at least for me. Then you have the week or so your body has to readjust to those awful seats too, haha.
Boy does this look amazing! I woudl love to whip up a batch because I have a bunch of peanut butter!
Thanks!
There are so many things to love about these energy bites, including the fact that they contain both peanut butter AND chocolate, but my favorite is that they are no bake! Running the oven during the summer is never fun.
Couldn’t agree more! I have even been baking in my toaster oven to avoid turning the oven on, haha!
I like that it’s no-bake. I would make these for the summer, it’d be nice not to have a stove running and still get a sweet treat.
Absolutely!
Oooh, I just picked up all of these ingredients at the grocery store today for other recipes, but I am scratching that and making these instead!
How sweet! I hope you love it!
Im a huge fan of energy bites like this – love the peanut butter! I haven’t made one with PB yet 🙂
Hope you love it!
I love these! I can’t wait to make these for my boys. They would think they were cookies!
They taste like chewy cookie dough with lots of toppings in it!
I love to have healthy snack options like these at all times especially planning back to school! These sound great after working out too.
They would work great in lunches!
These look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to try this recipe this weekend. I am sure they will be a big hit.
Hope you enjoy them!
I have a recipe very similar to this. My kids love it!
Aren’t they the best? Makes me never want to go back to the boxed granola bars.
I have been wanting a good snack to have before or after my workouts. I can’t wait to make these. Thanks for the recipe.
My pleasure!
Those look so good and perfect to make in the summer!
Thanks!
I can’t get past the fact that your last photo looks like it has two little eyes staring back at me. Could never eat him!
HAHAHA I hadn’t noticed that until now! Now I can’t see anything else either!
Thank you very much for your recipe! I was just thinking that I need to make my own versus buying granola bars all the time. I’m Pinning these to make later this week!
They look easy to make and sound flavorful. My brother loves peanut butter and granola so I bet he’d be a fan of these.
Those sound really good. What a great snack to grab and go!
Thanks!
Mmm Wonder if I can make this with nutella as my daughter is allergic to peanut butter.
I haven’t tried with nutella, but I have done it with Cashew butter and sunflower seed butter. Can she enjoy either of those?
These look delicious! I need to make some for a quick healthy treat for when I am craving something sweet. Thanks for sharing! Pinned!
Thank for the kind words and for the pin! I still feel like it is magical when I see one of my pins while browsing through Pinterest!
These look great. I can’t eat oats but I think my kids would enjoy this recipe!
I’ve also made them with quinoa if you can enjoy those?