No-Bake Oatmeal Energy Bites Make Great Snacks – Only 5 Ingredients Needed!
Homemade oatmeal energy bites are an easy snack or treat the whole family will love using simple pantry ingredients!
Having a snack attack?
If you’re looking for a homemade simple snack recipe, try these no-bake oatmeal energy bites. They taste like a yummy no-bake cookie, are fun to make, and most importantly – they are kid-approved! I originally shared this recipe 8 years ago when my kids were younger and they still love them today!
In fact, this oatmeal energy balls snack has consistently been one of our most pinned and visited recipe posts EVER with over 2 million views, so that tells me lots of readers are fans of this snack too! 😋
Just make sure to refrain from eating the mixture. I promise, if you keep waiting, the final product is incredibly delicious.
Honestly, you can use these measurements as a general guide to creating your own energy bites recipe.
These are extremely customizable to your taste buds and nutritional needs. If you think an additional ingredient (think nuts, dried fruits, candies, etc.) would take these oatmeal energy bites to the next level, do your thing, as long as you let us know how they turned out, of course. 😉
Here are a few other oatmeal energy bites “mix-ins” to consider as ideas:
More of a visual learner? Watch Stetson make these easy no-bake oatmeal energy bites:
If you can’t see the video, watch it here on YouTube.
Oatmeal Energy Bites
yield: 24 SERVINGS
prep time: 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES
cook time: 15 MINUTES
total time: 1 HOUR 35 MINUTES
If you’re looking for a healthy and easy snack idea, try these no-bake oatmeal bites that are kid-approved!
Ingredients
Directions
1
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together.
2
Roll out teaspoon-sized balls and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
3
Freeze or place them in the fridge until set, about one hour.
4
Enjoy as a snack immediately, or keep leftovers in a Tupperware in the fridge or freezer as desired.
Additional Notes
Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.com
Nutrition Information
Yield: 24, Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
87 Calories | 4.9g Fat | 10.0g Total Carbs | 1.3g Fiber | 6.3g Sugar | 1.9g Protein | 8.7g Net Carbs
Here are a few tips when making oatmeal energy bites:
- Feel free to swap ingredients based on what you have, like using maple syrup or agave in place of the honey. Or try out crunchy peanut butter instead of almond butter for an added crunchy bite.
- Having trouble rolling your energy bites into a ball. Some readers have also suggested chilling the mixture a bit before rolling them.
- Want to up your protein intake? Add chia seeds or protein powder to the recipe.
- Note that there is an hour of chilling time for this recipe that is factored into the prep time. These treats are a great make-ahead snack considering that you can store them in a container and/or ziplock bag in the freezer for months!
- Looking for some extra flavor? We’ve made these oatmeal energy bites with pumpkin. If you love all things fall-flavored, that version of the recipe is a must-make!
- Some readers have suggested adding rolled oats to a food processor first for a finer texture.
So simple and perfect for a small bite!
With minimal ingredients, low effort, and no baking involved, these poppable energy bites are perfect. They can make a great afternoon snack and are also handy to take along when traveling. I typically throw them in a cooler for my daughter’s softball tournaments instead of buying granola or protein bars.
Try our 3-ingredient chocolate peanut butter banana bites next!
Sounds delicious!!
we are going to make these soon thanks:) we were just talking about making the kids home made oatmeal rasin cookies tomorrow lol <3
Yum 😋
Warning, these are highly addictive! 🙂
I make these all the time! I add in protein powder too.
I make these all the time & use 1C protein powder (whey from Sam’s Club) and chia seeds!!!! YUMO!!!!!
wowww that lookss soooo yummmy…will try for sure 🙂 Lina long time back u posted overnight oats in milk recipe…its one of the fav breakfast of me and my husbands 🙂 thanks
Oh awesome! – Sorry I had missed this comment!
I make these with sunbutter and freeze them…. And eat them straight from the freezer. I used to roll them into balls and then got lazy. Now I roll them out and use a pizza cutter to cut them into little 1″ squares.
i add 2 tablespoons of Brewers yeast and they help increase milk production for breastfeeding….and they are so yummy!!!!
I make these all the time! Great for cravings!
I melt the chocolate chips and mix with the almond butter to give me consistent chocolate throughout. I’ve also omitted them when I didn’t have and just added chocolate protein powder or unsweetened cocoa.
I just made these and they are amazing! Already ate 2 ha ha! Tis the weekend
I’ve used wheat germ and sunflower seeds too.
Looks so good can’t wait to make them tomorrow. Yum!
Love these. I add in cinnamon and vanilla! My 2 year old loves them
Ooh, great idea!
How much cinnamon and vanilla did you add?
I started making these when I was pregnant and then they were great after late night nursing sessions. I suggest using the mini chips as the regular size is kinda hard once refrigerated. I actually prefer to use 1/4 cup of cocoa powder instead of the chips.
Makes me want to go make some now! Lol! Chocolate and pb is my favorite combo
I make mine with cacao powder and sometimes milled flaxseed or hemp protein powder. I also make this in to bowls by shaping them in or over cupcake tins and then freezing. Then I put our whipped coconut cream and fruit inside or banana ice cream.
I make mine with whole chia seed instead of flaxseed and add shredded coconut!
We were out of honey so I used homemade maple syrup as a substitute. Soooo good!
I add vanilla to this too. My two favorite combinations are chocolate chip with ground-up unsweetened banana chips, and white chocolate chip craisins/cherry craisins. I store in a tubberware container with wax paper. They are great to have around to pop into your mouth throughout the day!
These are very good I actually just made them this week. Careful, sometimes if you use flaxseed and eat to much, it can work as a diaretic. 😳 but these are awesome I love them and I use regular peanut butter! Yum
Those look good, I like to add coconut to things like this too. 🙂
Just made these using sunflower seed butter. They are fantastic – also added a splash of vanilla extract. YUM
Just made these – OMG ARE THEY GOOD!!! I used peanut butter and thy are seriously delish!!
I found this recipe last year and love it! …however, it never makes it to ball form because we end up eating it with a spoon right out of the mixing bowl- then we’re too full to roll what’s left. <3
We also add coconut and it taste like an Almond Joy!!!
I just made them and they are super delicious!!!
Made these yesterday afternoon and they are DELICIOUS! I used pitted, chopped dates instead of the chocolate chips.
Thank you for the great recipe! X
Just made this delicious recipe! Can’t wait to have them for an energy boost throughout the week. Thanks!
This is a popular recipe for breastfeeding moms who want to increase their supply. (Oatmeal, almonds, and flaxseed are all attributed to improving milk production.). Don’t worry–if you aren’t lactating, it won’t make you start! 🙂
I just made these earlier today and WOW! I made with without Flaxseed because I have everything but and I didn’t even have a substitute for it so I risked making it without it and it still turned out great! I added a pinch of brown sugar to it.
Thanks, I don’t have any either, and I love brown sugar!
These are awesome! My husband and I stood in the kitchen popping these like candy. I used dried blueberries instead of chocolate, and added sesame seeds, chia seeds, flax seed. Yummy!!!
Love this simple and healthy recipe!! Thanks for sharing. Pinned!
These look delish and so easy to make!
LINA!! I found your Energy Bites recipe today on Pintrest, and pinned it, but have been wanting to make them ever since! Finally, they are done & in the freezer but I couldn’t wait. I HAD to try so I ate the little one and I LOVE THEM! Added dates & chopped orange chocolate bar. THANK YOU FOR THIS!
I added chia seeds, unsweetened coconut and hemp hearts and they are delicious!!!!
I’ve made these 2x now and I love them. Thanks!
Just made these because I actually happened to have everything needed to make them and they were really good! I was short on honey so I added extra peanut butter (all natural) and a bit of milk because they were crazy crumbly at first (probably because of the honey shortage). Delicious. I plan on making more in the future to snack on when I’ve got the munchies. 🙂
My kids loved it. It’s delicious and heal;thy.
Sound GOOD…! First off I would toast the nuts and rolled oats – more flavor.
All else should work fine.
Date could be used as a binder also.
Flax seeds begin to go rancid the minute they are ground, so I wouldn’t suggest adding crushed flax seeds unless you intend to eat them shortly.
These energy bites are so delicious! I made them with crunchy peanut butter instead of almond butter and my husband and I both loved how they turned out! We will definitely be making more 🙂
I make these every 2 wks, just adding tsp of vanilla extract. I keep them stored in the fridge. Yummy mid-morning snack!
These are wonderful! Thank you for sharing
I have made these a couple of times now. They are quick and easy and a great snack. I take a few of them with me to play golf. They help take the edge off my hunger. I like to use the mini-chocolate chips.
Just made these and they look and smell delicious! Only thing I ran into was I used a literal teaspoon to measure each ball and by the time I had 24 balls I used about 1/2 of the dough! I ended up taking tiny bits by hand and rerolling the balls.
I have also added ground chia seeds to this recipes which gives it even more protein.
My kids love these! We sub Sunbutter and raisins. I have them help me make a double batch, and they get eaten pretty quickly!
I dip them in chocolate so they turn out more like candy. My kids love them. I typically just use what I have on hand like a handful of sunflower seeds, raisins, craisins, blackstrap molasses (for added iron),… And I don’t follow any recipe but do it to taste.
I have made these for years and it’s my afternoon snack. I make 2 double recipes (4x’s) at once while I have all the ingredients out then keep the bites in the freezer ready to go.
My recipe has: 2/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted (I like the larger flat pieces of coconut) & 1 TB chia seeds & 1 tsp. vanilla (which I mix with the honey) & 1/2 cup ground flax seed to each batch.
What if I don’t have rolled oats. I have instant oats
I think those would be great too!
I bought instant oats by mistake and used them which is fine to use it just makes the bites not as oaty I guess you’d say. I like regular oatmeal in this though.