These are the best peanut butter bliss balls! These energy balls are quick and easy to make and are ready in just 5 minutes! They are made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, honey, oats, and almond flour, and are a healthy no bake dessert or snack.
If you love snacks made with oats, peanut butter and chocolate like my lactation bars recipe or chocolate peanut butter cereal bars then you are going to love the peanut butter oat bliss balls recipe I am sharing with you today!
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Why you will love this recipe:
- The amazing flavour! The combination of peanut butter and chocolate blends perfectly to give these energy bites the best taste, just like my no bake chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie treats.
- These peanut butter and chocolate bliss balls are so quick and easy to make and are ready in just 5 minutes!
- This no bake dessert or snack is healthy, raw, refined sugar free, dairy-free, gluten-free and can be made vegan too. This recipe is also made without dates, bananas, chia seeds or coconut.
- These energy bites store really well in the fridge or freezer and are perfect for meal prep or for a ready-to-eat snack.
- This recipe is easily adaptable - swap out the peanut butter for another nut butter or seed butter to make them allergy friendly and safe for kids to take to school.
If you are a fan of chocolate snacks you also need to try my chocolate orange bliss balls and chocolate covered espresso beans recipe.
Ingredients and substitutions:
For the full ingredient list and exact measurements refer to the recipe card later in this post.
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- Peanut butter - use smooth and unsweetened peanut butter for best results. Feel free to substitute the peanut butter for your favourite nut butter, such as cashew butter or almond butter.
- Honey - this naturally sweetens these bliss balls while binding all the ingredients together. You can replace it with date syrup if you like.
- Oats - you can use either quick oats or rolled oats. I don't recommend using steel cut oats. I use gluten-free and sprouted oats.
- Almond flour - almond flour adds a delicious flavour and texture to these protein balls. If you don't have almond flour, it can be replaced with more quick oats or cashew flour instead.
- Chocolate chips (optional) - chocolate chips compliment the peanut butter perfectly. I recommend using dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. To keep this recipe refined sugar free use chocolate chips sweetened with coconut sugar.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- To make these bliss balls vegan: use date syrup instead of honey and vegan chocolate chips.
- To make gluten-free: use certified gluten-free oats.
- For dairy-free: use dairy-free chocolate chips.
- To make these into high protein bliss balls: add 4 tablespoons of collagen peptides.
- If you don't have almond flour: replace it with more quick oats or almond meal. Cashew flour also works well.
- Feel free to double or triple the recipe to have more on hand for later.
How to make peanut butter bliss balls:
Step 1
In a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and honey until smooth.
Step 2
Next, stir in the oats, almond flour, and sea salt until you have a crumbly texture.
Step 3
If you are adding chocolate chips, mix them in now.
Step 4
Finally, using your hands, form the dough into 1 inch sized balls, then enjoy!
Top tips:
- Be sure to use smooth, unsweetened peanut butter rather than sweetened or chunky peanut butter.
- If you like a smoother texture to your bliss balls, blend the oats in your food processor first to give them an even finer texture.
- I prefer eating these bliss balls cold so if you are like me, refrigerate them for 30-60 minutes after making them before enjoying.
Peanut butter bliss balls FAQs:
No they are not. Almond flour is made with blanched almonds that are ground into a fine flour, whereas almond meal is made with raw, ground almonds where the skin has not been removed so it has a grittier and thicker texture.
No it is not as oats are not allowed on the paleo diet.
No, these bliss balls are not low carb or keto.
Store these bliss balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Yes, these peanut butter energy bites freeze really well. Freeze them in an airtight container or freezer bag, and separate the layers with parchment paper or wax paper. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Other no bake snacks and treats you will love:
Recipe
Peanut Butter Bliss Balls
Equipment
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- pinch sea salt
Optional
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Stir in the oats, almond flour and sea salt until you have a crumbly texture.
- Stir in the chocolate chips if adding them.
- Form the dough into balls ~1 inch in size. Then enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
- Instead of peanut butter you can use another nut butter.
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