Super healthy no-bake banana oat energy bites with peanut butter and chocolate chips. They are perfect for an afternoon snack or any time of the day you want. Easy to customize and add in your favorite ingredients.
Recipe recently updated on 2/1/2021. The recipe before used 2 ripe bananas but that wasn't the right consistency. Changed to 1 medium ripe banana.
These Banana Oat Energy bites are an easy no bake treat., There's a little bit of protein from the peanut butter and ground flax seed (which I store in my freezer and just scoop it out whenever I need it) to help keep you going until Dinner or Lunch. All you do, is mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a spatula and then scoop them out onto a parchment lined sheet tray. Pop them in the fridge for a couple of hours. Anybody that doesn't know how to cook can do that. It's also a great way of using over ripe bananas. Since the temp is only 10 degrees right now, I just popped these outside for a bit until they hardened up. Don't let them stay out there too long. That's one thing nice about having an outdoor patio that can also double as a freezer during the Winter time. 🙂
What Ingredients do I need for Banana Oat Energy Bites
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Bananas - very ripe
Rolled Oats - Are a type of lightly processed whole grain food. If you don’t have rolled oats use any type of oatmeal that you have on hand
Peanut Butter - Use good peanut butter that is just ground-up peanuts and no other ingredients added to it. Costco’s Kirland’s brand is really good for this. Can always sub PB2 to make the energy bites lower in points.
Honey - Always go for a raw honey and one that is unfiltered. Preferably locally sourced.
Mini Chocolate Chips - or sugar free chocolate chips can be used
Extra Add Ins - Chia seeds, cinnamon for spice, raisins , chopped dried fruit, M&M's, peanut butter chips, flaked coconut
How to make Banana Oat Energy Bites
- Mash up the bananas in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the rolled oats, almond butter, honey, miniature chocolate chips and cinnamon.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll into a 1-inch ball. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours, allowing the oats enough time to soften.
- Store the energy bites in the refrigerator.
- Serving size: 1 banana bite.
Tools Used for Banana Oat Energy Bites
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Banana Oat Energy Bites
- Yield: 20 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe banana
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of flax seeds
Instructions
- Mash up the bananas in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the rolled oats, almond butter, honey, miniature chocolate chips and cinnamon.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll into a 1-inch ball. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours, allowing the oats enough time to soften.
- Store the energy bites in the refrigerator.
- Serving size: 1 banana bite.
Notes
My WW Personal Points: 4 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)
myWW points: Blue 4; Green 4; Purple 3
I used a small ice cream scoop to measure these out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 banana bite
- Calories: 62
- Sugar: 2.67
- Fat: 2.63
- Carbohydrates: 8.86
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1.56
Jenna says
About a week and 1/2 if you keep it in an air tight container. Never tried freezing them before!
nora says
How long do they last in the fridge? Are they freezer friendly?
Jenna says
Ha ha! I'm not always counting calories but when I do I add 1/3 cup of peanut butter. 😉
Alice says
Tasty, but add a 1/2 cup of peanut butter instead of a 1/3 so they actually stick. You can also add more chocolate if you want! We don't count calories in my house, so I managed to add 4oz without a probelm 🙂
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Jessamyn Clavio says
I think it’s just a bit too liquidy. Though the balls were very yummy. Me and my family enjoyed them. Keep making more recipes!! 🙂
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Jenna says
That doesn't sound right. The oatmeal mixture should be sticky enough to form into balls. Try adding more oats.
Poojatuki Lounav Ukurshelvez says
they very liquidy what to do