This is one of those snacks that is super easy to make and tastes delicious. Elliott and I usually make these at least twice per month, sometimes more. It’s not often that all two dozen peanut butter balls are gone in just a day or two!
Traditional peanut butter balls are loaded with sugar and butter, but these are a nice healthy alternative – and just as tasty!
Healthy Peanut Butter Balls Recipe (Click here to print this recipe.)
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Quick Cooking Oats
- 1/2 Cup Ground Flax Seed
- 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
- 1/3 Cup Honey
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/2 Cup Shredded CoconutInstructions:
1. Add all of the ingredients into a bowl (yep, every last one of ‘em!) and mix well.2. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
3. Roll into balls and enjoy!
Makes 12 peanut butter balls.
I made two types of PB/Trail mix balls yesterday, and yous were by far the tastiest and easiest. This will be a regular recipe in our house
))) Happy in Moncton, NB!
I bookmarked this to get the stuff to make it next grocery day! Love pb balls.
Grant: I recommend unsweetened.
Would you recommend sweetened or unsweetened coconut?
Just a word of warning for people using non-nut butter, people with a nut allergy can also be allergic to coconut so these may still not be safe for schools. My brother has a serious nut allergy and can’t have any tree nut including coconut.
I’ve made these with Wow butter instead of peanut butter (to be safe for school) and it was super yummy! Thank you!
I just made a double batch of these. I was skeptical about this recipe but have to say I really really like it. I’d like to see if I could make them into bars or something!!!
Its 1950 Calories for the whole batch, using just regular items, not counting the nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon, which I assume have little to no cals. So divide that by 12, that would be 162 cals per ball. But still has a lot of good nutrition. If you use healthy alternatives, like all natural peanut butter instead of regular stuff, it would knock off about 40 cals per batch Hope that helps.
Calorie Queen (lol)
PS. If you use omega 3 peanut butter and cut the flax in half it would cut back on cals also.
Emily do a search for a nutrition facts or recipe calculator, enter the recipe and it will give you the info you want.
Emily: I wouldn’t suggest adding less honey, as they can turn out really dry.
Heather: Sorry, no, I don’t know that information.
Do you happen to know the calorie content of one ball (like I’d eat just one), plus the grams of fat and sugar? Thanks.
Yum! Do you think I could get away with using less honey? I like the taste of honey, but only in small doses.
Thanks
Anita: More coconut.
Do you have a suggestion as to a good alternative to the flax seed? thanks!
Dawn: Absolutely! If you take the time to comment, the least I can do is respond.
Oh, btw, thanks for replying to my comment. I’ve commented on other blogs before with no reply. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Thanks for the great recipe! I made a double batch on the weekend and they are almost gone!
Using wheat germ turned out fine.
I made these last week and they were quite yummy!! I am always surprised when a healthy recipe is tastey lol Thanks!
Dawn, sure you could!
Or, could I use wheat germ instead??
My daughter is fussy and will not eat coconut. Can I substitute more quick cooking oats?
My coworker made these today at work and they were super yummy…because of nut allergies she used FreeNut butter…so close in taste to peanut butter.Great little energy boosters.
Stacey: The flax seed just makes them healthier, they are not necessarily “required”. You can just double up on coconut.
Do you think it will work without the ground flax seed? It is the only ingredient I do not have in the house.
Rhetta: If you are not going to eat them all right away, then I would suggest keeping them in the fridge, yes. Otherwise, they can get all soft and mushy.
Cheryl: It sure will! Any nut butter will work. I’ve used almond butter before and it was just as yummy.
I made these today. Delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Do you happen to know if natural PB will work?
I am going to have to try these. Thanks!
This may sound silly, but do you need to store these in the fridge?
Thanks for posting this recipe! I cannot wait to try it with my son.. I have been wanting to make him a treat like this for awhile but I try not to feed him too much sugar…he is full of energy as it is so these will be great!!!! AND I already have all the ingredients on hand so that’s even better
I always appreciate you posting your recipes and love trying them out!