Easy Peanut Butter & Jelly Oat Energy Balls

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: no bake energy balls, oatmeal energy balls, peanut butter energy balls

Prep Time: 10

Freeze Time: 10

Total Time: 20

Servings: energy balls

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Ashley

Peanut Butter Energy Balls with dried berries for a fun take on the classic PB & J flavor. Made with just 6 ingredients, ready in less than 30 minutes and the perfect snack. Vegan and gluten free friendly.

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Ingredients

⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
1 ¼ cups rolled oats
½ cup mixed dried berries blueberries, cherries, cranberries, etc.
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons hemp hearts optional

Instructions

In a large bowl combine peanut butter and maple syrup until smooth. Note; if peanut butter is really thick, you may find that warming up the mixture helps. Or add a tablespoon of oil.
Add rolled oats, dried berries, chia seeds, and hemp hearts. Use sturdy spatula or spoon to combine.
You may need to work the mixture together with your hands to fully combine at the end.
Place bowl in freezer for about 10 minutes (or fridge for 20 minutes).
The cold mixture will make forming the energy balls a lot easier.
Using a ½ round tablespoon (I like to use my small cookie scoop), scoop mixture into rounded balls and roll between palms to shape. You should get roughly 20 rounded tablespoon size balls.

Notes

NUT BUTTER - you can use a mix of nut butters like cashew or almond if you have a peanut allergy.

STORAGE - store energy balls in airtight container in fridge about 2 weeks.

FREEZE - place energy balls in single layer on lined baking sheet and transfer to freezer for about 15 minutes prior to storing in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for 2-3 months.

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