Let's make healthy almond butter oatmeal balls! These are a no-bake energy bites with 6 simple ingredients.
Almond butter is high-protein nut butter, an ingredient I make recipes with and eat daily with my family. Here's a list of our favorite almond butter recipes for snack time!
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- Super fast (like only 10 minutes!!) to make with ingredients that are in your pantry.
- Recipe for energy balls with no dates, also try these seedy bites without dates!
- Great for stabilizing blood sugar levels because it is a protein, fat and carb combo.
- Call these bliss balls, energy bites, or power balls, either way, they are delicious and they taste like cookie dough!
Ingredients
- Almond butter: Using almond butter increases the protein in these bites while making them stick together. You can use peanut butter but note they can be a bit runnier.
- Rolled oats: I like to use rolled oats because they are nutrient-dense and will give your body good fuel to use for an active lifestyle.
- Sea salt: Adding good quality sea salt increases the good minerals in these energy bites.
- Cinnamon: The cinnamon in this recipe gives a tasty flavor that compliments the almond butter!
- Ground flax seeds: I like to add flax seeds to increase the nutrient density of this recipe. These seeds are a great source of healthy fats and will keep you full longer. Using ground flax seed will make sure your body can obtain the nutrients best.
- Honey: Adding honey makes these balls sweet and delicious.
See recipe card for quantities.
Danika's Quick Nutrition Insight
Here are today's simple insights from my schooling in Holistic Nutrition.
These little energy balls are the perfect snack as they are a good source of fiber (oats which supports the gut), healthy fats (nut butter, and flax seeds), and protein (nut butter and oats).
These ingredients will work to support blood sugar levels. There won't be a crash leaving you with low energy, you will feel full longer and have more energy.
Almond butter is a great source of vitamin E and vitamin C.
Instructions
Let's make these oatmeal energy balls together, follow along with these step-by-step photos from my kitchen!
Place the rolled oats in a food processor and blend for 1-2 minutes.
After pulsing the oats will resemble coarse sand that looks like this.
Add the sea salt, cinnamon, ground flaxseeds, almond butter, and honey to the food processor. Pulse everything together for 1-1.5 minutes.
Stop the machine and press it between your fingers, to see if it sticks together enough to roll into balls.
If it is still crumbly add 1 tablespoon of water and blend again for about 45 seconds. Stop the machine, press the mixture with your fingers. If it doesn't stick together, add another tablespoon of water and pulse until it sticks together like dough.
The dough will start to clump together into a dough when it is sticking together well.
Use a tablespoon measure to scoop and then roll into energy balls. Store the balls in the fridge or freezer until you need a healthy snack.
Make them like an expert
These energy balls are easy to adapt and make a flavour to suit what you are feeling like eating today.
Add more honey if you want them sweeter, and add more cinnamon if you prefer that! If you need the dough thicker you can add more oats (they may not fully blend if you add them at the end but that's okay), if you need it thinner add a little water.
Swaps and Add In's
- Nut-free: To make these nut-free use sunflower seed butter.
- Gluten-free: Make sure to use gluten-free oats if you need these balls to be gf.
- Instead of flax seed: Chia seeds can be used instead of flax seeds however you can skip the seeds if you don't have any on hand.
- Maple syrup: Vegan? You can replace honey with maple syrup.
- Chocolate chips: Yum! Add ⅓ cup to have chocolate chip almond butter energy balls!
Can you freeze energy balls?
Yes! Energy balls can be frozen! Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, then place the power balls on the cookie sheet and freeze for 1-2 hours until they are solid. When they are solid, place them in a ziplock bag, remove any extra air and place them back in the freezer. Eat within 3-6 months for best-tasting energy bites!
Other snack recipes for energy
Try my favourite energy bites, these pistachio balls. Love almonds? Try this easy recipe for almond pulp energy balls!
Almond Butter Oatmeal Balls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds (optional)
- ½ cup almond butter
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 1-3 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place the rolled oats in a food processor and blend for 1-2 minutes until it resembles coarse sand.
- Add the sea salt, cinnamon, ground flaxseeds, almond butter, and honey to the food processor. Pulse everything together for 1 minute.
- Stop the machine and press it between your fingers, to see if it sticks together enough to roll into balls. If it is still crumbly add 1 tablespoon of water and blend again for about 45 seconds. Stop the machine, press the mixture with your fingers. If it doesn't stick together, add another tablespoon of water and pulse until it sticks together like dough.
- Use a tablespoon measure to scoop and then roll into energy balls. Keep the energy balls in a container in the fridge (up to 3 weeks) or in the freezer (up to 6 months).
Notes
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- Nut-free: To make these nut-free use sunflower seed butter.
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- Gluten-free: To make these gf make sure to use gluten-free oats.
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- Instead of flax seed: Chia seeds can be used instead of flax seeds however you can skip the seeds if you don't have any on hand.
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- Honey: You can replace honey with maple syrup.
- Chocolate chips: Yum! Add ⅓ cup to have chocolate chip almond butter energy balls!
Nutrition
Danika Vanderpyl, C.H.N
I create snack recipes with healthy ingredients that are mostly already in your kitchen. Let's make snacktime nutrient-dense, and well, easy.
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