4 Ingredient Protein Balls

Many 4 Ingredient Protein Rich Peanut Butter Energy Balls on a turquoise sheet pan.

5 from 9 votes

4 Ingredient Protein Balls are a quick, no bake snack made with oats, peanut butter, maple syrup, and chocolate chips—easy, healthy, and perfect for grab-and-go.

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 4 ingredient protein balls, peanut butter energy bites

Servings: protein balls

Calories: 128kcal

Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

For peanut butter balls

3 cups quick oats
1 ½ cups peanut butter or one 12 ounce jar of almond butter or cashew butter
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
3 cups quick oats, 1 ½ cups peanut butter, ½ cup maple syrup, ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Scoop the mixture into balls and place on a parchment lined rimmed baking sheet so they are easy to transfer to the refrigerator.
Form into balls and refrigerate until cold, then store in an airtight container.

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Notes

Honey can be used instead of maple syrup.

This recipe makes about 32–36 balls.

If the mixture won’t hold together, your nut butter may be too dry—add a little more until it sticks.

Crunchy peanut butter can be harder to bind due to larger peanut pieces. If needed, mix in a bit of creamy peanut butter to help the balls hold together.

Nutritional information is for 32 protein balls using peanut butter and maple syrup and is approximate.

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