Banana Oatmeal Energy Balls
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Banana Oatmeal Energy Balls
Description
The recipe mixes fresh mashed banana with rolled oats, peanut butter, honey, and cinnamon to form a naturally sweet and slightly spiced base. Adding chia seeds provides texture and nutritional benefits, while crumbled dried banana chips offer bursts of banana flavor and crunch. Formed into small balls and placed in mini muffin liners, these bites are easy to handle and carry.
This snack suits on-the-go eating or a quick energy recharge between meals. It combines carbohydrates from the banana and oats with protein and healthy fats from the peanut butter, supporting sustained energy. The cinnamon adds warmth, and the mixture requires no baking, making it simple and quick to prepare.
Tips include adding quick oats if the mixture feels too wet and substituting or supplementing ingredients like nut butters, raisins, dried apples, or protein powder to customize flavors and nutrition. They can be made ahead and frozen, which is handy for packing lunches or keeping snacks ready.
Ingredients
- 1 banana fresh
- 1 cup rolled oats old fashioned
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 1/3 cup dried banana chips (crumbled into small pieces)
OPTIONAL
- 2 tablespoons oats optional, quick cooking
Instructions
- Mash the banana in a mixing bowl, and add the remaining ingredients.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the mixture into balls and place in mini muffin cups (so they don’t stick)
- Devour.
Notes
- Roll the mixture into balls and place in mini cupcake liners for easy handling and portability.
- Add quick oats if the dough is too wet and difficult to form into balls.
- Customize by including raisins, dried apples with cinnamon, or your preferred dried fruit.
- Freeze the energy balls for convenient make-ahead snacks useful in lunch boxes.
- Consider adding protein powder with adjusted liquid amounts for extra nutritional boost.
- Any nut butter works; almond, cashew, or peanut butter are good options.
- Vanilla extract can enhance the flavor profile, and coconut flakes also complement the recipe well.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 55kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 5IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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