These 3-ingredient peanut butter coconut balls come together in minutes and are a great snack! Made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, shredded coconut, and raw honey, these simple peanut butter energy balls are perfect for when you have a sweet tooth.
I love to make energy balls for quick and healthy snacks for my kids and I to take to school or for quick and healthy snacks. Energy bites are usually made with nuts and fruit and are a whole-foods snack. These peanut butter coconut energy balls are a great addition to the energy bite recipes I’ve created in the past (like my coconut energy bites and coconut date balls) and a great for peanut butter lovers.
How To Make Peanut Butter Coconut Balls
For this recipe you will need 1/2 cup peanut butter, 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, and a teaspoon of honey or maple syrup.
Start by combining the peanut butter, shredded coconut and honey together in a large bowl or food processor. Mix the coconut and peanut butter together until combined.
Next, scoop the peanut butter mixture out with a tablespoon or cookie dough scoop and roll the batter into balls in the palms of your hands. If the batter is sticky, you may want to lightly grease your hands with coconut oil to avoid the peanut butter from sticking to your hands.
Continue to make peanut butter bites until the batter is used up. If you’d like to roll the balls in a coating like shredded coconut, help seeds or cocoa powder, do so at this step.
Refrigerate the coconut balls for one hour before serving. Enjoy as a healthy snack and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Tips & Substitutes:
- Substitute almond butter for the peanut butter to make these paleo friendly! You may also use sunflower seed butter to make this recipe nut free.
- Make sure to use unsweetened coconut flakes instead of sweetened, which will make this recipe too sweet with added sugar.
- You can add other superfoods to these energy balls to add more fiber and nutrition. I like to add ground flax, chia seeds and pumpkin seeds. Add up to 1/4 cup to the written recipe.
- Use maple syrup, date syrup or agave instead of honey to make these peanut butter coconut balls vegan.
- Coating the peanut butter balls will help them not to stick to each other in the storage container. I like to use shredded coconut, but cocoa powder or coconut flour are great options too!
- Add a few scoops of your favorite protein powder to make peanut butter protein balls!
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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Coconut Balls Recipe
These 3-ingredient peanut butter coconut balls are so easy to make and are vegan friendly! These little energy bites are a great healthy snack for the whole family.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 1-inch balls 1x
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Mixing Bowl
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter, sunflower butter or almond butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon honey or pure maple syrup
- Optional 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Coating (optional)
- Shredded Coconut
- Cocoa Powder
- Hemp Seeds
- Coconut Flour
- Chia Seeds
Instructions
- Pour the creamy peanut butter into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the shredded coconut and honey (or maple syrup) into the bowl and mix with a spatula or hand mixer. Add in the dark chocolate chips if using.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out the peanut butter coconut bites into balls and roll with your hands. If you don’t have a cookie scoop, use a tablespoon and make 1-inch ball and roll in your hands to make a smooth round ball. Note: If the batter is sticky, grease your hands with coconut oil so the batter doesn’t stick.
- Place each ball on wax paper or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the batter is used up.
- Roll the balls in shredded coconut or other coating to make them less sticky.
Store the coconut peanut butter balls in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator. Freeze after 14 days.
Notes
- Substitute almond butter for the peanut butter to make these paleo friendly! You may also use sunflower seed butter to make this recipe nut free.
- Make sure to use unsweetened coconut flakes instead of sweetened, which will make this recipe too sweet with added sugar.
- You can add other superfoods to these energy balls to add more fiber and nutrition. I like to add ground flax, chia seeds and pumpkin seeds. Add up to 1/4 cup to the written recipe.
- Use maple syrup, date syrup or agave instead of honey to make these vegan.
- Coating the peanut butter balls will help them not to stick to each other in the storage container. I like to use shredded coconut, but cocoa powder or coconut flour are great options too!
- Add a few scoops of your favorite protein powder to make peanut butter protein balls!
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 146
- Sugar: 2g
- Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 5.9g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 4.4g
