No bake monster cookie energy balls are a fun and yummy protein packed treat! Made with creamy peanut butter, honey, protein powder, rolled oats, mini chocolate chips, and m&m’s.
Peanut Butter Energy balls, Almond Butter Protein Balls, and Chocolate Energy Balls are favorites in my house. When it’s fall time you won’t find me without Pumpkin Energy Balls.
Just about every week in our house we make a batch of protein balls to keep in the freezer for a quick snack or dessert.
These no bake monster cookie oatmeal energy balls are made with just 6 easy ingredients and taste like a monster cookie!
They are my latest obsession and make an easy and tasty mid afternoon snack when you need an energy boost.
The healthier alternative when all you want is a monster cookie bar.
Mini m&m’s are perfect for these cute little monster energy balls!
You can use regular size if you want, but I find the mini ones to be the perfect size for the energy balls.
Ingredients to make monster cookie energy balls
Protein Powder – I used vanilla protein powder for this recipe.
Honey – the sticky sweetener needed to help it all stick together.
Creamy no stir peanut butter – you can use crunchy too, either will work.
Rolled oats (old fashioned oats) – great for giving these the “monster cookie” taste and chewiness!
mini chocolate chips
mini m&m’s
How to make the energy balls
All you need is just 6 ingredients and one mixing bowl to make this recipe!
Simply add all of your ingredients to a mixing bowl together.
Use a spoon or rubber spatula to mix it all together.
This will take several minutes, as the batter is thick and sticky.
Be sure to mix it well so that all of the ingredients are distributed evenly.
Once you have mixed the batter, it should look like the picture below.
The batter looks like cookie dough!
It should be dry enough that it will not stick much to your hands.
Next, you will line a baking sheet with wax paper.
This will make cleanup super easy.
My favorite way to get the right size of a scoop is to use a mini cookie scoop.
If you do not have one, just drop the batter by spoonfuls onto the wax paper.
Roll each ball with your hands to make the shape.
Once all of the monster cookie energy balls are rolled up, place the baking sheet in the fridge until they are chilled, around an hour.
From here you can transfer them to an airtight container or ziploc bag.
My personal favorite way to store energy balls is in the freezer, but you can also keep these in the fridge for up to a week!
And there you have it!
Great for an afternoon pick-me-up, or a fast treat when you are craving something sweet.
Each protein ball has 4g of protein in it!
And what could be better than energy balls that taste like cookies?!
Speaking of which, if you love protein packed treats that taste like dessert, you have got to try these protein peanut butter cups!
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- Chocolate Protein Bars
- No Bake Protein Bars
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- Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Protein Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls
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Monster Cookie Energy Balls
No bake monster cookie energy balls are a fun and yummy protein packed treat! Made with creamy peanut butter, honey, protein powder, rolled oats, mini chocolate chips, and m&m's.
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy no stir peanut butter
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup vanilla protein powder
- 2 ¼ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini m&m's
Instructions
- Add the peanut butter, honey, vanilla protein powder, rolled oats, mini chocolate chips, and mini m&m's to a large mixing bowl
- Use a spoon or rubber spatula to mix until the batter is well combined
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper
- Use a mini cookie scoop or drop balls by spoonfuls onto the wax paper
- Use your hands to roll them into balls
- Place in the fridge until firm, around an hour
- Store in the freezer in an airtight container or ziploc bag
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 26 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 137Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 52mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 4g
Irene Richards
Wednesday 7th of June 2023
what could be used in place of the protein powder
Alyssa
Sunday 13th of August 2023
@Irene Richards, you can make this recipe without protein powder, or I’ve just added more oats or put in flax seed in its place (I don’t use the full amount of flax though, maybe 1/2).
Lori
Wednesday 1st of February 2023
Has anyone made them into bars instead of balls? I'm just wondering how well/easy it is to cut after they are chilled.
Sarah
Tuesday 21st of February 2023
@Lori, i made these into bars but they didn't hold together like the ball does. Still tasted good but was not an on-the-go friendly method.
Melissa
Sunday 29th of May 2022
Could you use powder peanut butter?
Gerald
Tuesday 19th of April 2022
I'm allergic to honey is there anything I could substitute for it
ChefRyan
Saturday 4th of June 2022
@Gerald, you could sub maple syrup, I use sugar free pancake syrup when I make them
Joy Shull
Friday 6th of May 2022
You could try pure maple syrup
Cindy
Thursday 5th of August 2021
I made this recipe with my 3 boys it was such an amazing recipe. I am making it again soon. I did add flaxseed just because why not.