No-Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Oats Protein Balls

We keep a batch of these chocolate peanut butter protein balls in our fridge at all times! They’re a delicious and easy way to get added protein in our diets while also enjoy an energy-boosting sweet treat. The chocolate peanut butter oat balls recipe is also really easy to make, no oven required. I’m not kidding when I say that I have already made these at least 10 times since first developing the peanut butter oats protein balls recipe, and they are officially a fridge staple. I always have to have some on hand. If you’re curious about the protein content in this peanut butter chocolate protein balls recipe, there is about 6g of protein per ball (less if using regular peanut butter instead of protein-added peanut butter, and more if using high-protein oats instead of regular oats). You can get the detailed no bake peanut butter oat balls recipe at the end of this post (you can click the Jump to Recipe button above to go straight to it), or keep reading to get my ingredient and preparation tips for making the oat and peanut butter protein balls to perfection the first time and every time.

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More high-protein recipes like these peanut butter oatmeal protein balls

If you need more protein recipes like these no bake oat protein balls, check out these other protein-added recipes from Fab Everyday:

• Chicken Fajita Protein Wraps
• Homemade Lactation Cookies
• No-Bake Protein Bars recipe (homemade protein bars with peanut butter and oats)
• Protein Waffle Cone Bowls Recipe
• Whole Wheat Vegan Apple Cinnamon Muffins
• Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

What you need to make these chocolate peanut butter oat balls

Here are the ingredients and tools you’ll need to make this recipe for no bake chocolate peanut butter protein balls:

• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats. You can increase the protein by just over half a gram per ball if you use protein oats (like Bob’s Red Mill Organic Protein Oats)
• 3/4 cups vanilla-flavored plant-based protein powder (I prefer this plant-based powder from Orgain)
• 1 cup added protein chunky peanut butter (such as SKIPPY® Chunky Peanut Butter Blended with Pea Protein). You can also use regular peanut butter for this recipe, but you will have about 1g less protein per ball.
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
• Mixing bowls
• Measuring cups and spoons (when recipes use sticky ingredients like peanut butter, honey, and chocolate as this recipe does, I use these Deiss silicone nonstick measuring cups, which are also microwave-safe, so you can melt the ingredients right in them)
• Quarter sheet pan (or similarly-sized platter)
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop (I use a 1 tablespoon/4 teaspoon capacity scoop like this one from Wilton)
• Optional: Kitchen scale (I use it to measure the chocolate chips)

How to make chocolate peanut butter protein balls

The first step in making these no bake peanut butter protein balls is to mix the dry ingredients together. In a large bowl, add the oats and protein powder.

Stir well.

Next, you’ll combine the wet ingredients for the peanut butter and oats protein balls. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the chunky peanut butter, honey, and maple syrup.

Microwave for 15 seconds, then stir until combined.

Add the wet ingredients to bowl with the oats and protein powder.

Stir until the dry ingredients are well incorporated, with no powdery sections (it will be thick, so keep working it until the dry ingredients are all well moistened and you don’t see any dry left, otherwise it will be difficult to shape the oat and peanut butter protein balls).

Roll the mixture into balls and place on a parchment paper-lined dish or small sheet pan (I use a cookie scoop, leveled-off, not heaping, to make even sized scoops then roll into balls – this method yields 24 balls that also happen to fit nicely on a quarter-size sheet pan in 6×4 rows). Place the pan of no bake peanut butter protein balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, place the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. With the peanut butter and oatmeal protein balls still on the parchment paper-lined pan, spoon a generous amount of melted chocolate over the top of each ball, allowing to drip down the sides of the balls.

Place the dark chocolate peanut butter protein balls back in the refrigerator until the chocolate sets completely.

Store the chocolate peanut butter oat balls in the refrigerator.

These truly are delicious! Such a satisfying way to add more protein to your diet.

Here’s the No-Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Oats Protein Balls recipe! I can’t wait to hear what you think!