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No Bake Peanut Butter Balls are super easy, perfect chocolate treats I make almost every week! If you are looking for the most addicting dessert everyone would love then these peanut butter energy balls are it! After all, you need only 4 ingredients to make them, and yes, they require no baking at all.
The Best Sugar-Free Vegan Dessert
These EASY peanut butter balls are one of my favorite post-workout recovery bites. They are delicious, highly nutritious and the best part is that they contain no sugar at all! Completely healthy snack idea for replenishing your energy. So tasty, completely vegan, no-bake energy bites.
Are peanut butter balls healthy?
First, peanut butter contains nutrients that may boost your heart health and improve blood sugar levels. Also, it can help you lose weight and provide you with a good amount of proteins. However, peanut butter is high in calories and fat, so you should enjoy it in moderation. Second, the raw nuts are high in fiber and unsaturated fats, loaded with antioxidants, Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, Magnesium, Phosphorus, and Copper. Finally, dark chocolate could improve your brain's function and blood flow, reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk, and is a powerful source of antioxidants as well.
Time needed: 1 hour and 20 minutes
No Bake Peanut Butter Balls - how to make?
- Mix peanut butter with nuts
To a large bowl, add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and 1 cup ground hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds.
- Form small balls
Out of the mixture for small balls and place them on a baking sheet. Let it rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator. It will make the process much easier! The peanut butter balls will hold their shape when you dip and tap the excess warm chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate
Break the chocolate, add 35 ml olive or coconut oil, and place into a heatproof bowl. Set over a pan of barely simmering water and allow the chocolate to melt, stirring occasionally.
- Dip it in chocolate
Take the cooled balls, one by one, dip the peanut butter ball with two spoons or a toothpick in the melted dark chocolate.
Then, move the chocolate peanut butter candies on a plate. - Chill it or skip this step
It's better to chill the energy peanut butter balls for at least half an hour in the fridge but it's not necessary.
Sure, they can be stored up and frozen for a month. Of course, make sure you put them in an airtight container.
First, break the dark chocolate, add 35 ml olive or coconut oil, and place into a heatproof bowl. Set over a pan of barely simmering water and allow the chocolate to melt, stirring occasionally. Next, take the cooled balls, one by one, dip the peanut butter ball with two spoons or a toothpick in the melted dark chocolate. If the chocolate thickens up too much, melt it again for a few seconds, until you reach the desired consistency.
Afterward, move the chocolate peanut butter candy on a plate.
Yes, indeed, this recipe for peanut butter balls is completely gluten free.
In fact, the best type of chocolate for making your energy balls is dark chocolate. Actually, consuming dark chocolate controls your cravings for sweets and makes you feel fuller for a long time. Also, dark chocolate has cholesterol-lowering advantages, improves your mood and decreases the risk of stroke, and fights aging too.
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📖 Recipe
No Bake Peanut Butter Balls (Delicious Energy Bites)
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter it's best if it's more thick so you can easily for the balls
- 1 cup ground nuts: hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts and pumpkin seeds add nuts of your choice, mabye only hazelnuts or walnuts, choose what is your preference
- 100 gr dark chocolate
- 35 ml extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and 1 cup ground hazelnuts,almonds, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds.
- Out of the mixture for small balls and place them on a baking sheet. Let it rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator. It will make the process much easier! The peanut butter balls will hold their shape when you dip and tap the excess warm chocolate.
- Break the chocolate, add 35 ml olive or coconut oil, and place into a heatproof bowl. Set over a pan of barely simmering water and allow the chocolate to melt,stirring occasionally.
- Take the cooled balls, one by one, dip the peanut butter ball with two spoons or a toothpick in the melted dark chocolate. Then, move the chocolate peanut butter candies on a plate.
- It's better to chill the energy peanut butter balls for at least half an hour in the fridge but it's not necessary.
Nutrition
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Love, Marinela💚
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