Is there a better combination than peanut butter and banana? Sure, there’s the peanut butter and chocolate tandem, but this recipe has that, too. These no bake protein bites are packed with flavor and have unbelievable macros when compared to regular “oatmeal energy bites” or things like that.
With over 8 grams of protein and just 2 grams of carbs each, they are perfect for a snack around your workouts. Munch on eight two or three of these on your drive to the gym and you’ll have the perfect amount of protein and carbs to fuel your training session. And since the whole process should take 5-10 minutes from start to finish, you can make these right now!
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Protein Bites Recipe Notes
You’ll only need 6 ingredients to make the recipe:
- rolled oats, powdered peanut butter, protein powder
- ripe banana and honey
- mini chocolate chips
Like I mentioned in my no bake s’mores bites recipe, the protein powder will be the biggest variable in this recipe. I use PEScience Select in my recipes. This protein powder is a blend of whey and casein, making it a bit thicker in consistency than whey-only protein powders.
If you’re using another protein powder, you’ll likely need to modify the recipe to get the consistency right. The biggest tip I can give here will be adding the wet ingredients (banana and honey) slowly to avoid over hydrating things.
Pro tip: You can order small samples of PEScience if you’re new to protein powder recipes. If you like it, you can use my affiliate discount code mason to save 15% off on PEScience products. If you’re looking for other recipes to try with a sample pack, try my Butterfinger protein oatmeal, high protein baked oats, or protein monkey bread.
Aside from the protein powder, the other ingredients should be pretty straightforward. The only other tip I would give would be to use a food scale to get the ingredient weight spot on. No bake recipes like these peanut butter protein bites can be tricky to handle if you don’t get it right.
If you’re looking for a healthy snack without protein powder, check out my chocolate pistachio granola bars or dark chocolate oat bars.
All right, the printable recipe card is below. If you have any other questions about these oatmeal peanut butter bites, drop a comment at the bottom of this post.
No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Protein Bites
Ingredients
- 3/4 C 60g Rolled Oats
- 2 scoops, 62g Vanilla Protein Powder*
- 1/4 C 26g PB2 or Powdered Peanut Butter
- 1 medium, 100g peeled Banana, mashed
- 1/2 Tbsp 11g Honey
- 2 Tbsp 28g Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Mix the oats, protein powder, and powdered peanut butter together.
- Mash the banana in a separate bowl before adding to the dry ingredients. Stir until the mixture starts to come together before adding the honey and chocolate chips. Finishing stirring until one large ball forms.**
- Divide the mixture into 8 pieces and place them on a piece of parchment paper or foil. Roll each piece between your palms to smooth. You can spray your hands with a tiny bit of cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Refrigerate protein bites and serve chilled.
I made these using PEScience Cake Pop protein, but otherwise no modifications, and they turned out fantastic! They are currently in my freezer – one because I want to try them as recommended, but also to keep me from eating them all in one sitting. I was able to form nice round bites by wetting my fingers before rolling them as well so in additional to being tasty, they are very photo worthy! 😉 Thanks for the great recipe!
Is there anything else you recommend besides banana? Applesauce? Pumpkin?
Those should both work fine, but you may need to modify the amount for both. Add slowly as needed.
These are my go to desserts. I can make a big batch and have them for a snack or even as a yummy nightcap. These are super simple for a starter recipe for anybody.
My family either goes through bananas like crazy or we have some very ripe ones no one will eat… well those bananas got eaten with this delicious recipes… I added 3T of chia seeds and loved the add texture and nutrition!
I made these oats and the flavor was great, but needed more liquid! I had to increase the almond milk. Maybe I cooked the oats too long, but definitely used more almond milk than the recipe called for! But 100% will make again.
These were so easy just a few ingredients everyone should have and so so good!!
Super easy to make. Pretty much had everything on hand already and stuff I keep stocked in my kitchen so easy to throw together quickly. Store them in the freezer at work and take them out on days that I’m unsure if I will be able to eat at a certain time and snack on them as I go. Simple, easy, fast cleanup and affordable
I love these. The perfect snack for when I’m craving cookie dough. Make sure to try these!
My kids love taking these to school for a snack
These are a staple in our house! I make them as is, or sub mini m&m’s for my kids!