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.
My wife makes these protein balls pretty much 2/ week for on the go snacks! I gave it a 4/5 because we don’t use bananas but I think these are so easy to make and taste great!
I make these once (occasionally twice) a week and they are a crowd pleaser for sure! I have substituted MyProtein a couple of times and find that they do not hold together as well, so have had to add more oats. 10/10 would recommend
My 15 yo son loves these! We have made them several times using different kinds of chips and protein powders and they have all turned out great!
I love this recipe!! I tried it with vanilla protein powder but I also used one of my sample packets of peanut butter protein powder as well. It added even more flavor.
These are so delicious and easy to make! I appreciated that they don’t require a lot of ingredients (especially since my pantry feels pretty empty due to covid). Sometime you just need a little snack to get you through to the next meal and these work wonders for me.
I’ve made a ton of protein bite recipes and these are by far the best I’ve made! I use the snickerdoodle PESCIENCE protein and they turn out amazing every time. Literally make these weekly!
These are amazing! I sometimes use mini m&m’s instead of the chocolate chips for some fun color (and because m&m’s are my favorite candy!)
My 3 year old and I are hooked on these delicious no bake bites! They are so filling and feel like such a treat which satisfied my cravings! I couldn’t decide if I liked the batter or the post fridge bites better. Both were amazing!
Maybe it was the protein powder I used, but these seemed too dry to me. I also was maybe expecting it to be chewier like one made with real peanut butter would be. My suggestion would be any way to make it a little more moist without adding more banana? I did that to try to help and then it was just too much banana. A great first effort and will definitely do in a pinch for a sweet tooth! I did feel like once they sat for a while in the fridge it was a bit better.
I’m obsessed with protein bites! Everyday I use to buy Frutta Bowl protein bites and decided one day to see if Mason has his own recipe. When I saw this I made it right then and there. It was so easy. So delicious. Soooo much cheaper than my usual protein balls and easy to bring to work in the mornings! I froze the rest of them which works but it tastes a lot better fresh.