No Bake Trail Mix Energy Balls
It’s a new lunchbox and snacking favorite! Our No Bake Trail Mix Energy Balls have all of the sweet, salty, deliciousness of your favorite trail mix, wrapped up into fun energy energy-packed balls!
Trail mix is one of my favorite snacks, but what usually happens in our house is that the kiddos will pick out their favorite parts of the trail mix (usually the chocolate), and then leave the rest. Problem solved with our new No Bake Trail Mix Energy Balls! These have everything you’d find in a classic trail mix, but wrapped up into a healthy, plant protein-packed, sweet and salty ball!
Ingredients Needed
- Old Fashioned Oats – While not usually found in trail mix, these oats help bind it all together while adding some fiber and vitamins, and minerals.
- Nuts: Cashews and Salted Peanuts – These are our go-tos, but walnuts, pecans, almonds, and hazelnuts are also great!
- Mini M&Ms – One of the best parts of trail mix, right? The key to these energy balls, though, is to use the Mini M&Ms because the regular-sized ones will be too big.
- Raisins – Often what’s left over in a bag of trail mix in our house! You could also use dried cranberries, too!
- Peanut Butter – More energy-packed nutrition and plant protein, and a key binder for these balls.
- Honey – The sweetness and another binder.
- Salt – Just enough to be able to add that saltiness you expect from a good trail mix!
Ready FAST!
Another reason why I love these No Bake Trail Mix Energy Balls is that they are ready SO fast. Give the peanuts and the cashews a chop, add it to a big bowl and mix, add the binders, and then mix it all well.
Use your hands to shape it all into balls, pop them in the fridge to set, and then you’re done!
Ball Rolling Tip: Rolling the energy balls will take a little squeezing in your hands to bind it all together, and you’ll need to clean your hands often as they will bind and shape together best with clean hands. You could also use a little oil spray on your hands to prevent sticking.
No Bake Trail Mix Energy Balls! So cute. So easy to pack the the lunchbox or snackbox for school or work. And most importantly, SO delicious.
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They’re a new snacking favorite for everyone in the house – young and old!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Equipment
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup salted cashews
- 1/4 cup salted peanuts
- 1/3 cup mini M&Ms
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon fine ground salt
Instructions
- Chop Nuts: Add the peanuts and cashews (or other nuts of choice) to a cutting board and chop into small pieces.
- Mix: Add the oats, raisins, nuts, mini m&ms, and salt to a mixing bowl and mix well. Then add the honey and peanut butter and use a spatula to mix well, ensuring that all of the honey and the peanut butter are well distributed and mixed among the dry ingredients.
- Shape: Use your hands to shape some of the mixture into 2 – 2 1/2 inch balls. You may need to squeeze the mixture in your hand so that it all binds together nicely and clean your hands between shaping a few balls to make the shaping easier.
- Chill: Place in fridge for at least 15 minutes for balls to chill and set, and store in the fridge until ready to enjoy or pack in a lunchbox or snack bag.
So easy to make and my kids loved them!
So glad you enjoyed them, Lynn! Thanks for sharing!