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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

Published: Jan 2, 2021 · by Demeter | Beaming Baker 122 Comments · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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These 3 ingredient peanut butter balls are the best peanut butter snack! Soft ‘n delicious peanut butter bites.

No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan. #NoBake #PeanutButter #NoBakeBalls #NoBakeBites #EnergyBites #EnergyBalls | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

What’s a gal to do when she’s looking for the perfect 3 ingredient peanut butter balls snack? I say, look no further than today’s delicious and easy-to-make peanut butter bites!

Folks, this 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites Recipe could not be easier. It’s just 3 simple ingredients—made delightfully with the ever-popular coconut flour.

It’s as easy as throwing those 3 ingredients in: peanut butter, maple syrup, and coconut flour. Stirring until thickened (so that the delicious coconut flour has time to absorb and become one with the PB and maple syrup). Chill until firm. Then, scoop into balls and enjoy!

That’s seriously it. Could it BE any easier? Thank you, Chandler, for the exaggerated “BE.”  Now… shall weBEgin this or what? 😉 Let’s no bake this!

No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan. #NoBake #PeanutButter #NoBakeBalls #NoBakeBites #EnergyBites #EnergyBalls | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan. #NoBake #PeanutButter #NoBakeBalls #NoBakeBites #EnergyBites #EnergyBalls | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Bites

You’ll be amazed at how easy it truly is to make these peanut butter bites. Check out the simple steps below:

Line

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (you can even use a plate).

Stir & Fold

Add all peanut butter bites ingredients to a mixing bowl: peanut butter, maple syrup and coconut flour. Use a rubber spatula to stir and fold everything together until the peanut butter mixture thickens.

Freeze

Cover the bowl and freeze for 30 minutes. This time will allow the coconut flour to absorb some of the oil and maple syrup and cause the peanut butter bites to firm up. Some readers skip this step altogether because they don’t mind softer bites. You do you! 😉

Scoop

Using a small or medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop peanut butter balls onto the sheet you prepared earlier. If you’d like, roll the scoops into smooth, round spheres.

Enjoy

Enjoy the easiest peanut butter bites! Wasn’t that easy?

The 3 ingredients you need

Ingredient 1

Unsalted, Natural Peanut Butter

Ingredient 2

Coconut Flour

Ingredient 3

Pure Maple Syrup

How to Store These No Bake Peanut Butter Bites

Room Temperature or Refrigerator

Store your peanut butter bites in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for 1-2 weeks. 

Freezer

If you want to freeze your peanut butter bites, store the bites in a freezer-friendly container for 1-2 months. You can enjoy them straight from the fridge, or allow the peanut butter bites to thaw a bit before enjoying. 

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Simple & easy no bake peanut butter balls—all you need are 3 ingredients and 10 minutes to make these healthy vegan peanut butter bites!

No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan. #NoBake #PeanutButter #NoBakeBalls #NoBakeBites | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

Tips for the Best 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

  • Use your favorite peanut butter. This peanut butter balls recipe is all for you. If you don’t like the peanut butter I’m suggesting, use your own! (We all have a favorite.)
  • … or even your favorite other nut butter
  • Try a cookie scoop. This will make making your 3 ingredient peanut butter balls so much faster and more uniform. I, myself, don’t love to obsess about perfection, but use the cookie scoop to make things simpler and easier. Try it for yourself and see how you like it.
  • Enjoy the day after… if you’re looking for firmer peanut butter bites. The first day that you make this peanut butter snack, it’ll be soft and delicious. However, you might like your peanut butter balls on the denser side. Go ahead and eat them the next day–they’ll be way less soft and much easier to carry to work, the gym and what not (without getting smooshed) due to their firmness.

Great Tools for the Best Peanut Butter Bites

Here are a few of my favorite tools to use when making these peanut butter bites. Click below to see the exact product.

  • Coconut Flour– the secret ingredient for achieving the perfect no bake bite texture.
  • Small or Medium Cookie Scoop– you can’t make no bake energy bites without a cookie scoop–it seriously makes the entire process so easy!
  • Pure Maple Syrup– I love buying this jug of maple syrup so I can keep it in my pantry for all my favorite healthy snack recipes!
  • Mixing Bowls– one of my go-to pieces of baking equipment. These bowls are amazing.
  • Reusable Zip Bags– after I’ve made a batch of peanut butter energy bites, I like to store them in these reusable zip bags.

Here’s to a new year, full of resolutions we’re gonna accomplish like WOAH, and just the healthy snack recipes we need to fuel our way through it.  I’m super excited to share more healthy protein-packed snacks with you! I’m always grateful that you’re here, no-baking and baking our way through the tastiest days of our lives. Woah… did I just make a soap opera reference? Ahem! ‘Til the next tasty adventure…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan. #NoBake #PeanutButter #NoBakeBalls #NoBakeBites | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bites


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  • Author: Demeter | Beaming Baker
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 24.5 small bites (1 T) 1x
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No Bake Peanut Butter Balls: just 3 ingredients for the best peanut butter bites—no bake, easy to make, simple & healthy ingredients. Soft and delicious no bake peanut butter balls. Vegan.


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup unsalted, natural creamy peanut butter or homemade peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup coconut flour

Instructions

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, add peanut butter, maple syrup, and coconut flour. Using a rubber spatula, fold until well mixed and thickened.
  3. Cover bowl and freeze for 30 minutes. Remove from freezer.
  4. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop and drop peanut butter balls onto the prepared baking sheet, spaced evenly apart. Optionally, roll into spheres. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.

For the Sugar-Free + Low Carb version try:  3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Keto Energy Balls Recipe (Low Carb, Vegan).

Peanut Butter Recipes We Love

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Equipment

Small Cookie Scoop

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Unsalted Natural Creamy Peanut Butter

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Coconut Flour

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Notes

Bites will become firmer and less moist the next day.

Room Temperature: Store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

Freezing Instructions: Store in an airtight container in the freezer for 1-2 months. Firm, but soft enough to eat straight out of the freezer.

  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 0 min
  • Category: Snacks, Breakfast, Dessert
  • Method: Chill
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: peanut butter bites, no bake peanut butter balls

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  1. Stacey says

    December 29, 2022

    These are absurdly good. If I’m feeling fancy I add a smidge of salt and vanilla and crosshatch them with a fork like a little PB cookie. But it’s not at all necessary, they’re also a 10/10 right out of the bowl as written. 🙂 Thanks for the awesome recipe!!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 6, 2023

      Ooh, that sounds delicious! 😋 I’m so thrilled to hear how much you enjoy them, Stacey!

      Reply
  2. Kate says

    October 30, 2022

    Loved it! Delicious and had everything to make them! Will make them more often thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 1, 2022

      Woohoo! Isn’t it great when you happen to have everything you need for a new recipe? 😄 Glad they were a hit for you!

      Reply
  3. Huell Matthews says

    March 27, 2021

    Back in the 60’s, I was stationed at McChord AirForce base in Washington state. We were fed in the local chow hall. There was a peanut butter bar for a desert. I asked for the ingredients and was told peanut butter and cornflakes? I have been unable to find anyone who knows what I am speaking of. The bars were soft and delicious. Is there anyway I can locate the recipe.

    Reply
    • Kim says

      June 13, 2021

      Go to the Taste of Home website and search for Peanut Butter Cornflakes bars and the recipe is on there. It’s also called old fashioned corn flake candy.

      Reply
  4. RebeccaJ says

    February 15, 2021

    Hmm, I wonder how these would be with ChocZero’s vanilla syrup instead of maple? Not a fan of maple.

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      February 16, 2021

      Good question! I haven’t tried it myself, so let me know how the bites turn out if you do. 😉

      Reply
  5. Susan says

    January 6, 2021

    Yum! I was looking for a snack that is easy to make and healthy, too. I had everything in the fridge and made them this morning. Delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 11, 2021

      Love it when you’ve got all the ingredients for a new recipe. So happy it was a hit Susan!

      Reply
  6. Ginny says

    January 3, 2021

    This recipe looked so easy I already made them. The coconut four makes a really nice flavor too.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      Excellent! Happy you enjoyed them Ginny!

      Reply
  7. Toni says

    January 3, 2021

    This recipe is just my speed! It couldn’t be easier to make and the flavors are delicious! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      You’re so welcome! This time of year, we need all the easy snacks we can get. 😊

      Reply
  8. Kimberly says

    January 3, 2021

    I’ve got everything on hand – these peanut butter bites are happening tomorrow! 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      Awesome! You’re totally gonna love it!

      Reply
  9. Claudia Lamascolo says

    January 2, 2021

    I cant wait to make these I never know what to do with all this coconut flour and my son will love these thanks so much!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      Perfect! I absolutely know he’ll be happy to have them. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Julie Menghini says

    January 2, 2021

    I can’t believe how easy these delicious balls of peanut butter are to make. I love them.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      Oh so easy, and oh so tasty! 😋

      Reply
  11. Roxana says

    January 2, 2021

    These are perfect little bites. So delicious and easy to make. A great snack I like to keep handy.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 4, 2021

      That’s so wonderful to hear Roxana! I know, aren’t they amazing when those afternoon snack cravings hit? 🙂

      Reply
  12. Dannii says

    January 2, 2021

    Anything with peanut butter is good with me and these look delicious. So easy to make too.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 2, 2021

      Haha same here! 🥜😋 And I’m all
      about the easy recipes right now. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Kushigalu says

    January 2, 2021

    Love penaut buttwr an dlove how simple and delicious this recipe was. ThankS for sharing

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      January 2, 2021

      Simple and easy is exactly what we need to kick off the new year right. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  14. Ilana says

    May 25, 2020

    Used 1 cup of almond flour instead of the coconut flour. Absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      May 26, 2020

      Oh, I love hearing about your sub! So wonderful to hear that it worked. Enjoy!

      Reply
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