Monster Cookie Energy Balls are a great afternoon energy boost or perfect for an after school snack. Hearty oats, chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey, and m&m’s make these energy balls so delicious and fun.
What ingredients are needed to make these Monster Cookie Energy Balls?
Quick Oats – After much testing
of this recipe the quick oats works the best. Quick oats have a finer texture
which acts as a binder (like flour would) in the energy balls. You can use
old-fashioned oats for this recipe but you may have trouble getting the energy
balls to form into “balls” and stay.
Creamy Peanut Butter – If you’re having
trouble with this recipe make sure you are using regular creamy peanut butter
like from the Skippy brand, Jif, or Peter Pan. Do not use the all-natural
peanut butter as those tend to dry out anything you put it in when baking with
it.
Honey
Vanilla Extract – This is what gives
these energy balls that monster cookie flavor.
Miniature Chocolate Chips – These are very
common and found with the other chocolate chips. It’s best to use the miniature
chips because they’re smaller in size which does better with the small energy
balls.
Miniature M&M’s – Found in the
baking aisle or in the candy aisle with the other m&m candies.
My Tips and Helpful Hints
DO NOT USE ALL NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER!
This is my #1 tip. This recipe has such mixed reviews and I am convinced it’s because some people try and use the natural peanut butter. Don’t do it. The balls will not hold together well, they will be crumbly, because natural peanut butter does not have the oils in it that are needed to “bind” the energy balls together. The natural peanut butter is drier and not as smooth as regular peanut butter. Just make sure you are using a peanut butter that does not say ‘natural’ or “all-natural” on the label. Of course some may try using natural peanut butter and say that it works fine. Go ahead and try it but for best results use regular creamy peanut butter.Yes, they do need to be stored in the fridge. You can eat them right away after making.
I think they taste much better cold straight from the fridge.
