3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

This quick recipe for 3 ingredient peanut butter balls is almost too easy to make!

Homemade 3 ingredient peanut butter balls

Soft and fudgy bite sized peanut butter balls are perfect for a super fast and yummy healthy snack or dessert.

Kids love to help roll the dough into balls and dip them in melted chocolate.

And since there are no eggs or white flour, it is completely fine to eat the unbaked peanut butter cookie dough straight from the bowl!

Also make these Healthy Blueberry Muffins

Easy peanut butter bite ingredients

The peanut butter balls can be made with just three basic ingredients. And the recipe includes options to make them peanut free, vegan, and gluten free.

Peanut Butter: I used creamy natural peanut butter here. Feel free to use crunchy peanut butter, with or without salt and added sugar. Almond butter, cashew butter, melted coconut butter, or pecan butter also work. For an allergy friendly snack, try sunflower seed butter.

Sweetener: Just use your favorite all purpose liquid sweetener here, such as pure maple syrup, agave, or honey. If you want to make keto or sugar free peanut butter balls, then this keto maple syrup works too.

Coconut Flour: This is not actually flour at all. It is simply dried coconut that has been finely ground until it resembles the texture of wheat flour. There is a coconut free option included in the recipe post below. Or oat flour also works if you prefer.

For high protein peanut butter balls, substitute your favorite plain or flavored protein powder for the coconut flour or oat flour.

Chocolate: This step is optional, but if you want to dip the 3 ingredient peanut butter balls in melted chocolate chips (with or without a teaspoon of oil stirred in for a smoother sauce) like I did, do not let me stop you!

Leftover coconut flour? Make Coconut Flour Cookies

How to make 3 ingredient peanut butter balls

If you are using refrigerated or natural peanut butter, gently warm it up (either in the microwave or on the stovetop) to soften so the nut butter is easily stir-able.

Combine the three required ingredients together. I recommend using a high quality food processor for the best evenly blended dough. Stirring by hand technically does also work if you use a lot of arm strength and patience.

Blend the peanut butter, sweetener, and flour until it resembles cookie dough.

If your dough is too dry, add a little oil or liquid sweetener as needed. Or if it’s too soft, add more flour until a cookie dough texture is achieved.

Roll into balls. I dipped my three ingredient peanut butter balls in melted chocolate chips because everything is better dipped in chocolate.

Place on a tray lined with wax paper or parchment paper, and refrigerate or freeze until firm. The peanut butter bites are shelf stable if not using chocolate and leftovers can be stored on the counter, in the fridge, or in the freezer.

Or you can ship leftover peanut butter balls to me and I’ll store them for you.

You just might not get them back…

I also really love these homemade Energy Balls

Recipe video for healthy peanut butter balls

Above, watch the step by step peanut butter ball recipe video

Serving suggestions

The peanut butter bites are perfectly delicious on their own.

As a chocolate lover, I highly recommend dipping them in melted chocolate to create your very own homemade Reese’s peanut butter cup balls.

Or if you are one of those people who spreads peanut butter on Oreo cookies, try crumbling a few of the peanut balls onto the top of Oreo Fluff.

You may also skip the melted chocolate and instead stir a handful of mini chocolate chips or finely chopped peanuts into the cookie dough.

Chocolate covered peanut butter balls should be stored in a cool, dry place. However, the non chocolate coated variation may be left out at room temperature and are great for throwing into a work or school lunch box.

These peanut butter bites are a super easy and healthy snack on the go!

The peanut butter treats were inspired by the following two recipes:

Keto Peanut Butter Cookies

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

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