These no-bake peanut butter balls are so easy they’re basically an UNrecipe, but my kids ask for them all the time so I figured they were worth sharing. And really, who says recipes have to be complicated? They’re adapted from these cookie dough bites, which y’all have had quite a bit to say about . . .
These are amazing! My picky son couldn’t get enough of them (and honestly, neither could I!).” – Monica
Ah!! Finally! A cookie dough recipe that doesn’t suck! I’ve tried so many cookie dough ball recipes that didn’t even close taste like the real thing. But this recipe is amazing!! -Leah
I made these. And they are AWESOME! They’re like grain free cookie dough. Soooo happy. Yum.” – Tracy
All you need are a handful of ingredients – peanut butter, maple syrup, salt and vanilla – and either coconut or tigernut flour.
Which flour should I use?
When I first created the cookie dough bite recipe, my goal was to incorporate more resistant starch into my family’s diet. Unlike most starches, resistant starch is indigestible to us, but a favorite food of the good bacteria that live in our digestive tracts.
The thing is, tigernut flour is not something everyone has in their pantry, so I made it my mission to recreate the recipe with coconut flour. Although it is not a type of resistant starch, coconut flour is also amazing for gut health because it contains both soluble and insoluble forms of fiber – both which nourish beneficial bacteria.
So which flour should you use? The answer is either, but keep in mind that you typically want to start slow with resistant starch and work up the amount you consume, so if you want to eat these all in one sitting it’s probably best to go with the coconut flour.
Either way, I hope you love them as much as we do!
No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls Recipe (With Resistant Starch)
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- fork
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons tigernut flour
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1.5 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (use this recipe to make your own)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix together with a fork until well-combined. Place in the fridge to chill for about 20 minutes, then roll it into one large ball and divide in half until you have 16 balls. Store in an airtight container in the fridge to keep them from drying out.
Nutrition
No Bake Peanut Butter Balls Recipe (With Coconut Flour)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (plus 2 teaspoons - this is double what I used with the tigernut flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (use this recipe to make your own)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix together with a fork until well-combined. Place in the fridge to chill for about 20 minutes, then roll it into one large ball and divide in half until you have 16 balls. Store in an airtight container in the fridge to keep them from drying out.
Nutrition
Would I use the same amount of coconut flour if I wanted to use instead of tigernut flour?
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU for asking! I created two separate recipes at the bottom – one with coconut flour and one with tigernut. The coconut flour version was deleted somehow and I wouldn’t have realized it if not for your question – just updated the post! It’s basically exactly the same except you’ll need a little more maple syrup to compensate for the fact that coconut flour is not naturally sweet like tigernut flour.
Thank you! Hoping my son will love.
Maybe I’m missing it, but I don’t see the coconut flour recipe ?
Oops! It looks like there is a problem with the recipe generator and it keeps getting deleted. Just added it back in and reached out to technical support to see what I can do to keep it from happening again. Thanks for letting me know!
These look great Heather!
For those who can’t have peanuts, will this recipe work with almond butter, and would the recipe need adjusting in any way?
Looks delish! Would you know if tigernut flour is GAPS legal?
I’m not totally sure but GAPS typically restricts starches so I would think probably not.
I think my hubby and kids would love this. I’d have to use the recipe with coconut flour, but I can’t find it. Are the ingredients and amounts the same?
Wow. This is amazing recipe.!!
Is the tiger nut version slightly gritty? I bought a tiger nut flour, boiled it (longish) with oatmeal…still gritty.
Not that I have noticed 🙂
Can you use honey instead of maple syrup? I usually don’t have maple syrup on hand.