Chocolate Peanut Butter Oats Balls
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oats Balls are loaded with protein, fibre and healthy fats to keep you full and loaded with energy throughout the day. These are prepared with peanut butter, oats, honey, chocolate chips, raisins and coconut. Everything gets combined in one bowl.lactation bites or protein bites.
A great thing about these is that they are customizable! If you do not have shredded coconut, substitute it with flax seed. You can also try dark chocolate chips or cocoa powder instead of semi-sweet. Add in cranberries instead of raisins.
How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Oats Balls? step by step with photo
Ingredients:
Peanut butter: Homemade or store-bought, creamy or chunky; it’s up to you. Almond butter and cashew butter substitute should also work.
Rolled oats: Always use rolled oats for this recipe( rolled oats are pre-cooked). Consuming uncooked oats can cause indigestion and bloat.
*You can use oats as they are or grind them up in a food processor or blender for a fine texture.
Honey: The honey in this recipe helps the bites hold together. You can also swap in brown date syrup for a less sweet taste. substitute agave syrup for vegan
Raisins: Add these in for more flavour.
Chocolate chips: Add these in for more flavour and yumminess.
Desiccated coconut: Add these in for more flavour.
Method:
- Combine the peanut butter, honey, oats, mini chocolate chips, Rasins and desiccated coconut In a large bowl. Stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Use a 1-tablespoon or scoop to measure the mixture.
- Roll the peanut butter mixture into a walnut-sized ball on the palm.
- Then place them on the parchment paper/ baking sheet and freeze for 20-30 minutes. Our Peanut butter oat balls are ready.
- Once firm, dip the peanut butter balls into melted chocolate, coating the whole ball.
- Place them back on the parchment paper, and freeze until the chocolate is hardened.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Oats Balls are ready to serve.
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suggestions:
- We can also add Chia, hemp, and ground flax seeds to boost the nutrient content.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer.
- You can use seed butter to make this nut-free like sunflower seed or pumpkin seed butter.
- If your dough is a little too dry, add more honey.
- Butter: Instead of peanut butter, swap it for a different nut butter or even seed butter, Like Almond, cashew, walnut, pecan, pistachio butter, pumpkin seed or sunflower seed butter, tahini etc.
- Sweetener: You can use maple syrup, agave, or another liquid sweetener instead of honey.
- Gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats or an oat alternative, like quinoa flakes
Variations:
- Cranberries
- Chopped Walnuts, Pecans or Almonds
- Cocoa Powder
- Hemp Seeds
- Chia Seeds
Storage:
To Refrigerate: Place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator, covered, for up to one week.
To freeze: Place leftover balls in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Flavour variations:
Blueberry lemon flavour: Substitute dried blueberries for the chocolate chips and lemon zest.
Cherry Vanilla flavour: You need to replace the raisins with the Cherry and vanilla extract with raisins.
FAQs Related To Peanut Butter Oat Balls Recipe
Chia, hemp, and flax seeds are alternatives to unsweetened shredded coconut!
Yes! You can use Maple syrup in place of the honey.
If the mixture seems too dry, add more peanut butter, honey or a splash of water to bind everything up!
This helps bind everything together.
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Materials
- 1 cup oats
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2-3 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2-3 tablespoons desiccated coconut
- 2-3 tablespoons Raisins
Instructions
- Combine the peanut butter, honey, oats, mini chocolate chips,Raisins and desiccated coconut In a large bowl. Stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Roll the peanut butter mixture into a walnut-sized ball on the palm.
- Then place them on the parchment paper/ baking sheet and freeze for 20-30 minutes. Our Peanut butter oat balls are ready.
Optional Step:
- Once firm, dip the peanut butter balls into melted chocolate, coating the whole ball.
- Place back on the parchment and freeze again until the chocolate is hardened.
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Notes
- We can also add Chia, hemp, and ground flax seeds to boost the nutrient content.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5-7 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer.
- You can use seed butter to make this nut-free like sunflower seed or pumpkin seed butter.
- If your dough is a little too dry, add more honey.
- Butter: Instead of peanut butter, swap it for a different nut butter or even seed butter, Like Almond, cashew, walnut, pecan, pistachio butter, pumpkin seed or sunflower seed butter, tahini etc.
- Sweetener: You can use maple syrup, agave, or another liquid sweetener instead of honey.
- Gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats or an oat alternative, like quinoa flakes,
- Storage:
- To Refrigerate: Place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator, covered, for up to one week. To freeze: Place leftover balls in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Flavour variations:
Blueberry lemon flavour: Substitute dried blueberries for the chocolate chips and lemon zest. Cherry Vanilla flavour: You need to replace the raisins with the Cherry and vanilla extract with raisins.
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