Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

A close up of a peanut butter oatmeal ball cut in half

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

These chocolate covered peanut butter oatmeal balls are a super easy and yummy snack that are loaded with protein. No bake, gluten-free and made with just 5 simple ingredients.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Chilling time 40

Total Time 15

Servings balls

Calories 288kcal

Author Slow The Cook Down

Equipment

Parchment paper
Baking sheet
Bowl
Spoon

Ingredients

1 ½ cups quick oats
¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
½ cup honey
½ teaspoon almond extract
9 ounces dark chocolate chips (250g)

Instructions

Mix the oats, peanut butter, honey and almond extract together in a large bowl until fully combined.
Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Roll the mixture into balls, scooping it with a measuring spoon or cookie scoop. These balls are 1 ½ tablespoons of mixture but you can make them smaller if you prefer.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave in 30 second increments.
Dip each ball into the melted chocolate and place on parchment.
Chill until the chocolate is solid.

Notes

Make sure that the oatmeal mixture is really well mixed together. Make sure there aren't any dry oats remaining.
Let the mixture chill for at least 30 minutes before forming the balls.
Use a measuring spoon on cookie scoop to get evenly sized bites.
Place the chocolate covered balls on parchment to chill so that they are easy to remove.
Nutrition is based on one 1 ½ tablespoon sized ball, covered in dark chocolate.
Store in the fridge for up to two weeks in an air safe container.

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