Quick + Easy No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bites.
I love today.
It’s Monday, but it’s really Tuesday and even though it feels like Monday and smells like Monday and tastes like Monday, it’s really Tuesday. So perfect.
Let’s do this every week.
I also made you a snack. A snackity-snack, if you will.
And guess what? I can’t stop eating it. You’re probably expecting me to be like OMG! I’m so obsessed with this! and guess what? I totally am.
OMG. I am so obsessed with this.
Soooo I wanted to make my oatmeal peanut butter snack squares for my husband… and as I started gathering ingredients I realized that I had no flour. Zero. None. No whole wheat, no all-purpose, not a drop. Not a sprinkle. Which meant I had to get creative, but it couldn’t be *too* creative since he just wanted some “normal” food. Sometimes he just wants spaghetti and meatballs.
He rarely gets it. Because I’m always shoving something new in his face, something much too “foodie” for his liking. I decided it was time to be nice.
Two things were instantly out: first, coconut. Even though he likes the flavor (read: coconut rum), it’s the texture he can’t stand. That was fine… I wasn’t really in the mood for a peanut butter coconut ball. Second – no dates. I actually love dates on their own, but looooooooathe them in granola bar and ball recipes. No people – they do not taste like cookie dough. Or chocolate. Or s’mores topped with peanut butter topped with fudge. No. They taste like freaking dates, because that’s what they are. !!!!! In case you don’t quite get it yet, I looooooooathe them.
It took a few test runs, but I developed the chewy-but-not-too-sticky consistency that I wanted with the majority of the ingredients I was going to use anyway from the other bars and boom. Instant peanut butter balls. I don’t know if we can call them energy balls but that’s what I say because I think I know everything. And they are so much better when rolled in crushed almonds or peanuts. I mean, so much. We actually ended up fighting over them… like when I went to grab some before a workout and noticed they were GONE. Like totally missing. He took them to work and I threw a fit.
Now, I just make a big double batch on Sunday (rolled in peanuts for him, almonds for me) and keep them in separate containers labeled “touch my balls and you’re dead.”
Quick + Easy No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup ground peanuts or ground almonds, to roll the balls in
Instructions
- Combine oats, almonds, flaxseed, chia seeds, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir.
- Melt peanut butter and allow it to cool slightly (I melted mine in the microwave for about 30 seconds, then stirred), then stir in honey and vanilla extract until it’s combined. Once peanut butter has cooled a bit, pour it over the oat mixture and mix well with a spoon then bring together with your hands. Once mixture is sticking together, fold in chocolate chips.
- Roll dough into golf-ball sized (or slightly smaller) balls, then roll in ground peanuts or ground almonds. These can be eaten at room temp but we really like them stored in the fridge!
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233 Comments on “Quick + Easy No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bites.”
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I loved these! I took them on a 4 day camping trip and they were perfect. Everyone loved them. Thanks for the recipe.
Sounds really good so I calculated the calories. 207 per ball figuring 15 balls per batch. Do you have a similar recipe with less calories?
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These are DELICIOUS! I made peanut butter balls a few months ago with a different recipe, and they were OK. We like your recipe a lot better, though. It’s a bit healthier, and a lot tastier!
Love these, Both hubby and I!! Can’t wait for my college kids to try next time they are home!!
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Trying to find your “breakfast cookie “recipe with cherries, choc chips, please. Can seem to find, thank u!
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These look so yummy! I want to make them! Do you know how long they last? Should I put them in the fridge? Thanks!
OMG these are so delicious!! My picky 13 year old loved them so much I didn’t want to tell her the were actually healthy. ;)
These are absolutely the best, most fabulous things in the world! I LOVE THEM!!! These brought me to your blog and I have been salivating and enjoying yummy things ever since! Thank you!!!
These are awesome!! Great texture, not dry. I added 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Baking Cocoa. I did not roll them in any nuts afterward.
Total Calories:
1260PB+325Honey+380Oats+140FlaxSeed+180Almonds+30Cocoa=2315 Calories
Divided by 14 balls = 165 Calories a piece.
I need to break out the Protein, Fat, Carbs…
I just bought loads of instant oatmeal. Would there be a difference in texture, etc…?
I just bought instant oatmeal in bulk. Would thete really be much of a difference, like in texture, etc…?
I found these last week while looking for a no bake alternative to my standard pb &choc chip cookies. Love love love and these are now my new standard. Yum!
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Great recipe! I’m so glad I found it! I made them with some tweaks and gave you a shout out!
What can I use instead of flaxseed and chia seed? I don’t have them on hand. And this is the only recipe requires a big amount of flaxseed. So no reason for me to buy it.
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Oh my…these are wonderful! I saw these on Pinterest and decided to try them. Thanks so much for sharing…simply amazing!
OMG – these are so awesome and so easy! Must print. Must make often.
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Just made the recipe.. I love these!! I hope the fiancé gets a few, but I can’t guarantee it.
I made these and added 25g of chocolate protein shake. (Made from whey) so ideal for vegetarian visitors. Awesome protein power balls!!!
not much of a cook (except grill), however recently started trying random recipes. This is the 2nd one I tried off Yummly, it was delicious. Definitely let them sit in fridge for a few hours. Thanks!
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“OMG. I am so obsessed with this.”
True story. I just discovered your blog, which I seriously enjoy*, and these peanut butter treats, which my boyfriend and I cannot stop eating. We’re trying to snack smarter and love that these have flaxseed and chia seeds in them!
*I’m not even really into food blogs because I have weird dietary restrictions but your writing is so great.
I am busy mom of two sweet kiddos under the age of four, and I LOVE your recipes. Your blog has been a source of constant laugh out louds, and delicious tastes. Thanks for sharing your personality and talents with the world!
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These look AMAZING! Love the last line by the way! ;)
I wonder if there is a flaxseed substitute…?
Yes, is there a flax seed substitute?
shelled hemp seeds or ‘hemp hearts’ are even better. Available everywhere in health food sections. I’ve used ground whole seeds to roll up a similar recipe. Their crunch is good for your whole digestive tract. From deeply cleansing teeth and gums, to incredible colon and further out healthening, insoluble fiber like this is the best you can ingest
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I made something super similar today… With Brewer’s yeast to increase milk supply for my Max!
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This recipe caught my eye because I had almost everything on hand already. I made these today are Oh My Goddness!… I could make these every week and probably still love them. I had to improvise a little bc I didn’t have chocolate chips, so instead I crushed up a few fun sized packs of M&ms. Instantly a kid-friendly but nutritious snack! I also used almond extract instead of vanilla, but I think I’ll try vanilla next time.
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