We made these no-bake chocolate peanut butter balls for a good friend who simply had her first child. It was an ideal recipe to make with a toddler working round as a result of he might assist roll all of the balls out as soon as they had been combined up. I’m fairly positive he ate the equal of about 5 balls whereas had been making these, however that’s OK😜!
These little balls of heaven are filled with fiber, protein, wholesome fat, and quantity of carbs to gas you for no matter you want them for! This specific recipe is particular in that it doesn’t require a meals processor which is often used to grind the oats and the entire different elements collectively. Moreover, there are not any dates concerned.
We’ve gotten each of those requests for our no-bake protein balls fairly a couple of occasions through the years, and we lastly got here up with an excellent easy recipe that does simply that –> combines the entire identical flavors of our traditional no-bake peanut butter balls, however with no kitchen tools and no dates.
Substances for No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
- old school rolled oats
- cocoa powder
- peanut butter
- honey
- salt
We tried to maintain this recipe easy through the use of elements we almost certainly have already got within the pantry.
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Substitutions and Variations
- You need to use old school rolled oats or quick-cooking oats on this recipe. The old school oats will give a bit extra texture and the quick-cooking oats will create extra of a homogeneous ball.
- We used cocoa powder to make these chocolatey. You can too substitute among the cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. We don’t suggest utilizing solely protein powder, cocoa powder provides the perfect chocolatey taste.
- If you find yourself utilizing each cocoa powder and chocolate protein powder, you might want so as to add a bit extra honey to ensure they stick collectively.
Storage Strategies
We recommend putting all of the balls on a plate and transferring them to the freezer for 15-20 minutes for them to set and turn out to be much less sticky. Take away them from the freezer and switch them to an air-tight container or a freezer-safe bag. Retailer them for as much as 3 months within the freezer.
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Directions
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In a medium-size bowl, combine collectively all elements.*
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Then moist arms. Use a tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out dough and roll between your palms to kind balls.
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Retailer within the fridge for as much as 1 week or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
Ideas & Notes
- For this recipe, be sure to use drippy peanut butter. The moisture within the oils will assist these balls kind!
- Possibility to position all elements in a meals processor and course of till a dough is shaped. Some like to do that for simpler digestion!
- In case your dough is just a little too dry, add extra honey.
Vitamin info
Energy: 93kcal Carbohydrates: 13g Protein: 3g Fats: 4g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 3g