Ingredients
- 2/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 cup dry old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
Directions
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In a medium bowl stir together all of the ingredients with a spatula or clean hands until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firmed and no longer sticky.
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Use a small spring-loaded scoop or two spoons to make balls about 1-inch in diameter. Store the balls in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days, in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for 1 month.
It makes 30 servings per recipe.. How many is 1 serving?
Hi Patricia! The yield is 30 bites, so 30 balls total. 1 serving would equal 1 energy bite. I hope that helps!
Wow! These are very sticky! I just love how the balls are round like that! Just wow!
I would like to know how many calories is approximately in one ball? I made them yesterday!! They were delish!
These look yum – how many can I eat in one sitting?? lol (seriously though!)
I’m wondering if Steel Cut Oats would work as well as regular Oats? I’m super excited to try this recipe!
Definitely!
Can agave be used in place of the honey/syrup? Same amount?
Okay. What about those of us who can’t have peanut butter. Will cashew or almond or macadamia nut butters work equally well? I’ve wanted to try these, but hesitate to use an expensive (where we live anyway!) jar of cashew or almond butter and have a mess rather than a snack. I guess I could just put everything back in a jar and eat it with a spoon! Thanks!
Any other nut butter should work just fine! You may need to adjust the ratio of nut butter to dry ingredients as some other butters are more oily than peanut butter. Good luck!
These sound awesome! I tried to pin but it didn’t work. Don’t I just click on the Pin it icon? I used to have a recipe for granola bars like this one. The kids loved them.
Thanks! The pin-it button should be working just fine! There’s also one that appears when you hover over the images. If you’re using the pin-it button in your browser then it might be something on your computer’s side or Pinterest’s side.
I just made these, and they’re delicious! I added some quinoa and my chocolate whey protein powder, too. I think the quinoa adds really cool texture. Thanks for the idea!
Awesome! Love your creative additions.
Sounds delicious! Anything with peanut butter and chocolate can’t be bad. 🙂
I must make them, they look so tasty. And 4PM at work is the hardest part 🙁
I love the peanut butter and chocolate together!
The freezer tip is very useful especially on a hiking trip! I think the sound is a bit lower during the “instructions” portion of the video compared to the intro portion. Regardless these are still a good sweets alternative! 🙂
Thanks for the feedback! iMovie, the editing software I use, recently changed and I’m still figuring things out unfortunately. I’m glad you found the freezer tip useful – these would be perfect for hiking.
YES! The afternoon slump is the worst, and it can be so hard to be motivated when self employed. I’m like, I COULD test a recipe or I could sit around, eat chocolate and watch “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”
I can’t confirm that the Millionaire Matchmaker part will change..but I could DEFINITELY switch the chocolate for these bites! Perfect! Pinned 🙂
Yes!! Someone who understands the struggle 😉