3 Ingredient peanut butter oatmeal balls are quick and easy to make. You can make this in under 10 minutes. These store well in the fridge and are the perfect eat on-the-go snack.
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An easy 3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal balls recipe that is quick to make, delicious, and not too sweet, these are the perfect sweet treat.
👛 Cost To Make
Estimated cost AUD$ = $2.22 or $0.09 a ball
🌟 About This Recipe
- This is a fast and easy snack that you can make in less than 10 minutes.
- These no-bake peanut butter balls are made with three ingredients.
- Suitable for gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets.
- They are also free from refined sugar and honey and are egg-free.
- They are naturally sweet because of the dates but are not sickly sweet.
- These are easy to meal prep for snacks and can be frozen.
🥘 Ingredients
Please note that below is a guide for some of the ingredients we used in the recipe. The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.
Peanut butter: We used smooth, natural peanut butter, but crunchy will also work well.
Rolled oats: Old fashioned rolled oats are best for this recipe.
Dates: We used dried dates for this recipe, but you could also use fresh dates and make sure to remove the seeds before using them.
🍽 Equipment
You will need a blender to process the ingredients together into a paste.
If you don't have a blender, you could use a kitchen knife to chop the dates into a fine mince before combining it with the other ingredients. It's a little time-consuming this way, but it works.
🍳 Instructions
Step 1 - Place the pitted dates into the bowl of a food processor and process until the dates are minced.
Depending on the strength of the food processor, you may have to stop the machine from time to time and move the dates around because they tend to clump together and can stain the machine.
Step 2 - Add the peanut butter and oats, and process until the mixture combines.
Step 3 - Check the mixture for the correct consistency - it should be slightly sticky, you should be able to shape it into a ball, and it should hold its shape.
Shape into balls
Step 4 - Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and knead it lightly to form a firm dough.
Step 5 - The above picture shows you what the mixture should look like. If the mixture is not holding together, mix in extra peanut butter or water, mixing in 1 teaspoon at a time.
Step 6 - Evenly dividing the mixture into balls, we made 25 pop in the mouth-size peanut butter oatmeal balls.
💭 Recipe Tips
- To get even-sized oat and peanut butter balls, weigh the mixture first, then divide the mixture by 25 for small balls or 12 for larger-sized balls.
- If you live in a hot climate, the heat can make the mixture too soft and difficult to shape. If this is the case, put the mixture in the fridge for 15 - 30 minutes before shaping.
📖 Variations
- After processing the mixture (step 4), you can mix in mini chocolate chips for an indulgent treat.
- Replace a portion of the oats with an equal amount of protein powder to make peanut butter energy bites. After adding the protein powder, and the mixture is wet, add more oats, or if it is dry, add more peanut butter or a splash of water.
- You could also mix or roll the oatmeal peanut butter balls in toasted coconut for a tropical flavor.
- Add more protein and healthy fats by adding in flaxseeds.
SUBSTITUTIONS
- Instead of peanut butter, you can use almond butter, cashew butter, or any other nut butter you love.
👪 Serving Size
This recipe makes about 410 grams (14.46 ounces) of peanut butter oatmeal mixture. From this, we made 25 small, 17 gram (0.65 ounces) balls. One ball is a serving size.
🍬 Calories Per Serve
Each 17 gram (0.65 ounces) peanut butter oatmeal ball is about 75 calories.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
- One or two of these are great as a pre-workout snack.
- Great for packing in lunch boxes for a healthy sweet treat.
- Enjoy one or two of these instead of cookies with your afternoon coffee or tea.
🍲 Meal Prepping
If you like to meal prep for the week ahead, this is an excellent recipe for easy weekday snacks, either for yourself or your kids' lunch boxes.
You can easily make a double batch, keep one in the fridge for the coming week and freeze the other for another time.
🌡️ Storage
These can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks, but they do tend to dry out a bit the longer they are kept, but are still good to eat.
Yes, these 3 ingredient oatmeal balls are freezer friendly!
To freeze them, place the oatmeal balls in a single layer spaced apart on a tray and freeze until solid. Once frozen solid, transfer the balls to an air-tight container or zip lock bag.
When you want them, remove the required amount from the freezer, and allow them to thaw overnight in the fridge or for about an hour on the benchtop.
Yes, you can!
I hope you try this easy recipe for 3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal balls. If you do, please come back and leave a comment below because I would love to know how you went.
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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
EQUIPMENT
- Blender or food processor
INGREDIENTS
- 150 grams (5.30 ounces / 1 cup) of dried pitted dates
- 180 grams (6.45 ounces / ⅔ cup) peanut butter
- 100 grams (3.52 ounces / 1 cup) rolled oats
INSTRUCTIONS
- Check the dates to ensure that they are seed free. Place the pitted dates into the bowl of a food processor and process until the dates are minced. Depending on the strength of the food processor, you may have to stop the machine from time to time and move the dates around because they tend to clump together and can stain the machine.
- Add the peanut butter and oats, and process until the mixture combines.
- Check the mixture for the correct consistency, it should be slightly sticky, you should be able to shape it into a ball, and it should hold its shape.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and knead it lightly to form a firm dough.
- If the mixture is not holding together, mix in extra peanut butter or water, mixing in 1 teaspoon at a time.
- Evenly divide and shape the mixture into 25 balls.
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.
Notes
- To get even-sized oat and peanut butter balls, weigh the mixture first, then divide the mixture by 25 for small balls or 12 for larger-sized balls.
- If you live in a hot climate, the heat can make the mixture too soft and difficult to shape. If this is the case, put the mixture in the fridge for 15 - 30 minutes before shaping.
- In step 4 after processing the mixture, you can mix in mini chocolate chips for an indulgent treat.
- Replace a portion of the oats with an equal amount of protein powder to make peanut butter energy bites. After adding the protein powder, and the mixture is wet, add more oats, or if it is dry, add more peanut butter or a splash of water.
- You could also mix or roll the oatmeal peanut butter balls in toasted coconut for a tropical flavor.
- Add more protein and healthy fats by adding in flaxseeds.
- Use almond butter, cashew butter, or any other nut butter you love.
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