You know you want one.
Or two.
Or four hundred and fifty four.
Maybe not four hundred and fifty four.
Then you’d get a stomachache, and that’s no fun. 😕
On the other hand, the stomachache might be worth it. For chocolate and peanut butter?
So worth it.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Balls
(can be gluten-free)
Category: Healthy “No-Bake” Recipes.
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (or oat bran or quick oats) (Maybe even flaxmeal or protein powder!) (40g)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter, or Sunbutter to be allergy-friendly) (115g)
- stevia drops to taste, or 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp pure maple syrup, or another sweetener of choice (If using a dry sweetener, you might have to add a little water or oil to make a dough. If using a liquid sweetener—such as maple syrup or agave—don’t add any extra liquid.)
- scant 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp flour or oat bran, or perhaps protein powder (I used spelt flour, but many others—such as oat or almond or all-purpose flour—will be fine. Not sure about coconut flour.) (15g)
- chocolate chips!!
Combine all ingredients in a cereal bowl, and mix until well-incorporated. (If you store your nut butter in the fridge, you might want to melt it a little so it stirs more easily.) Roll into balls, and try not to eat them all at once. Luckily, this recipe doesn’t make four hundred and fifty four.
Question of the Day:
Do you ever continue to eat even after you’re full, knowing you’ll regret it later?
Right off the bat, Thanksgiving and Christmas (especially Christmas cookies!) come to mind. But foods like roast cauliflower and brussels sprouts are also pretty easy for me to overeat and get a stomachache. Or too many raw walnuts or too much coconut butter… and yes, in the case of eating too much coconut butter, I think the stomachache is always worth it!
Link of the Day:
Hi Katie! I have been a long-time follower but will admit that I haven’t yet attempted anything because I am a little worried I will like what I make too much… haha. I do want to attempt these though (and do have the deep dish cookie pie on my to-do-and-eat list haha) and was wondering if wheat germ could be used instead of flour? I am a bit ignorant/useless in the baking department haha though I do know that obviously this will mean its not gluten-free haha.
I used whole wheat flour, crunchy cane sugar and a wee bit of no sugar organic vanilla almond milk to moisten it up and these were mega delish! Thanks.
I’ve been following your blog for almost a year now and I am in love with it. I just made these chocolate chip peanut butter balls and they are so good! Tasty little nuggets of happiness they are. Thank you Katie and please keep up the excellent blogging.
Made these last night (needed some comfort food for my fiancee and myself) with dark chocolate chips and freshly-made peanut butter. PB started to stiffen as I mixed everything together, so I threw the bowl in the microwave for a bit to soften it. …yeah, melted the chocolate. HOWEVER, this was ok. I let it cool a bit, formed the balls, then threw them in the fridge to solidify. I miss the “chip” texture, but it’s still a great chocolate/peanut butter taste. Yummy!
So. Katie. I decided to make a half batch of these to try them out. I used 1/2 ground flax and 1/2 vanilla protein powder in place of the flour. I used cocao nibs instead of chocolate chips. They were sweet enough for me so I omitted the sweetener (plus I am like you with my lack of sweet tooth). I ended up eating them all in one sitting. They were delicious, what can I say? And if I made 454 I would probably still eat them all!
Made these with 70 g very finely ground flax seed, 1/2 cup pb, 2 2/3 honey, and 3 tbs cocoa powder. Made 17 and stored in fridge/freezer. Super yummy.
i tried these exactly how u wrote them,but they didnt turn out well. i dont know why! other readers, please DONT hold this against them. it was kinda too peanut buttery. maybe its just me, because im not really a fan of pb. but im still looking forward to other recipes.
btw,how do u do that yellow smiley face thing??
this looks sooo good!!!! can’t wait to try it.. it looks so easy!!!!!
I made these with almond butter and OMG!!! Ive tried to make healthy desserts before and it always ends up tasting like the bottom of my shoe but THESE omg these pb balls! are so good! I cant wait to try more of your recipes!
I made these yesterday. Quick, easy, delicious. I made my balls a little larger because I only ended up with about 12. I also didn’t have any chocolate chips but I did have chocolate squares that I chopped up. Same result!
If you want to be extra careful of what’s in your Syrup… you can make your own! 🙂
1. For each cup of Light syrup in a recipe, substitute: 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup water.
2. For each cup of Dark syrup, substitute: 1 cup of packed brown sugar and 1/4 cup water.
Katie, my friend, I just want to say THANK YOU! I love your recipes! I am eager to make this one. There are some days when you just need something peanut butter and chocolatey.
Thanks for this recipe, Katie! I love it! When I made this recipe, I only used 1 tbs. flour, and for the other tbs. I used cocoa. I really like it this way, and if you’re a chocolate lover like I am, I use 2 tbs. cocoa. I also added about 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla and was pleasantly surprised at the delicious outcome.
Making these right now! Hard to resist eating the entire batch…. 🙂
QOTD: I’m absolutely horrible at listening to my body and stopping when I’m full. Food’s just too good, I’m a lot better at pre-portioning my food and slowing down though, but Christimas and Tanksgiving will be interesting.
Hi there! I am curious to know if you used maple syrup or stevia drops in this recipe as far as your nutrition facts go? Thank you!