These tasty vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Balls are a fun way to include some healthy oats, nuts, and seeds in your diet while also treating your sweet tooth! Great for snacking and dessert.
These Chocolate Oat Balls are a fun way to include some oats, nuts, and seeds in your diet while treating your sweet tooth.
Plus they are made quick and easy on the stovetop with only a few minutes of preparation time.
Ingredients for Chocolate Oat Balls
For this recipe you will need:
- Peanut butter: I use creamy and natural peanut butter. Or simply substitute your favorite nut butter such as almond butter, sun butter etc.
- Vegan chocolate chips
- Rolled oats: Be sure to use gluten-free if needed.
- Pure maple syrup: This is a great natural sweetener with delicious flavor. However you could substitute agave if desired.
- Almonds: I use raw, unsalted almonds since that's usually what I have on hand.
- Ground flax seed: I use golden flax.
- Sunflower seeds
I enjoy these oat balls for quick snacks and dessert because they don't leave me feeling heavy and full. Plus they provide a nice energy boost.
For a peanut-free version, you can try substituting the peanut butter with almond butter or other favorite nut butter. (Though I haven't tried this personally.)
Storage
We store ours in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 7 days. (But they never seem to last that long!)
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Balls
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (creamy & natural)
- 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (GF if desired)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or agave, etc.)
- 1/4 cup almonds, crushed
- 1/8 cup ground flax seed
- 1/8 cup sunflower seeds
Instructions
- In a small pan over medium heat, add peanut butter and maple syrup. Stir and let heat for a few minutes until creamy and melted.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Stir with spatula for 1-2 minutes to combine until chocolate thoroughly melts.
- Remove from heat and let the mixture sit in the pan for about 10 minutes to cool.
- When it cools enough to touch, mold into balls. (They'll harden further as they sit.) We store ours in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
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Unknown
Can I leave the chocolate chips out and just use more of the oats and nuts? Or sub cocoa powder?
Kaitlin McGinn
The melted chocolate is what helps bind these together. I'm unsure if cocoa powder would be enough to hold them with the peanut butter and maple syrup/agave. Would love to hear if you tried it and how it went!
Wendy
I don't have flax seed or sunflower seeds so can I just leave them out? Do I need to increase the amount of oats? Would love to make them now without have to make a trip to the store. Thanks!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Hi Wendy! You can just increase the oats and/or almonds in place of the sunflower and flax.
Tami Brodbeck
Just made these; used almond butter, and substituted chia seeds and shredded raw coconut, and added a little vanilla (1 tsp?). I doubled the recipe and rolled them into 32 balls! These are delicious, and will be a staple at our house!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Fantastic adaptions, Tami. Thank you so much for sharing your helpful feedback!
Donna
I thought your Chocolate Oat Balls would be a 5-star recipe but turns out they are a "6" in my kitchen! Tasty treat!!!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Hi Donna! So great to hear that - thank you for your kind feedback!
Donna
Love them... I do!!! Have made them several times. Even eating only one satisfies me, and that is important! GREAT recipe! I hope others try them!!!
Anonymous
Looks yummy...and healthy. Can you suggest a substitution for peanut butter, please? Thank you.
Kaitlin M
Is it for a peanut allergy? If so, almond butter or other nut butters would work perfectly!
Anonymous
Thank you so much for replying. Didn't check your message earlier. My husband doesn't really like taste of peanut butter, so I will try other recommendations. Thanks again.
Anonymous
Do you think you can add protein powder to this recipe?
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Great idea! I think that would work wonderfully - let me know if you give it a try!
BottomsUpTrainin
These look amazing! Do you think I could replace chia seeds in place of the sunflower seeds? I just don't have any on hand.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
I bet that would be great!
Andrea
How essential is the oats? Any suggestions for a substitution? I don't eat any grain. Would cooked quinoa work? Or perhaps chia since it absorbs liquid and binds things together?
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
The maple syrup/agave, peanut butter, and chocolate are what binds these together so you wouldn't have to worry about finding something to do that. We love the oats, but you could surely try chia seeds! You could also just increase the nuts and sunflower seeds if you want.
Leah
We have made these several times and my girls adore them. I admit, I love them too.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
So great to hear your girls enjoy them - thanks for sharing!