Chocolate No Bake Peanut Butter Balls

We made these no-bake peanut butter balls for a girlfriend who simply had her first child. We made them at Emily’s home as a result of she had all the components after which we may hang around her with boys.

It was an ideal recipe to make with a toddler as a result of they may also help roll all of the balls as soon as they’re blended up. I’m fairly positive Bode ate the equal of about 5 balls whereas had been making these, however that’s OK😜!

 These little balls of heaven are full of fiber, protein, wholesome fat, and an excellent quantity of carbs to gasoline you for no matter you want them for! This specific recipe is particular in that it doesn’t require a meals processor which is normally used to grind the oats and all the different components collectively. Moreover, there are not any dates concerned.

We’ve gotten each of those requests for our no-bake protein balls fairly just a few instances through the years, and we lastly got here up with an excellent easy recipe that does simply that –> combines all the similar flavors of our traditional no-bake peanut butter balls, however with no kitchen tools and no dates.

Substances for No Bake Peanut Butter Balls

The ingredient listing for these balls is brief. You’ll need old style rolled oats, cocoa powder, peanut butter, honey, and somewhat little bit of salt. We tried to maintain this recipe easy through the use of components we most probably have already got within the pantry.

Substitutions and Variations

• You should use old style rolled oats or quick-cooking oats on this recipe. The old style 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 may as well substitute among the cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. We don’t advocate utilizing solely protein powder, cocoa powder provides one of the best chocolatey taste.
• If you find yourself utilizing each cocoa powder and chocolate protein powder, chances are you’ll want so as to add a bit extra honey to verify they stick collectively.

Storage Solutions

We recommend inserting all of the balls on a plate and transferring them to the freezer for 15-20 minutes for them to set and change into 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.