No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (Secret Recipe Club)
I’ve made no-bake chocolate peanut butter cookies before (you combine some chocolate, peanut butter, etc. on the stovetop then mix it in with oats and such) but these are a little different. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are more like crunchy truffles, and they’re wonderful.
I was assigned The Lean Green Bean for this month’s Secret Recipe Club. Lindsay is working toward becoming a Registered Dietician and I always really enjoy reading blogs from food and nutrition experts, so this was right up my alley. She also runs a really cool program called Foodie PenPals where she matches up fellow foodies and they send each other care packages every month filled with deliciousness. I love that idea!
So…these balls (hee hee). They’re chocolatey and crunchy and decadent. I loved them so much and can’t wait to make them again and play around with the ingredients. I changed the recipe just a little bit based on what I had on hand, but next time I’ll definitely be adding dried cranberries to give it a little tartness to counter-balance the sweetness. And I’ll chop up some dark chocolate instead of using semisweet chips. Here’s how I made it:
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups oats
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 c honey
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the oats, chia seeds, and almonds.
- In a small bowl, combine the chocolate chips, honey and peanut butter. Microwave on low, stirring after each 10 second interval, until melted and mix well to combine.
- Add the melted mixture to the oat mixture and mix well. Form into balls and refrigerate until chilled. (I had to sort of squish them in my fist to get the mixture to stick together.)
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
These look great. I have everything to make them right now, even the chia seeds. Hmmm. I love treats with a healthier twist.
They look so yummy and the recipe is so simple!! Definitely not going to be able to pass up trying to make these little devils!
Yum…I am allergic to oats so I plan on trying this recipe with quinoa flakes!
Looks like you made these your own. I bet the cranberries would be good in these.
What a nice little treat to have stacked away for when the sudden hunger pangs come along! Gotta try these!
Those look great. I love the idea of adding cranberries and dark chocolate to them.
These look yummy! I made a similar type of thing recently, with peanut butter, ground flax and cocoa. They were addictive. I will have to give your recipe a try.
I’d love YOUR recipe, if you don’t mind sharing!
My post about it is here: http://womaninreallife.blogspot.ca/2012/08/what-i-ate-wednesday-fun-with-recipes.html
As you will see, they are actually from Laura’s recipe.
Enjoy!
They look delicious! Hopping over from Mom’s Library.
Looks yummy! Will have to try it out! I like making raw desserts. No bake and very healthy for you too.
These are simply wonderful treats!
These just look awesome, i am going to make these.
YUM! I’ve made a variation of these and they were as delicious as they look! Thanks for posting! I love the idea of adding chia seeds!
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Glad you enjoyed ‘em!
I love no-bake recipes.
These look delish. And I love the idea of adding the dried cranberries. Thanks so much for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you this week!
These look wonderful! This is my kind of dessert. Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday. Pinning these later!
These are so easy and I love that you don’t have to use a processor. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
Featuring you this week!
Mmm… those look good. I made something like this the other day but it had no chocolate in it.
Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday. Hope to see you there again tonight/tomorrow.
Amy,
I have been looking for a recipe for no bake cookies and this will definitely do the trick . They look scrumptious! I can’t wait to try the recipe. Thanks so much for linking up last week to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you have for this week’s party! Have a great week.
Michelle
Looks Tempting! Thanks for sharing this week on BeColorful.
pr
This looks great! I’ve featured this post over at The Bulletin Board – come on over & check it out when you get a chance
http://www.mrshappyhomemaker.com/2012/09/the-bulletin-board_16.html
Crystal
MrsHappyHomemaker.com
These were very good i just made them. Thanks for the recipe!