Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls are the perfect quick and easy healthy snacks. Made with 4 ingredients in a bowl, this recipe comes in very handy for busy days. They're naturally gluten-free, vegan and can also be made high protein.

Prep Time5

Resting Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Clean eating, Dairy-free, Eggless, Gluten-free, High Protein, Vegan

Keyword: no cook, oats, peanut butter

Servings: balls

Ingredients

1 ½ cup (150 g) rolled oats
½ cup (120 g) peanut butter creamy
3 to 5 tbsp maple syrup or honey, to taste
a pinch of sea salt

Optional Mix-ins

½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup raisins
3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
3 tbsp walnuts chopped

Instructions

Add to a large mixing bowl rolled oats, peanut butter, maple syrup, salt and optional mix-ins if desired. With a fork or spatula, stir well until the dough gets soft.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
With the help of your hands or a cookie scoop, shape some peanut butter oatmeal balls. Place them in an airtight food container or in a sealable bowl and store in the fridge for a maximum of four days.

Notes

To make high protein peanut butter oatmeal balls, replace ½ cup (50 grams) of the oats with protein powder. Keep in mind that, based on the protein powder choice, you may need to adjust your dough with more nut butter (vegan protein and casein) or more rolled oats (whey protein powder).
Nutritional values are estimates only, and they do not include optional mix-ins such as raisins, seeds and walnuts.

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