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 might help roll all of the balls as soon as they’re blended up. I’m fairly certain Bode ate the equal of about 5 balls whereas have been making these, however that’s OK😜!

 These little balls of heaven are full of fiber, protein, wholesome fat, and a superb quantity of carbs to gas you for no matter you want them for! This explicit 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 aren’t any dates concerned.

We’ve gotten each of those requests for our no-bake protein balls fairly just a few occasions through the years, and we lastly got here up with a brilliant 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 record for these balls is brief. You will have old style rolled oats, cocoa powder, peanut butter, honey, and a little bit little bit of salt. We tried to maintain this recipe easy through the use of components we almost definitely 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. It’s also possible to substitute a number of the cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. We don’t suggest 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, you might want so as to add a bit extra honey to ensure they stick collectively.

Storage Recommendations

We advise putting all of the balls on a plate and transferring them to the freezer for 15-20 minutes for them to set and grow to be 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.