These amazing Salted Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bites are a super satisfying snack that doubles as a dessert packed with whole grain goodness and plenty of chocolate!
This recipe is a PRESENT. For you! For me! For us.
We all need easier, healthier recipes so badly. I set out to make a yummy treat recipe that a) doubles as dessert b) doesn’t require a blender or food processor c) uses every-day ingredients (only 8 of them!) and d) is super not intimidating. Because healthy shouldn’t be so hard!
ALL OF THE ABOVE, YO.
When’s the last time I posted a baked or unbaked good that required only a good ol’ bowl and spoon? It’s been a minute. I’m sorry! I use my Nutribullet a zillion times a day and forget that most people don’t regularly whip out their blenders to grind oats into oat flour. My life is weird.
These Salted Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bites are made with eight simple ingredients that I bet you have most of in your pantry: oats, natural peanut butter, ground flaxseed, pure maple syrup, vanilla extract, sea salt, chocolate chips, and coconut oil. I repeat: only eight ingredients!!
For the peanut butter, you want it to be the drippy/liquidy kind versus the hard kind. I use the Kirkland brand organic peanut butter from Costco. The only ingredients are peanuts and salt. If your peanut butter is hard, you may need to add more maple syrup to the recipe to make sure there’s enough liquid. If you have a nut allergy, try Sunbutter instead of peanut butter.
If you don’t have ground flaxseed laying around, you won’t regret buying a bag for this recipe. It’s affordable, it’s a good source of plant-based omega 3’s, and it makes a great egg alternative in baking (1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water). You can add it to your smoothies and oatmeal, too! Keep it in the fridge to keep those oils fresh, especially if you don’t fly through the bag. That goes for all nuts and seeds.
My goal for this year is to post more approachable recipes that are really really tasty, wholesome, and most of all, easy. I’m really not much different than you, ya know. Although I love to cook, the last thing I want to do is use four bowls and a blender and two baking sheet for one recipe. If I had a dish fairy, we wouldn’t have issues. Jeff will have to do for now.
These here chocolate peanut butter bites require ZERO baking and only one mixing bowl plus a wee mug to melt the chocolate chips in. I’ve removed every possible excuse so you have no choice but to enjoy them as soon as you get your hiney back to the kitchen. Aren’t I the bestest?
If you’re gluten-free, use certified gluten-free oats. If you’re vegan, use dairy-free chocolate chips. I use the ones from Trader Joe’s which happen to be dairy-free and cost only $1.99. WINNING.
Already planning on making these for you for Valentine’s Day to celebrate our love.
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ½ tsp sea salt, plus more for topping
- ½ cup natural peanut butter* (try Sunbutter for nut-free)
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1½ tsp coconut oil
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, stir together oats, flax, and salt. Add peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Wet hands and form dough into about 18 balls. Place on cookie sheet and freeze while you melt the chocolate.
- Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in a mug (this makes the balls easy to coat). Melt in 20 second increments, stirring each time, until melted.
- Remove bites from freezer and use a fork to coat each bite in the chocolate mixture. Sprinkle with salt (flaky salt is the best!) and freeze until hardened. Once they're set, bites can be transferred to a container and stored in the refrigerator or freezer. I like them best right out of the freezer!
I can already tell that these, I’m going to snack on nonstop! Chocolate, PB AND oatmeal together? Basically my diet summed up! 😉
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Does it get any better?!
Amazing! I love simple, quick recipes!
Right? Especially when they’re covered in chocolate!!
Are the Trader Joe’s chocolate chips really dairy-free? I had no idea!
Yes it’s true!! Such a dream.
I’ll be making these tonight, and I’m already excited to pack them for Matt and I to enjoy with our lunches and as snacks this week! Thanks, lady! You’re the best!
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They make the best little after lunch treats!! You guys will LOVE THEM.
omg these are like a homemade healthier version of reese’s peanut butter cups…good thing the ingredients are already on my grocery list 🙂
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I legit buy all these ingredients in bulk. Can’t live without em!! Chocolate and peanut butter are the most heavenly duo so these will most definitely be on repeat forever!
YES! So excited to make these and so will my dish fairy… i mean husband 😉
Hahahaha he’ll love you for it!!
Love the simplicty of this recipe and that you don´t need any special equipment to make it, these bites will surely be a hit in my household 🙂
Let me know how you like them!!
All hate the peanut butter oatmeal bites! I love making these but haven’t dipped them in chocolate. Changing that now!
They key to making anything better? Dip it in chocolate!!!
These are everything. You can never go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter, and these are sheer proof. Definitely need to try!
Has there ever been a more delish combo?!
I wanted to share one more comment so I could provide a five star rating for this recipe. I’m eating my first bar right now, and it is so so amazing!
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Kori you’re an angel!! I’m so so happy you love them as much as I do!
<3
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Just made these!!!! Insert eyeball rolling emoji!! They are delicious Alexis! Thank you so much for this recipe and the baller hot chocolate delish! 😉
Yayayayaa heart eye emojis everywhere 🙂
So so so good! With a few modifications I was able to make these in my dorm room!
Now that’s AWESOME. Living large in college!
Okay, I made these today and they are SO GOOD!!! literally such a good recipe.
Yessss best news ever!
These are so unbelievably good! I want to thank you for posting so many great recipes. I try so many of your recipes, and I LOVE them all. You have never steered me wrong, Alexis 🙂
You’re too kind!! I love how easy these are 🙂 Thrilled they turned out so yummy for ya!
Just made these, added a bit of hulled hemp seeds too. They came out GREAT! I found myself having to spend a lot of time making the rounded balls as they were SO sticky, not the easiest thing but worth it. Now I have these tasty treats in my fridge for dessert anytime.
Fab addition with the hemp seeds!
SO, SO SO GOOD! Made these for a get together over the weekend and had someone request the recipe. The salt on top was the perfect finish.
Will be making them again very soon!
Yayyy I’m so thrilled!
Do you happen to know the calorie count on these balls?
TIA!
I don’t calculate nutrition information, sorry! Feel free to enter the info into a nutrition calculator online.
I made these but instead of 18 made 24 & WW points would be 6 for each
I made these this weekend with crunchy pb and they are like crack! Thank you for such easy and delicious recipes!
I have made these four times in the past two weeks! The girls I live with in my sorority house are OBSESSED… so so yummy
Hahahahaha aren’t they the best?! Thank you Mimi!
these are amazing! thank u 🙂
I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks!
Literally ate the whole batch in like 3 days. Amazing.
Hahahaha they’re the best! So glad you agree 🙂
how long will these stay good in the freezer for?
A while as far as I know, months 🙂
I cant believe HOW DELICIOUS THESE ARE! And I even made them less sweet and used less choco than suggested.
YES to it ALL! Especially the salt and eating them straight outta the freezer!
Thank you so much!
Can these be made without the use of coconut oil? We dont use oils of any kind so wondering if I could omit it without ruining the recipe?
Thanks
I’ve made these three times since you posted. They are so great!
Yay! that made my day 🙂