Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls

Peanut butter oat balls on benchtop with small ramekin with more balls inside, wooden scoop with oats on bench top and spatula.

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4.58 from 103 votes

Peanut butter oatmeal balls are an easy 4 ingredient healthy no bake snack for kids!

Prep Time15

Chill Time30

Total Time45

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: peanut butter oatmeal balls, peanut butter oat balls, oat and peanut butter balls

Servings: balls

Calories: 96kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

1 cup Unsweetened Apple sauce (Apple Puree) (200 grams)
½ cup Peanut butter (120 grams)
½ cup Raisins (60 grams)
2 cups Rolled oats (200 grams)

Instructions

In a food processor, blend the apple, peanut butter, and raisins until mostly smooth.
Add the rolled oats and pulse until well combined.
Scoop out tablespoon-sized portions and roll into balls. If the mixture is sticky, dampen your hands slightly to make rolling easier
Chill the balls in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

The peanut butter can be swapped for any nut butter such as almond butter or cashew butter.
If you're looking to make these nut-free, try using tahini (I find hulled tahini works best here as it has a milder flavour that doesn't overpower the apple) or sunflower seed butter.
Raisins can be swapped for sultanas or dates.
Choose unsweetened apple sauce or make your stew your own apples to make homemade apple purée. This recipe will also work with mashed ripe bananas.
Want to boost the nutrition even more? Try mixing in a tablespoon of ground flaxseed, hemp seeds or chia seeds before rolling.
If you find your peanut butter oat mix is too soft to roll (the apple sauce you choose to use can affect the consistency either add a little more rolled oats or chill the mixture for 15 - 30 minutes before rolling.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
These balls are freezer-friendly too—perfect for batch prepping. Just thaw in the fridge overnight or pop straight into a lunchbox to defrost by snack time.
My older kids still love these peanut butter energy balls, but now that they are older sometimes I add chocolate chips.

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