These delicious oat and chocolate balls are perfect for a quick snack. They are easy to make and are super tasty. They are perfect grab and go snacks, you can pack them in your kids lunch boxes or you can have one whenever you crave a sweet treat.
A few years back, I tasted a protein bar from a local coffee shop. It was made of wholegrains. After that I was inspired to start making recipes using wholesome ingredients like oats, nuts and more. Oats is one of my favorite ingredients, I always have a pack of oats in my pantry, so that I can whip up quick recipes whenever I am in a hurry. I don’t feel too much guilt while munching on this sweet treat because it is made of one of my favorite healthy ingredients.
The perfect combination of oats and cocoa, coated with almonds makes these oat and chocolate balls healthy and delicious.
I dry roasted the oats and ground them coarsely. Then I added the oats along with cocoa, into a mixture of butter, sugar and vanilla and mixed well. After that, I added a bit of strong cold coffee into this mixture and then shaped it into balls. Then I dusted the balls in coarsely ground toasted almonds.
The coffee added into this recipe increases flavor. You can also roll these balls in chocolate sprinkles or desiccated coconut.
After making them, transfer the balls into an airtight container and store in the fridge. They can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Hope they wont last for that many days, because they’ll all be eaten by then.
OAT AND CHOCOLATE BALLS RECIPE
Easy to make and super tasty, these oat and chocolate balls are perfect for a quick snack. It is a easy grab and go snack, you can pack them in your kids lunch boxes or you can have one when ever you crave a sweet treat.
PREPARATION TIME : 10 MINUTES
MAKING TIME : 7 TO 8 MINUTES
YOU WILL GET 15 TO 16 BALLS
INGREDIENTS
- 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter at room temperature (approximately 115 grams)
- 10 tablespoons of powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of rolled oats (in a 250 ml cup)
- 6 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons of strong cold coffee
- A pinch of salt
- Hand full of almonds toasted and coarsely ground
METHOD
- Prepare a strong black coffee, by adding 2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder to 2 tablespoons of hot water. Let it cool completely.
- Dry roast the oats for 2 to 3 minutes. Let them cool and coarsely grind them. (do not powder it finely, just pulse it for 2 or 3 times so that the oats are just broken)
- Cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and mix well.
- Add the coarsely ground oats, the sifted cocoa powder and salt into this butter mixture and mix well.
- Add 2 teaspoons of coffee and mix well.
- Make small balls, roll in the ground almonds.
- Refrigerate until you serve them. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Can be stored in the fridge for 3 days.
NOTES
You can also roll these balls in chocolate sprinkles or desiccated coconut.
Do not powder the oats finely, just crush them a bit.
How to store these oats chocolate balls? Keep them in a dry air tight container and store them in the fridge for up to 3 days.
STEP BY STEP PICTURES
Prepare a strong black coffee, by adding 2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder to 2 tablespoons of hot water. Let it cool completely.
Dry roast the oats for 2 to 3 minutes.
let it cool
and coarsely grind it.
Cream together butter and sugar
, add vanilla and mix well.
Add the coarsely ground oats, salt and the sifted cocoa powder into this butter mixture
and mix well.
Add 2 teaspoons of coffee
mix well.
Make small balls,
roll in the ground almonds.
Refrigerate until you serve them. Store the leftovers in an airtight containers in the fridge. Can be stored in the fridge for 3 days
