Chocolate Chip Oat Bites

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These no-bake chocolate chip oat bites are a household favorite! They are easy to make, endlessly customizable with any nut or seed butter, and perfect for lunch boxes, after-school snacking, and on-the-go moments the whole family will reach for again and again.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Recipe Author Lynn April

Servings: 16 bites

Ingredients

▢ 1 and ⅓ cup (107g) old fashioned oats
▢ ½ cup (52g) ground flaxseed
▢ ¼ cup (60g) mini chocolate chips
▢ 2 Tablespoons (20g) chia seeds or hemp hearts¹
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
▢ ½ cup (128g) preferred nut or seed butter²
▢ ⅓ cup (113g) honey
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

Line a small baking sheet or plate with parchment, foil, or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a medium size bowl, combine the oats, ground flaxseed, mini chocolate chips, chia seeds or hemp hearts, and salt. Whisk to combine.
1 and ⅓ cup (107g) old fashioned oats, ½ cup (52g) ground flaxseed, ¼ cup (60g) mini chocolate chips, 2 Tablespoons (20g) chia seeds or hemp hearts¹, ¼ teaspoon salt
Add the nut/seed butter, honey, and vanilla extract, then stir until everything is well combined. Cover the bowl and chill the mixture in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
½ cup (128g) preferred nut or seed butter², ⅓ cup (113g) honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Using a cookie scoop, roll the mixture into 1" balls and place on prepared baking sheet or plate (I use kitchen scale and weigh out into 1 ounce balls). Refrigerate until set (approximately 15 minutes). Bites can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 2 weeks. Bites freeze well, up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature, or enjoy frozen.

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Notes

Chia seeds or hemp hearts: I use both, and don't prefer one over the other. I just use what I have on hand.
Nut butter: you can use commercial spreads or natural spreads. If you use the latter, you may need to add a bit more oats to account for the extra moisture to make the mixture workable.

Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.