Appetizer for 20

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Balls

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Balls
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1/4 cup ground flaxseed; 1/2 tsp sea salt (optional); 1/2 cup natural peanut butter; 1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1 tsp coconut oil; 1 tsp peanut butter

$1.06for 420 minServes 20

Oat and peanut butter balls are coated in melted chocolate, then briefly frozen until firm.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Oats, 6 oz$0.10/oz typical	6 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Peanut butter, 4.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	4.75 oz	$0.66Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 3 oz$0.45/oz typical	3 oz	$1.35Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.28

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Salt and pepperHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

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20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
20servings as written
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Typical price

$0.26 per serving$1.06 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup honey or pure maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tsp peanut butter

Steps

Stir oats, flaxseed, salt, peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, and vanilla in a bowl.
Shape the mixture into 20 balls and place them on a tray.
Melt chocolate chips, coconut oil, and 1 teaspoon peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second bursts, stirring each time.
Dip each oat ball in the melted chocolate and return it to the tray.
Freeze the coated balls for 10 minutes, until firm.