Salty-Sweet Oatmeal Bites

These no-bake oatmeal bites are made with pretzels, creamy peanut butter, and shredded coconut. Drizzle them with chocolate or keep them plain – either way, they’re an addictive sweet and salty snack.

Oatmeal Bites

Inspired by the no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies I loved growing up, these salty-sweet oatmeal bites are a tip-of-the-hat to those classic treats.

They’re a snack for all sorts of situations like when mid-morning hangriness rears its ugly head, or as a cure for a late afternoon is-this-day-ever-going to-end slump or as small treat to remedy a late-night sugar craving. And, as your faithful tester, I can attest they work in all these situations. They’re a bite-sized pick-me-up that knows no boundaries.

Oatmeal Bites

Like those old-school no-bake cookies, these oatmeal bites are easy to put together and make a decent-sized batch that keeps for several days in the refrigerator…

• A food processor makes it easy to make these and I like to pulse the oatmeal and the pretzels until they resemble breadcrumbs. This makes it a lot easier to form the balls.
• Add some shredded coconut to the oatmeal and pretzels, too.
• What binds these bites together are peanut butter, honey, and some vegetable oil. I find it’s easiest to combine these ingredients in a separate bowl before adding them to the other ingredients. If you try and add the peanut butter on its own it’s very difficult to mix all of it together.
• I like to use a small cookie scoop to form the balls, which is a generous tablespoon. This makes approximately 28 balls in total.
• Once the balls are formed, pop them in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes to firm up.
• I like to drizzle or dip the balls in melted chocolate. Depending on whether you dip or drizzle the amount of chocolate you will need will vary. For drizzling, about 2 ounces of chocolate is plenty. For dipping, I double that amount. I love to use dark chocolate, but you can use your favorite kind of chocolate. All of it works.
• Once you’ve drizzled them or dipped them in chocolate place them back in the freezer for a few minutes or until the chocolate is set.
• The oatmeal bites keep well in the refrigerator for several days.

Happy no-baking 😊

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