A couple years ago I used to make rolled oat peanut butter balls for my kids. I decided to try to make them with almond butter and see how they turned out. They are a nice, not to sweet treat. They taste like granola and I think they would be even better with a few dates or raisins and cacao nibs in the mix too. Yum!
These are not raw since rolled oats are not raw. They have been heated to high temps to flatten and then cut them. That is why I am not an oatmeal fan…it has been cooked not once, but twice. I have my doubts that there is even any nutrition left at that point. If you want to make these completely raw you need oat groats, plain or steel cut. I thought the texture would be kind of bizarre with oat groats so I went with rolled oats.
Recipe: 2 1/2 C Oats, 1 C nut butter, 1/2 C ground flax seeds, 1/2 cup agave nectar or honey, 1/2 cup dried coconut, 2 T carob powder. Optional: 1/8 C dates or raisins, chopped. 1/8 C Cacao nibs or carob chips.
Mix together and roll into balls with your hands. You may need to wash your hands 2-3 times before you get them all rolled, as sticky hands make it very hard to roll them. Refrigerate these and they are good to go. One butter ball makes a quick on-the-go snack!
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These look really good!! And that bowl-my Mom had “the nest” of those!!!
I have just recently started using Agave. Are there more recipes with it? Is there a formula to figure how much agave compared to the sugar called for in recipes? I am a sugar/snack freak. I am trying to get away from white sugar and I have never been into artifical sweetners.
Yummy! I love those on-the-go snacks — easy to make, easy to dole out to the kiddos. Those look delicious! I think i’ll make some for Family Night tonight — thanks for the inspiration
Those look soo yummy! Thanks for the good ideas. Kim, I use Agave a lot, too. Use about the same amount of Agave as you would sugar in your cooking. The sweetness is about the same. You might have to add extra flour though, because Agave is very liquid!
I just ordered these raw oats, They were recommended on another raw blog http://www.naturalzing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=386&osCsid=46982fdd060f988105145112eb54d878
That recipe looks great, I’ll try it out when I get my oats. Thanks!
I was going to recommend the same oats that Sheila recommended above. They claim to be “cold rolled in small batches to retain nutrients.”
Cheers!
Kristen
Nice pictures, this looks great. I’m making them tonight too. Also instead of needing to wash your hands because they get sticky I use the trick of rubbing a little vegetable spread or butter on my hands (depends on if I’m making something vegan or not), makes the dough not stick to you so much. Do you think molasses would work in place of honey or agave?
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!! Due to allergies, we recently took my daughter off of wheat, so I am always looking for yummy, healthier snacks that are also wheat free! This one looks awesome! I can’t wait to try it!! Thanx again!
These look great and healthy too. I can’t wait to make them. I was wondering why you choose the carob chips. Is it due to the sugar content in regular chocolate?
Thx for the raw rolled oats recommendation!
Leah, carob chips are healthier and more natural than conventional chocolate chips but you could anything you want of course.
Jenn, I think molasses would work just fine.
These look absolutely superb. I agree with your comments re. rolled oats, so I think that these ‘uncooked by me’ versions are a great idea. I will try ‘m.
I just made these and tossed in some pretty finely chopped apple along with the raisins, and about a teaspoon of cinnamon. Delicious!