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Crunchy Chocolate Granola Bites

Crunchy Chocolate Granola Bites

These crunchy chocolate granola bites are lightly sweetened with honey and filled with good things. They are the perfect way to satisfy a sweet tooth with something more nutritious than a cookie.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Granola Bites, Honey-Sweetened, No bake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 24 bites
Author Heather @ thecookstreat.com

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (5 ounces) peanut butter see note
  • ¼ cup (1.7 ounces) coconut oil see note
  • ½ cup (3 ounces) dark chocolate chips see note
  • heaping ⅛ cup (2 ounces) honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (6.3 ounces) quick oats see note
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ cup (2.5 ounces) ground flaxseed I prefer golden flaxseed
  • 1 cup (1.2 ounces) crispy rice cereal like Rice Krispies
  • ⅓ cup (2.2 ounces) mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. In a large microwaveable bowl add peanut butter, coconut oil and dark chocolate chips. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate chips are melted. Stir in honey and vanilla extract.

  2. Add quick oats, cocoa powder and ground flax seed and mix well. Finally add the crispy rice cereal and mini chocolate chips and mix (gently so the cereal doesn't get crushed) until well-combined.

  3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Then form into 1 1/2 tablespoon portions, roll gently into a ball, and place onto a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet. I use a #40 cookie scoop to help form the mixture into a ball. If it is still sticking too much, refrigerate it a little longer.

  4. Refrigerate granola bites for an additional 30 minutes to an hour on baking sheet. Then store in a sealed container (a large tupperware-type container or ziploc bag) in the refrigerator or freezer. They will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for a few months.

Recipe Notes

1. For this recipe I use all natural peanut butter that I grind fresh from peanuts (with nothing added). You can buy this kind of peanut butter in bulk from most health food-type stores. It will work just fine with regular peanut butter too. I haven't tried them, but feel free to experiment with other types of nut butters.

2. I use organic cold pressed and unrefined coconut oil (Aunt Patty’s brand on Amazon, aff. link) in this recipe. You can use any type of coconut oil, but the unrefined type has just a slight coconut flavor that I love.

3. I prefer Ghiradelli dark chocolate chips for the melted chips and nestle mini chips in the bites.

4. I’ve never tried this recipe with regular oats, but if that is all you have, you can probably use them after they’ve been pulsed a few times in a food processor a blender to break them down just a bit.