Peanut Butter Date Balls

Submitted by mizzlizzita

"These things are great! The dates add natural sweetener - no sugar added! They come from the Biggest Loser Cookbook and are probably the best recipe in there! Note: These taste great with natural peanut butter, which avoids having sugar added because of the sugar added to regular peanut butter."

 

• Ready In: 3mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 4 balls
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 dates, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup oatmeal
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons peanut butter

directions

1. Combine the 3 ingredients.
2. Shape into balls.
3. Refrigerate until firm or eat immedietly!

Reviews

[mamafox23]

I've made these twice now and doubled the recipe both times. I should probably make a triple or quadruple batch next time, given how much my kids love them. I put everything in a food processor and add 2-3 Tbsp. water (when doubling) and some unsweetened coconut. They hold together just fine for me.

 

[Elaine N.]

If these won't stick together for you, soak the dates in water for a couple of days. They get very soft, and they're easier to mix and shape. I mixed the dates with coconut and Honey Bunches of Oats cereal. They were great!

 

[Shari K.]

I wasn't very impressed with these. They were really dry, didn't hold together very easily and the peanut butter overpowered the taste of the dates so they may as well have just been peanut butter and oatmeal balls. I was looking for a more date-y flavour.

 

[HarperCait]

These are soooooo good. I will be putting this recipe into my Reserved-For-Absolute-Favourite-Recipes-to-Make-Over-And-Over-Only Cookbook ASAP!!<br/><br/>They were great as written, but even better with a 1/4c of chopped pecans added. Mmmmm. Must stop reviewing and go get another one...

 

[Motivated Mama]

I had some dates and raw almond butter I needed to use up so I whipped up a double batch of these on a whim. I added some flax seed meal and cocoa powder and came out with over 30 bite sized balls! Very tasty. I am eager to see what my three year old thinks of these when she wakes from her nap. :) Thanks for posting!