Mmmmm, I’m so excited about these!!

They’re soft & chewy, sweet, & a little bit salty. I can’t get enough!

EDIT on Dec 15th: Now you can make these peanut butter dough balls covered in chocolate!

I’ve been in a bit of a recipe rut lately, trying to think up new recipes and ideas. For the most part, I’ve been making a lot of tried & true recipes for dinner, as well as recipes other bloggers post. But truthfully, half the fun of cooking & baking for me is the creation part. It’s definitely important for dinner & dessert to taste delicious, but it’s just so much more satisfying when I’ve invented it myself and even more awesome if it’s new!

But enough blabber! Back to those Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls.

They seriously taste just like cookie dough. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough. Yesss <3

I’m also excited because this means I’ve finally figured out my own recipe for all of my leftover almond pulp after making almond mylk. The lucuma powder (found in most health food stores!) gives the PBOCD balls a little bit of a caramel flavour, and everything else just fits in beautifully. As I was mixing the ingredients together the first time I made these, I realized I forgot to add chocolate like I originally planned. I decided to taste it before adding chocolate.

Verdict? These don’t need chocolate. These are perfect without it ;)

…Of course, I tried a couple with some chocolate chips a few days later & they were definitely winners. I couldn’t not try a little bit of chocolate! And then I tried making a chocolate sauce and drizzling it over top… and I was sold on the chocolate. Depending on what I’m craving, both versions are amazing <3

This recipe couldn’t be more simple! Toss all your ingredients into a bowl…

Then mix until combined!

Shape into balls with an ice cream scooper & store in your mouth the fridge. Done!

**Note: If you don’t have almond pulp on hand, you can make these with oat flour (just grind oats in your food processor) and add a wee bit more maple syrup until you have the right consistency. I did try this, and it DID work!

From my kitchen to yours, foodies! Enjoy <3

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls

Ingredients:
3/4 cup almond pulp (from about one batch of almond mylk)
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup + 2tbsp natural peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tbsp lucuma powder
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup

Directions:
1) Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl until well-combined.
2) Use an ice cream scoop to shape dough into balls. (If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 10-15 mins before shaping). Try not to eat half the dough all at once (like *burp* I did).
3) Store in the fridge. Munch when desire strikes.

Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients:
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp coconut oil
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
1) In a small pot over low heat, whisk together all ingredients until smooth and thoroughly combined.
2) Drizzle chocolate evenly over peanut butter dough balls.
3) Eat! ;)

**These store best in the fridge**

peace, love, food <3

Char, xo