Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bites
Whole oats mixed with peanut butter, honey and chocolate chips. Dip in orange or white chocolate and add sprinkles to create a fun, festive little pumpkin bite!
Servings: 16 bites
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
- 1 cup whole oats
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons honey *or agave
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- 2 cups white chocolate chips *divided
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil *divided
- orange candy coloring *see note below
- Gold & silver sprinkles *see note below
- Orange sprinkles
- Green sprinkles
Recipe notes:
- Candy vs food coloring: to color white chocolate you need candy coloring (not food coloring). Food coloring can make chocolate thicken or seize because it's generally liquid/gel based. Candy coloring will be oil or powder based. You might be able to find candy coloring at the grocery store, but it's more likely to be at a craft store. You can also get it online (see links). If you can't find candy coloring at the grocery or craft store, look for Orange candy melts!
- Sprinkles: these are the sprinkles I use for this recipe: gold & silver sprinkles, green sprinkles, orange sprinkles. I found all of them at Walmart but you can also get them on Amazon (see links). Also, feel free to get creative and use different colors and shapes!
- Tweezers make it much easier to create the pumpkin leaves and stem!
Instructions
- Measure oats, peanut butter and honey into a small bowl. Use spatula to mix until well combined. Add water and mix again.
- Stir in mini chocolate chips!
- Form dough into 1 tablespoon sized balls (a cookie scoop is very helpful if you've got one)! If dough is crumbly, mix in another teaspoon of cold water.
- Place bites in the refrigerator.
- Evenly divide white chocolate chips into two small bowls and melt. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stopping to stir.
- Once chips are fully melted, stir ½ teaspoon of coconut oil into each bowl and add orange candy coloring to just one.
- Stick a toothpick into each bite. Dip into orange or white chocolate and then place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Add sprinkles before the chocolate sets!
- Once all bites have been dipped, add about a tablespoon of mini chocolate chips to your orange chocolate. Melt and stir to create a brown color.
- Drizzle brown chocolate on the bite to create pumpkin ridges.
- Use tweezers to place a single mini chocolate chip on the top of the bite to create a stem and add small round sprinkles for leaves.
- Place bites in the refrigerator while they set.
- Enjoy!