Snack

Oat, Date, Cocoa and Peanut Butter Balls

Name: Oat, Date, Cocoa and Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 dates, about 120 g Medjool dates; 60 g Rolled oats; 3 tsp, about 9 g Cocoa powder; 2 tbsp (30 g) Peanut butter; A pinch Salt; A teaspoon, if needed Water

Dates, oats, cocoa and peanut butter blitzed and rolled into six. 128 kcal and 3 g of protein a ball.

Calories: 128kcal
Protein: 3g
Fat: 3g
Carbs: 21g

Per serving, makes 6. 15 minutes of work, then 30 minutes in the fridge. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Peanuts

Oats count as a gluten cereal under UK labelling and ordinary oats are milled alongside wheat. Certified gluten-free oats are a separate ingredient here.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Medjool dates6 dates, about 120 g
Medjool. Smaller, drier dates need ten minutes in hot water first or the mix will not hold. Stoned weight.
Rolled oats60 g
Dry weight.
Cocoa powder3 tsp, about 9 g
Peanut butter2 tbsp (30 g)
The kind that is peanuts and salt. Sweetened spreads carry more carbohydrate.
SaltA pinch
WaterA teaspoon, if needed

Method

Pit the dates and blitz them in a small food processor until they form a paste that climbs the sides of the bowl.
Add the oats, cocoa, peanut butter and salt and pulse until the mix clumps when you squeeze a bit in your hand. If it stays crumbly, add a teaspoon of water and pulse again.
Roll into six balls, pressing firmly, and chill for half an hour. They keep in a tub in the fridge for a week.

Worth knowing

The dates are most of the carbohydrate and the peanut butter is most of the fat. A heaped spoon of peanut butter instead of a level one moves each ball up a fair way, so weigh it.
The figures are for six balls. Rolled into eight, each one is smaller and the numbers are three quarters of what is shown.

Other snack recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every snack under 300 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.