These healthy oatmeal breakfast balls are a simple and satisfying grab-and-go option for busy mornings and quick snacks throughout the day. Made with wholesome ingredients like oats, peanut butter, chia seeds, and dried fruit, they keep you full and energized without any fuss.
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Balls (Easy Grab-and-Go Snack)
I wanted to make a grab-and-go breakfast or a quick snack idea that fills you up. The sweet factor is a definite perk!
I have made several versions of these in the past, but this time around I put a lot of focus on the ingredients I used. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I hope you like them too, and you can keep them in a Ziploc bag and store them in the fridge.
Why You’re Going To Love These Oatmeal Balls
There are a number of reasons to love these oatmeal balls: they come together with a few wholesome ingredients, are great for meal prepping, are great for grab-and-go breakfasts or snacks, and are customizable to your taste buds.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Instant oats
- Peanut butter
- Honey
- Unsweetened coconut flakes
- Dried cranberries
- Chia seed
- Cocoa powder
- Coconut oil
How to Make Oatmeal Breakfast Balls:
These oatmeal breakfast balls are quick and easy to make, with just a few simple steps. Because the process is so straightforward, there aren’t many in-process photos needed to follow along.
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend together. You might have to scrape the sides of the blender a few times.
Remove from the blender, and roll the ingredients into balls. I like to roll them into golf ball sized balls.
Storage Tips:
To store these oatmeal breakfast balls, place them in an airtight container or resealable bag and keep them refrigerated for up to five days.
Easy Variations or Add-Ins:
This recipe is easy to customize with additional mix-ins like almonds, mini chocolate chips, or other dried fruits. For best results, add chocolate chips after blending the mixture to prevent melting. Mini chocolate chips or even mini M&M’s taste great.
Oatmeal Breakfast Balls
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups instant oats
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 4 tablespoons chia seed
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend together. You'll likely need to scrape the sides of the blender and blend again a time or two to make sure everything is blended well.
- Remove from the blender and roll into balls a little smaller than the size of a golf ball.
- Place in a Ziplock bag or airtight container and store in the fridge.
Be sure to check out our peanut butter and jelly breakfast balls.
12 comments
I think these oatmeal balls sound very healthy which is great for after workouts as well as a great breakfast. I also like that they have coconut and cranberries for extra flavor
They are SO amazing… Sort of a win win, they are GREAT for breakfast, after workouts, an awesome alternative to a sweet treat AND you can totally add/subtract whatever makes your taste buds do the happy dance… I hope you give them a try and love them!
I look forward to making these for a quick pick me up
The Oatmeal Breakfast Balls sound so yummy,quick,and healthy for a fast on the go breakfast,I will have to try these.
This is a great breakfast recipe. Quick, easy, and you can grab and go. I really look forward to making these someday.
Oh, I do hope you give them a try and they make your taste buds do the happy dance.
These look so good! I need something easy and healthy in the morning.
They are SO good, I hope you love them.
I like how healthy these balls and with the cranberries for extra flavour
Yum! These look like an easy to make and very satisfying snack.
These sound great. Thanks for sharing.
i eat oatmeal regularly, so this sounds nice.