Peanut butter bliss balls…
I had originally planned to post a different recipe today.
But then I tried one of these addictive little balls of peanut butter bliss…
And all plans changed immediately!
Little balls of safe-to-eat peanut butter cookie dough…
Soft and delicious – like an unbaked peanut butter cookie. They can take care of even the biggest peanut butter cravings. Just look at them!
Sometimes, a recipe needs to be shared with the world right away.
This is one of those times.
Peanut Butter Bliss Balls
(makes 26-30)
- 1 cup peanut butter OR allergy-friendly alternative
- 1/4 cup applesauce, plus scant 2 tbsp if needed
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp flour (I’ve had success with sorghum, white, spelt, ww pastry, buckwheat, and oat)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar of choice OR xylitol
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- optional, chocolate chips or raisins
Line a large plate or tray with parchment paper, and clear a space in your freezer. If needed, gently warm the nut butter until it is stir-able, then measure it into a large bowl. Stir in the applesauce and vanilla. In a small bowl, stir together all remaining ingredients, then add them to the wet mixture. Stir until evenly mixed. Form balls with a cookie scoop, then place the balls on the parchment-lined plate. (If the dough is too soft, due to the type of peanut butter you’ve used, freeze until firm enough to form balls.) Freeze the balls a few hours until they are firm enough to handle without being sticky, then transfer to a bag or container and store in the freezer. (If you wanted to cook these instead of eating them in a raw cookie dough form, you should make the recipe a little differently: Secret Peanut Butter Cookies.)
View Peanut Butter Balls Nutrition Facts
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Erica { EricaDHouse.com } says
23rd February 2015 at 2:15 pmOhh I may have to try making these with some Pb2!
Sarah says
23rd February 2015 at 8:56 pmI was thinking the same thing, Erica! Or at least doing a mix if the consistency isn’t right.
x Sarah
Jo says
23rd February 2015 at 2:18 pmUm, yum! You read my mind somehow, I was literally just talking to someone about eating cookie dough, because my kid was trying to eat raw bread dough at playgroup. These would be better!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says
23rd February 2015 at 2:39 pmYum! Who doesn’t need a little peanut butter cookie dough in their lives? 😉
Hannah S says
23rd February 2015 at 2:49 pmLove when I dont have to use the oven and still get some yummy desserts out of it. Is there any good subsitute for apple sauce? My bf loves to share desserts with me but hates any fruit taste.
Chocolate Covered Katie says
23rd February 2015 at 8:06 pmYou really can’t taste fruit in this recipe. Perhaps a plain yogurt like wholesoy or even avocado or more peanut butter could work. Experiment, and be sure to report back if you do!
Natalia says
23rd February 2015 at 3:25 pmwhat is baking soda here for?
Chocolate Covered Katie says
23rd February 2015 at 8:09 pmFlavor
Cassie says
23rd February 2015 at 4:02 pmI’m totally making these!!!
Love Low Fat says
23rd February 2015 at 4:57 pmThose look so gooey and awesome! Can’t wait to try them!!
Audrey C says
23rd February 2015 at 5:06 pmIt would be awesome if you could post a recipe for healthy apple pie or even hot cross buns.
Lisa says
25th February 2015 at 4:17 amHi, Audrey! You probably already saw these, but just in case:
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/?s=apple+pie (tons of apple pie-inspired (though not the pie itself) recipes.
You could probably make the cinnamon rolls into hot cross buns: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/?s=cinnamon+rolls
Audrey C says
25th February 2015 at 11:32 pmThanks Lisa.
Lindsey @ Simply Lindsey says
23rd February 2015 at 1:59 pmThese look so good! Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite combination. 🙂 By the way, where did you get your cookie scoop? I got one from Williams-Sonoma and it broke immediately!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
23rd February 2015 at 2:03 pmIt was a gift a few years ago, I think… Maybe Crate’n Barrel?
Kelly says
23rd February 2015 at 4:57 pmI have 2 cookie scoops that I have had for about 2-3 years and they both work well. One is from king Arthur flour and the other is from pampered chef.
connie says
21st April 2015 at 3:09 pmI got mine from pampered chef. Have had them a long time.
Mia (Mia in Germany) says
23rd February 2015 at 7:01 pmThey look so yummy 🙂 Did you try to bake them? I’d like to eat half of them raw and cook the rest. If you think that wouldn’t turn out well, I’ll just half the recipe.
Anna says
23rd February 2015 at 8:44 pmI LOVE cookie dough so I will definitely be making these soon. Probably with almond butter. 🙂 Oh btw, I have a question about the healthy brownies recipe in your cookbook. It says to wait til the next day to eat them and to put them in the fridge to firm them up. I WAY rather prefer eating brownies while still warm. Is it ok to just maybe bake them a little longer til they are firm then wait a little to cool them rather than waiting til the next day? thanks!
Lisa says
25th February 2015 at 4:19 amHi, Anna,
I’ve made these a few times (already!) and love them. For me, they were better baked according to the instructions then heating them (tried microwave and also oven and toaster oven though with the ovens I put it in a covered dish) the next day when I was going to eat them. Much less crumbly and much more like a regular brownie fresh out of the oven.
Jules @ WolfItDown says
23rd February 2015 at 10:26 pmMmmm these look heavenly! And no baking required – score 😀 I love the little scoop-shape they have as well, cute! x
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
23rd February 2015 at 11:18 pmThese really do look like bliss! That’s one of the great things about veganism… all cookie dough is fair game and safe-to-eat 🙂
Mandie @ Mandie's Kitchen says
23rd February 2015 at 8:01 pmThese look SO dang good, Katie! The words peanut butter + bliss caught my attention immediately! Brilliant!
Nicole {VeganShowOff.com} says
24th February 2015 at 1:09 amThese would be awesome frozen and then broken up in chunks and stirred into a vanilla ice cream base!! Hmmmmm must try that asap!
Katie @ Beyond the Clothing says
23rd February 2015 at 10:08 pmI love these! So simple and fairly “clean” as food goes. I think my daughter and I will have to attempt these soon.
xoxo
Katie
Matea says
23rd February 2015 at 10:23 pmOk, this is one of the best recipe titles EVER! Cannot wait to try this!!
Katlyn says
24th February 2015 at 3:26 amHello all, anyone try coconut flour or almond flour? Thanks!
Ilana says
26th February 2015 at 11:54 amI made a batch with almond flour and one batch with oat flour and both were FABULOUS!
Diana says
4th March 2015 at 4:53 amI made these with coconut flour and they worked great! I just needed to add the optional extra 2 Tbsp of applesauce to make the dough moist enough.
Jenna says
24th February 2015 at 12:53 pmI made these last night for my peanut butter craving and wow. 😀 they were so good! Also I didn’t know where to post recipe suggestions but I have one for you! I have been experimenting with making my own cottage cheese and it has come out very good. I then started finding recipes for vegan cottage cheese made from soy milk! I thought that was very interesting and thought maybe you could try and post a recipe for vegan cottage cheese!
Aenia says
24th February 2015 at 3:00 pmI made these today with Jem’s Raw Cinnamon Red Maca Almond Butter, and they are sitting in the freezer! The batter was delicious though. Thank you for this amazing recipe 🙂
Aenia says
24th February 2015 at 9:00 pmTo follow-up, these were DELICIOUS! Tasted like warm, cinnamon gingersnap balls of indulgence. Perfect for snowy days. I will need to make more soon…
Ilana says
26th February 2015 at 11:59 amAs soon as I finish eating my second batch (yes, second batch) I want to try with almond butter next!
Melissa says
24th February 2015 at 4:54 pmI will have to try this recipe to add cookie dough to my ice cream!
Elana says
24th February 2015 at 5:27 pmJust made them, used ground oats instead of flour, and not sure baking soda is better than just salt?
Noora Turunen says
24th February 2015 at 8:15 pmYummy! I have to try these! After I make your healthy peanut butter fudge. The only problem is when I open peanut butter jar I have to taste it and instantly forget about all the recipes. Peanut butter is waaaay too good as it is.
Aenia says
28th February 2015 at 6:38 pmSame issue here! I plan to make (X) recipes with my nut butters, but I normally do not make as much as planned because the taste is great on its own (and with a spoon!).
Sabrina @NutritiouslySweet says
25th February 2015 at 5:35 pmOh my gosh these look absolutely amazing!
Ilana says
26th February 2015 at 11:56 amI made a batch the first day you posted, and they were LITERALLY so good they were all gone within the day! (Well there were four of us, but still)
So I had to make another batch. I used almond flour for the first batch and oat flour for the second, and both turned out really really well. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Amanda - Create N Plate says
26th February 2015 at 2:04 pmOh my gosh these look amazing!
Am says
26th February 2015 at 10:56 pmThese are so delicious! 🙂
I gave some to my dog before I added chocolate chips, and later when I was trying to take photos of them in the waning light of the sliding glass door, he was whining so much trying to get me to give him one – he loooved them! I think I will make a batch of them (minus chocolate) and keep them in the freezer for him. 😉
I made a half recipe and planning to use liquid sweetener, used about 1/6 cup “sugar” total – half maple syrup (maybe 1 T?) and half coconut palm sugar (another T?) for the sugar, and oat flour for the flour. Delish!!
Sophia @ Pray. Work. Eat. says
26th February 2015 at 9:50 pmI soooo want to try these!!! They look wonderful. 🙂 I think I will try using pumpkin puree instead of applesauce and defatted peanut flour or oat fiber instead of reg. flour. I’ll let you know how they turn out!
BTW, this is my fave website for special flours and natural low-glycemic sweeteners:
http://store.trimhealthymama.com/
Atlanta says
27th February 2015 at 7:42 amThese look amazing! Can’t wait to try these 🙂
Aenia says
28th February 2015 at 6:44 pmYou can tell how much I love this recipe 🙂 I made these again with natural freshly-ground peanut butter and used Hoosier Farm’s Premium Peanut Butter Powder instead of oat flour like last time. The resulting dough was sticky, perfect texture instantly, even more peanut butter-y, and delicious. It was very easy to form into balls without freezing first, and the end product almost looked like yours (minus the chocolate chips). The taste was also enhanced by the peanut butter powder. I did periodically add water while stirring the dough, as it got very thick and dough-y. You could probably sub peanut flour, powdered peanut butters, and other peanut butter powders for the same effect. I wanted to let you guys know of my discovery! Now, I might need another batch soon…
Wendy says
28th February 2015 at 7:56 pmJust curious..why the recipe calls for baking soda if these are not to be baked?
Unofficial CCK Helper says
2nd March 2015 at 4:57 pmQuestion has been answered above. It is for taste.
Leanne Winters says
1st March 2015 at 5:56 pmthis looks so so yummy, going to try these out xx
http://leannewinters.blogspot.co.uk
Katlyn says
4th March 2015 at 12:55 pmOne more quick question! Everyone has been amazing! Anyone use different sugar or different amounts? That much sugar is scary to me..thanks!
Olivia says
19th July 2017 at 1:28 pmI used about 5 tbsp sugar for the whole thing and it worked out great; I’m used to desserts being less sweet, so this might be a little too much of a reduction for some people, but if you want a starting point for this recipe, maybe consider that!
Linda says
8th March 2015 at 9:22 pmHi there, I am getting ready to get my hands on the recipies and was wondering – can the vanilla extract be substituted with vanilla paste ?
thanks a lot,
Linda
Holly says
9th March 2015 at 12:20 amThese are delicious. That is all. Also you’re awesome. Ok now I’m done :p
Debbie says
20th April 2015 at 9:55 pmI just made these and they are delicious! How do you keep from eating the entire batch?!
Glennie says
6th August 2015 at 10:20 pmwhy baking soda if they’re not baked?
Xiomara says
7th October 2015 at 5:41 pmDo the nutrition facts include the chocolate chips?
Justine says
1st April 2016 at 6:48 pmJust found this…..since I’m currently obsessed with all things chocolate covered (made chocolate dipped Peeps for Easter and had extra chocolate so I dipped apple slices and left over Girl Scout cookies–yes, left over GS cookies)…. I was thinking about leaving out the chips and dunking them in chocolate….hmmmmm…..
Penelope says
27th April 2016 at 3:22 pmCan I make these without applesauce? I’m in a cleanse that doesn’t allow natural or refined sugar. No fruit, dates etc.
Laryssa says
12th December 2016 at 12:14 amJust made these for a cookie exchange party and they turned out FANTASTIC. One tiny little container of applesauce ended up being the perfect amount (1/4 cup + 2Tbsp), yet couldn’t taste it a bit.
Thanks, Katie!
Andrea says
2nd October 2017 at 3:26 ammaybe a silly question here, but do you think this recipe could be adapted to use PB2 and greek yogurt, to boost the protein content and lower the fat? If you ever experiment with that, it’d be great if you could add measurements here! thanks for the fabulous website and all your hard work.