Baked Oatmeal Balls with Cocoa | German Style

Oatmeal is touted as one of the best breakfast foods but can sometimes be inconvenient to make unless you use instant. You must wait for the oats to cook and then clean up a sticky pot. However, I prefer cooked oatmeal rather than microwave.  I found a German video on YouTube with a recipe for Oatmeal balls and loved that idea.

I tried it out and it was yummy, but I made a few modifications and adjusted the recipe for standard US measurement.

Enjoy this recipe!

Baked Oatmeal Balls with Cocoa | German Style

Eat them as an alternative to oatmeal.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine German

Servings 4 servings

Equipment

• 1 food processor
• 1 baking sheet
• parchment paper
• measuring cups and spoons
• 1 Mixing bowl

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup nuts such as walnuts and almonds
• 1 tbsp dark cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds I sometimes use Hemp seeds
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tbsp honey
• 1 small banana mashed
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

 

• Put the oats into a food processor and blend until it is powder-like. 15 seconds usually does the trick.
• Add the nuts and grind them with the oats.
• Place the ground oats and nuts into a bowl.
• Add the cocoa powder, sesame seeds, vanilla extract, and honey into the bowl and mix.
• Blend in the mashed banana.
• Add water and mix until blended. Make sure not to add too much.
• Form the batter into 1-2" balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• When done, cool on a cooling rack.

Notes

Serve the oatmeal balls by themselves or with jam.

Another variation:

Instead of banana and water, I add about 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce just enough so you can form the mixture into balls. 

Keyword oat balls, oatmeal

Baked oat cakes and cookies are a fun alternative to oatmeal. Batches can be baked ahead of time and refrigerated. My oatmeal ball recipe only takes minutes to mix and 30 minutes to bake. All you need is a blender, a baking sheet, and parchment paper. They taste excellent with coffee, and I usually spread a little jam on top of them.

I believe this recipe beats any oatmeal bar you buy in a store because it’s all-natural, contains nuts and seeds which are high in protein, a banana for potassium, and just a dab of honey for sweetness. I keep them in the refrigerator until I am ready to eat them and lightly toast them to take the chill off. I love spreading a small dollop of fig jam on top of them or eating them with plain yogurt and fruit.

The best part is, that there is no sticky mess to clean up afterward.

An alternative variation to the above recipe is to add about 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce instead of banana and water. Be careful not to add too much, but enough to form the mixture into balls. I have also used hemp or other seeds instead of sesame seeds.

How do you like to eat your oats? Please leave a comment below.