Baked Oatmeal Balls with Cocoa | German Style
Eat them as an alternative to oatmeal.
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.