These Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bites are the perfect healthy snack to munch on all year long! Made with creamy peanut butter and all natural maple syrup or honey, these peanut butter bites are a wholesome treat that satisfies your sweet tooth without a ton of excess sugar. They pack a punch of fiber with the addition of gluten-free oats and chia seeds, and the chocolate chips and crunchy sea salt on top add a whole new level of deliciousness. Make a batch of these little bites to keep in your fridge or freezer and you’ll always have a healthy snack option ready to go!

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Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites recipe for later!

the perfect snack: sea salt peanut butter chocolate chip cookie bites

Healthy snacks! They’re important. You know why? Because sometimes you just don’t have time to eat a full meal and you need a little bite to tide you over. You could reach for something less healthy like potato chips or an unhealthy drink choice, or you could do yourself a favor and have something a little bit more nourishing on hand like these sea salt peanut butter chocolate chip bites.

When it comes to eating healthy, having satisfying snacks and treats that you can easily grab makes things so much easier. Because let’s just face it, if a snack is pre-made and ready to eat, you’re more likely to go for it. One of the reasons why it’s easy to gravitate toward snacks like potato chips, candy, and other not so healthy options is because they’re pre-made and just so easy to grab and eat.

To combat that, one of the things I like to do is keep some kind of healthy snack or treat in the house at all times. Keeping a healthy option that easily accessible makes it much easier to eat nourishing foods. Some of my favorite healthy snacks are:

• sharp white cheddar and plantain chips

• fresh fruit

• sliced veggies and guacamole or hummus

• coconut chocolate chip cookie dough bites

These Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bites are another one of my favorite little treats to whip up and keep in the freezer for a healthy option. The bites are pre-portioned, keep super well in the freezer or fridge, and you can easily whip them up in ten minutes or less. Plus you probably already have all the ingredients you need to make them!

Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites recipe for later!

sea salt peanut butter chocolate chip cookie bite ingredients

The Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bites are a great no-fuss snack option made with really simple wholesome ingredients. You can easily find all of these simple ingredients in your local grocery store or they might already be stocked in your pantry.

Here’s what you need to make these Peanut Butter Bites:

• creamy drippy natural peanut butter

• honey or maple syrup (either work well in this recipe)

• vanilla extract

• gluten-free rolled oats

• chia seeds

• semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (choose your adventure)

• sea salt

The trick to these bites is to use a creamy natural peanut butter with very few ingredients. I love to make my own peanut using this super simple recipe, but if you want to buy a jar be sure it contains just peanuts or peanuts and a little oil. A creamy peanut butter will ensure that you can create a nice dough like consistency to roll these little bites into balls.

I like to use dark chocolate chips in this recipe because I’m obsessed with dark chocolate like that, but my husband would much prefer semi-sweet chocolate in his. Either way, these little peanut butter bites will taste delicious.

When it comes to storing these bites, I highly recommend keeping them in the freezer. They’ll last a bit longer that way and they taste incredible straight out of the freezer as a after school or post-dinner treat. Go ahed and whip up a batch of these little bites ASAP. Then let me know what you think!

if you love this sea salt peanut butter chocolate chip cookie bite recipe, here are few other snack recipes you have to try!

• Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites [vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free]

• Five-Ingredient Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding [dairy-free, paleo, vegan]

• Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies [vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free]

• Almond Butter and Jelly Smoothie [whole30, vegan, paleo]

Sea Salt Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter

• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey 

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cup gluten free old-fashioned rolled oats

• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

• 3 tbsp chia seeds

• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

1. In a large mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla.

2. Add the oats, chocolate chips, chia seeds, and salt and mix until well combined and it resembles cookie dough.

3. Place the “dough” in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to chill.

4. Once the mix has chilled, take it out of the fridge and use a tablespoon measure or cookie scoop to scoop the dough and then form it into small balls by rolling them in between your hands. 

5. Enjoy! Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge or freezer.