Peanut Butter Oatmeal Date Bites

Any time I have guests in town, I make sure to have some good meal ideas, ingredients on hand to prepare to prepare those yummy meals, and restaurants ideas for a couple of delicious meals out. I’m pretty sure that anyone that knows me expects nothing less – After all, I call myself a foodie for a reason! 🙂

When my mother-in-law was in town visiting a few weeks ago, we enjoyed some pretty awesome eats. We strolled around at the Vista Farmers Market one day….

…and I wound up picking up some awesome ingredients to make dinner with that night, including zucchini blossoms, which I was excited about because I hardly ever see them! I stuffed them with goat cheese and breadcrumbs, and sautéed them in a bit of olive oil.

I also sautéed farmers market green beans, and we grilled pizza for the first time using dough and fresh mozzarella that I nabbed from a woman at the market who remarked, “Isn’t it awful?” when I told her that I hadn’t yet found any small local biz to get pizza dough from. I must say, her dough was much different than the Trader Joe’s whole wheat dough I often buy — much easier to roll out and not as sticky. 

There’s something so nice to me about getting food right from the source and using it that very same day, and this meal was just about perfect!

Other notable eats during my mother-in-law’s visit included homemade fries (possibly my best batch yet!) with veggie panini….

…and this acai bowl that I had when we went to Swami’s Cafe for breakfast one morning (must recreate at home!):

And then there were snacks – obviously, since I’m most definitely a snacker!

Snacks/desserts that I made during her visit included grilled nectarines with banana honey soft serve, banana cinnamon muffins, and these little guys:

While some people eat 3 square meals a day, I prefer to have smaller meals and snacks throughout the day. I feel like my body operates best when I eat every 3 or 4 hours. If I have a big meal, I’m left with an uncomfortable feeling, but if I have smaller meals, I feel great. This is why little snacks are my friend.

These peanut butter oatmeal date bites are perfect for a grab-and-go little something, whether you’re running out the door heading to work, or starving waiting for water to boil to make a pasta dish for dinner post-workout in a state of hangry – not that I’d know what that feels like.

Another great thing about date balls is that they usually stay fresh awhile, so you can make em when you feel like it one day, then have them on hand for a few weeks when a craving for a snack bite strikes.

Oats, raisins, peanut butter, chocolate chips, cinnamon, cocoa…. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to do a chocolate peanut butter thing, or an oatmeal theme, so I did a bit of both. Who says we can’t have it all?

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Date Bites

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Servings 7

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 TBSP dark chocolate chips
• 2 TBSP old fashioned oats uncooked
• 2 TBSP seedless raisins
• 1/4 TSP cinnamon
• 1 TBSP cocoa

Instructions

 

• Place all ingredients in a food processor, and pulse until combined well. You may need to scrape down the sticky sides once and pulse again.
• Roll the mixture into 7 even balls and transfer to a plate. Place in the refrigerator for a bit for harder bites, or eat as is for a gooier snack.

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Tell me… Are you a 3-big-meals-a-day kind of eater, or are you more of a grazer like me?