I have made energy bites before using the same ingredients however wanted to create something more substantial, and these are. What I love about them is, with a few simple ingredients you will have a solid size snack, offering a quick burst of energy and are sufficient enough to keep you content and satisfied. You could use a mini muffin tin for a more smaller bitesized cup, if you prefer, however I like the sheer chunkiness of a regular muffin cup. They are quite moreish, not lasting long in our household and I guarantee not lasting long in yours, as they have become the go to snack.
Peanut Butter Oat Cups
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makes approximately 12 regular size cups
1 1/2 cups of rolled oats
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
1 cup of crunchy peanut butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Line a regular size muffin tin with silicone cups or baking papers or lightly oil the cups instead.
In a large bowl mix together, oats, ground flax seed, peanut butter, maple syrup, and dried cranberries. The dough will be sticky, so you'll want to use a cookie scoop to place dough into each prepared cup. Once all the dough has been used and divided up between the cups, take a piece of parchment paper, place over the dough and using a smooth bottom glass, press the dough down, to pack it tightly into the cup, repeat until all dough has been pressed and formed in each cup.
Place the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and melt until smooth, checking at 20 second intervals to ensure readiness. Using a spoon, coat the tops of cups with the melted chocolate. Refrigerate for 1 hour, until chocolate and dough has set.