Dark Chocolate Oat Clusters
Hey Everybody!
Thanks so much for all your support with my choppin’ off my locks for Pantene Beautiful Lengths.
I am just now getting used to the new do. I love how little time it takes me to actually get it ready. I mean going from 15 minutes to 5 minutes to do your hair is phenomenal!
The show for Eclipse was this weekend! Everything went pretty well. I think the girls and I danced our hearts out and that is what really matters 🙂
We had some technical difficulties with the individuals who ran the theater, but I think that I our dancing made up for their screw ups.
See how good we look!? Patrick was a sweetheart and came to rehearsal on Saturday night and took a ton of pictures for us.
Out of the 400+ he took we probably got 20 really good ones. You all know how that goes 😉
This recipe I am sharing with you today is something I brought in for the girls during rehearsal so that we could get some energy.
When you have rehearsal for 6+ hours, you need some fuel right?
What could be better fuel than chocolate, peanut butter, and oats? Not much in my opinion…
Now, don’t hate me…but these are SO simple to make. Like ridiculously simple.
I say don’t hate me because I am sharing it with you and you are going to want to make it every week because you can whip them up in less than 5 minutes.
Not lying. 5 minutes people. With the chilling them we are talking 15 minutes.
Yum-a-licious snacks in 15 minutes? Winning!
Adapted from this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons organic peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons skim milk
- 1/4 cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
(I doubled this recipe for the girls, it makes about 8 clusters for the original)
Heat peanut butter, milk, and chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat 3 minutes or until chips melt. Make sure you keep your eye on this. You don’t want to overheat the chocolate.
Remove from the heat and add in your oats.
With a spoon, small ice cream scoop, or melon baller, drop 8 ball-shaped portions on a wax paper−lined baking sheet.
Let set in fridge 10 minutes.
Viola!
The clusters are done…simple right??
OK and guess what else?! Only 4 more days until I leave for Disney! Let the countdown commence!
33 Comments
Beth Michelle
YUM. These look like the prefect snack and you cant beat how easy they are to make!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Beth!
Pâte à Chew
Simply and yummy! My kind of recipe!
RavieNomNoms
Definitely simple!!
Jenn and Seth (@HomeSkilletCook)
great idea for a delicious and easy snack! love it!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks so much!!
Emily @ Life on Food
What a great snack! Love peanut butter and chocolate!
RavieNomNoms
Who doesn’t?! 😉
Maureen (@OrgasmicChef)
What a great snack. I can only imagine dancing for 6 hours. Just the thought of it scares me. Good luck!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Maureen! It was definitely a long day!
Becky
Chocolate and PB make the best snack. Then add the oats, and you have a quick, healthy snack.
RavieNomNoms
Agree completely Becky. There isn’t much better than chocolate and peanut butter!
Ramona
I am going to have to make these… they will satisfy my sweet tooth and make me feel no guilt! 🙂 Love the pictures of your show. 🙂
RavieNomNoms
There you go Ramona! They definitely are quite tasty and will help that sweet tooth a great deal and also give you a boost of energy!
Carolyn
Those look great, I think my kids would love them! Love the pic of your dance, you seem to have a lot of talent!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Carolyn! On both counts :-). I am sure kids would love these!
Laura | Family Spice (@familyspice)
We totally forgot about the eclipse over here – can you believe it? It wasn’t very noticeably and I was getting dinner ready. Your hair looks super cute! I cut & donated my hair once and my husband said, “Don’t cut it that short again!” So, I’m stuck with long hair for life! Great cookies! Sound delicious and looks super easy to make!
RavieNomNoms
Thank you very much Laura! My mom has the same problem with my dad, he gets mad when she cuts her hair short haha
Tesney Ap
You make me miss dancing when I read about your dancing 🙂 You have so much of energy for it 🙂 Oh wow that looks super yummy 🙂 I’m gonna try it 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Were you a dancer?! That is great. I went through a period when I didn’t dance, and I had to get back into it. I missed it too much. Anyways, thanks for the compliment!
Amy @ FragrantVanillaCake
These sound delicious and I love that they are so simple to make! Can’t go wrong with chocolate PB and oats ;)! Looks like you had a fun weekend of dancing :)!
RavieNomNoms
I agree Amy! It is almost impossible to go wrong with Chocolate and Oats!
Kristen
I had to go down and look at pics of you and your new do…It looks so cute!! What a great cause to donate your hair.
And what fabulous treats! 15 minutes makes them seriously dangerous.
RavieNomNoms
Thank you so much Kristen!!
I know right?! 15 minutes for something so yummy makes them SO dangerous!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Making these soon – so simple! But you have PB and Chocolate, how could they not be wonderful!
RavieNomNoms
Amen to that Erin!
Stephanie
I love snacks like this! Perfect after a night of dancing!
RavieNomNoms
True story!!!
sprint2thetable
These are so cool – I love gooey-chocoalte cookies that come together so quickly. You know, in case of a chocolate emergency. 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Yes definitely a good thing to have in case of emergency!
Megan @ Pip and Ebby
These look incredible! And I love how quick they are. Disney….FUN! I bet you’re getting excited!
Kristi Rimkus
Fantastic idea. My hubby is a peanut butter fan, and I’m dark chocolate. I’m going to try this with my favorite dark chocolate bar.
Hester @ Alchemy in the Kitchen
Yum. These look really delicious although I would have to dance for about 6 hours too to justify the amount I ate once I got started. Well done on the hair donation!