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Chokladbollar chocolate oat balls

Cocoa, oats and a little coffee form soft chocolate bites rolled in coconut. No baking is needed, but an hour in the refrigerator firms the butter and makes the finished balls easy to serve.

VegetarianEasy24 small oat balls
Chokladbollar chocolate oat balls serving inspiration

Serving inspiration; this recipe’s finish may vary. Photo: Arild · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop to fit.

Ingredients

Original recipe: 24 small oat balls. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 12 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 180 gCertified gluten-free ready-to-eat rolled oats
  • 100 gSoftened butter
  • 80 gSugar
  • 25 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 30 mlCooled brewed coffee
  • 1 tspVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tspSalt
  • 50 gUnsweetened desiccated coconut

Make it

  1. Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl until soft and evenly combined. Stir in cocoa, coffee, vanilla and salt.
  2. Mix in the rolled oats thoroughly, pressing with a spoon until the mixture holds together when squeezed.
  3. Divide into 24 small portions and roll into balls with clean hands. Roll each ball in the coconut to coat.
  4. Arrange on a tray, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Store chilled and serve two small balls per portion.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: Milk. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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