The short version
Soft no-bake oat bites bound with peanut butter and finely chopped dried apricots. Serves 4 · estimated 15 minutes including prep. The recipe uses ready-to-eat oats and no raw flour. Chilling firms the bites but is not required.
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- Healthy Snack RecipesSoft no-bake oat bites bound with peanut butter and finely chopped dried apricots.
- Know before you startThe recipe uses ready-to-eat oats and no raw flour. Chilling firms the bites but is not required.
Ingredient notes
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Apricot Peanut Oat Bites
Soft no-bake oat bites bound with peanut butter and finely chopped dried apricots.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4
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Equipment
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Instructions
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Chop
Chop soft dried apricots as finely as possible. Use soft fruit rather than hard, dry pieces.
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Mix
Stir peanut butter, honey and water together, then mix in oats and apricots.
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Adjust
Let stand for 3 minutes. If too crumbly, add water 1 teaspoon at a time; if too loose, add a spoonful of oats.
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Roll
With damp hands, roll into 12 small bites. Serve three bites per portion; they can be eaten without chilling.
Recipe notes
- Timing: The recipe uses ready-to-eat oats and no raw flour. Chilling firms the bites but is not required. Preparation, preheating and any rest explicitly stated in this method are included in the total estimate. Follow doneness and package directions if they require longer.
- Recipe status: Newly authored for this collection and not yet kitchen-tested. Cooking times are estimates.
- Recipe-page cover: A text recipe card. The Pinterest pin uses an AI-generated editorial food illustration in the style of the earlier collection, not a photograph of a kitchen-tested dish.
- Nutrition: Not calculated for this recipe.
Nutrition has not been calculated for this recipe.
Equipment for this recipe
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Easy variations
- Nut-free: Use sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter.
- Larger batches: Scale ingredient quantities with the serving controls. Use sufficient pan or basket space and allow more time for extra batches; instruction text describes the base batch.
How to store and reheat
- For this recipe: Refrigerate in a covered container for up to 4 days.
- Chill promptly: Refrigerate perishable food in shallow covered containers at 40°F / 4°C or below within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F / 32°C. Follow the shorter storage period stated above or on an opened ingredient; previously cooked ingredients keep their original storage deadline.
Frequently asked questions
What should I know before making apricot peanut oat bites?
The recipe uses ready-to-eat oats and no raw flour. Chilling firms the bites but is not required.
Can I make it ahead?
Refrigerate in a covered container for up to 4 days.
Has this recipe been kitchen-tested?
Not yet. This is a newly authored recipe with estimated timing. Check the stated doneness, safe internal temperatures where given, and ingredient package instructions.