This gluten-free recipe for Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Oat Bites is a fun twist on your favorite childhood sandwich! Perfect for breakfast or a grab-and-go snack.
Hi Friends!
Just popping in to share a simple, kid-friendly breakfast or snack idea! These Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Oat Bites are bite-sized, easy to make ahead of time and absolutely delicious.
You may recall from my How To Make Chia Jam post that I love using chia jam as a sub for store-bought jelly! It’s so quick to make and only requires two ingredients! I’ve always been a big pb&J fan so I thought it would be fun to come up with something that holds up well as a make-ahead snack so I can grab them for Squish (or myself) when I’m short on time or when he’s heading towards a total meltdown about it taking me too long to get his breakfast ready.
So here’s how you make them:
Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Oat Bites
This gluten-free recipe for Peanut Butter and Chia Jam Oat Bites is a fun twist on your favorite childhood sandwich! Perfect for breakfast or a grab-and-go snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries (frozen or fresh)
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup mashed banana
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup oats
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp sunflower seeds, optional
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Place strawberries in a small saucepan over medium heat. As they head, mash with a fork until no chunks remain.
- Add chia seeds and stir until well combined.
- Remove from heat, transfer to a small bowl and place in the freezer to cool for 15 minutes.
- In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
- Spoon mixture into greased mini muffin tins. Fill each tin just under halfway.
- Top with a little chia jam and then top with another small spoonful of the peanut butter mixture.
- Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes. (I was able to make 18 mini muffins)
If you’ve never made it before, check out this post to see a visual tutorial of How To Make Chia Jam.
Feel free to use your favorite fruit to make your chia jam. Raspberry is next on my list. Like I mentioned in the recipe, the sunflower seeds are optional, but I liked the little bit of crunch they added. You could also use crunchy peanut butter! And as usual, you could sub your favorite nut butter for the pb.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Yum! I bet blueberry would be good too 🙂
These sound awesome! But I’m confused…where are the oats?
ooops! i forgot to type them in the recipe. Sorry! I updated it!
Definitely making! This looks awesome and easy!!
Yum! I bet squish just LOVED these! PB & J will forever be the best combination known to man, there is no denying it!
Just made them and they are delicious. And 3 and 1 year old approved! 🙂 Thank you!
I love things that are easy and delicious. Thanks for sharing!!
Talk about simple, my lil girl is going to love these! The pictures make them look AMAZING, going to definitely give this a try
I think I need a BIG batch of these right now!! Love the combo and that these are on the healthier side! I’ve been eating Girl Scout cookies like a maniac right now and I could use something better for my body but just as delicious 😉
I have a recipe very similar to this and we love it!! YUM!
Seriously the most perfect combo of flavors. I’d be a happy camper!
I so want to eat the computer screen! 🙂
oooh, these little cuties are MY JAM.
I think I’m going to make some tonight – thank you!
These look so yummy! Do you know the calorie count?
i don’t, but you could put them into my fitness pal to find out
It depends on how big your muffins will be. 1 oz muffin has 63 kcal.
What a perfect snack!
These look so good! I feel like the whole batch would be gone in seconds in my house!
Ahh this makes me nostalgic for my childhood when I had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day. Now I want another one. This is like the perfect adult version. Thank you for the recipe, Lindsay!
Mmmh. Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches weren’t present in my childhood but I’ve been a fan of a combination since discovering it years ago and these bites sound amazing.