Name: Chocolate Peanut Raisin Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Quick-cooking oats, divided - 1 ½ cups; Raisins, divided - 1 cup; Creamy natural peanut butter - ½ cup; Applesauce, or more as needed - 2 tablespoons; Brown sugar - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Miniature semisweet chocolate chips - ⅓ cup; Unsalted peanuts - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Chocolate Peanut Raisin Bites

1. Quick-cooking oats, divided 1 ½ cups

2. Raisins, divided 1 cup

3. Creamy natural peanut butter ½ cup

4. Applesauce, or more as needed 2 tablespoons

5. Brown sugar 1 tablespoon

6. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

7. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

8. Miniature semisweet chocolate chips ⅓ cup

9. Unsalted peanuts 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Peanut Raisin Bites

1 . Stage

Grind 1/2 cup oats in food processor into a powder; transfer to a bowl.

2 . Stage

Process 1/2 cup raisins in a food processor until thick and paste-like; add peanut butter, applesauce, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Blend mixture again until smooth. Blend ground oats into the mixture until it begins to clump together. If more moisture is needed to achieve clumping, add more applesauce.

3 . Stage

Transfer the raisin mixture to a bowl. Mix remaining oats, remaining raisins, chocolate chips, and peanuts with the raisin mixture; roll by rounded tablespoon into small balls.