Swedish No-Bake Chocolate Balls – Chokladbollar

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Oats, coffee, and chocolate. These little chocolate ball treats are the perfect pick-me-up during a busy day at school or work.

One of the first treats I had in Sweden was a small chocolate confection that looked like a truffle. The tag on the sign said, โ€œChokladbollar,โ€ and being curious I bought it.

Oh, man, was it good! Over the course of the semester I ate so many of these tasty little Swedish treats.

Swedish Chokladbullar - No-Bake Chocolate Balls - lined up in 2 rows on a black slate serving dish sitting on a blue dish towel.

Video: How To Make Chokladbollar

What Is Chokladbollar?

Chokladbollar is a Swedish word that literally means โ€˜chocolate ballโ€™. They are chocolatey oatmeal balls that donโ€™t require baking. Usually they are finished with a coating of coconut flakes or pearl sugar. Pearl Sugar is a delectable Swedish thing of refined white sugar. The sugar is compacted, crushed then sifted to create little tiny pebbles of sweet crunchiness. or you can order some online over here.

These Chokladbollar are great to eat with a cup of coffee or tea, and they are very fast to make. A few simple ingredients and youโ€™ll be enjoying them in no time.

How To Make Swedish Chocolate Balls

This come together so quickly and are a great recipe for the kids to help out with. Thereโ€™s not even a need to melt chocolate because weโ€™re using cocoa powder for that chocolate-y goodness.

First you beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla, then the cocoa powder gets mixed in. Next, stir in the oats and some strong coffee.

Roll them into small balls of about a tablespoon (a cookie scoop is helpful) and then roll them in the coating of your choice. Or do half with pearl sugar and half with coconut! 

Also what makes these even more amazing is that you can make them ahead of time and just pop them in the fridge. Iโ€™ve been munching on them for days now, someone help me!

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Chokladbollar Recipe

  • Author: Lyndsay Burginger
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 min
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 18 chocolate balls 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: Swedish

DESCRIPTION

Oats, coffee and chocolate. These little golf-ball-sized treats are the perfect pick-me-up during a busy day at school or work.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1 and 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • 2 Tbsp. strong coffee, cooled
  • 1/3 cup pearl sugar or coconut flakes

Instructions

  1. In bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Mix in the cocoa powder.
  2. Add the rolled oats and coffee. Mix everything well.
  3. Shape the mixture into small balls, about a tablespoon each.
  4. Roll in pearl sugar or coconut flakes. Refrigerate until serving.

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This post originally appeared in May 2016 and was revised and republished in May 2022.

Swedish No-Bake Chocolate Balls - Chokladbollar

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20 Comments

    1. I’m not sure why it’s showing up like that for you, Nate, it looks correct on my computer. It’s 1 and 1/3 cup rolled oats, no extra 1/3.

    1. Ellie, you can use 2 tablespoons of milk, cream, mixed up hot chocolate that you’ve cooled, or water. Great question!

  1. Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love these and am making some for Christmas gifts. Can you freeze these? And/or how long do they stay fresh in the fridge?

    1. You’re very welcome, Mary! As long as they are in an airtight container, they are fine for two weeks in the fridge (though they usually don’t last that long). You can freeze them for several months as well. Enjoy!

  2. You can just replace the coffee with water aswell. I never have any coffee at home as I don’t drink it.

  3. Hi!
    I think the sign said “chokladbollar” – chocolate balls, not “bullar” which is buns… what do you think?

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