Swedish Chocolate Balls (Chokladbollar) - Food Wishes 

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/recipe/277027/swedish-chocolate-balls-chokladbollar/

One of the first things swedish kids learnt to bake by themselves, since no heat is needed and the recipe was printed on the oat meal packaging.

As a swede who has been following chef John for years, I am beyond stoked about this video Chokladbollar is basically a part pf the Swedish food pyramid chokladbollar is love chokladbollar is life

"relatively healthy" "fast and easy breakfast" Americans... But I can confirm that they are tasty.

It's the first thing almost every child learns to make - often most of the dough gets eaten before it has a chance to be rolled into balls! Thank you and bless you chef John! 🙏💗

How would you ever call these healthy or "an easy breakfast"? We would never eat these for breakfast in Sweden. Chokladbollar is basically seen as candy here.

I love this because usually it's the cinnamon rolls that get baked when making swedish sweets, but chokladbollar is like even more swedish

Chef John uploads a new video and I make sure to immediately give the play button the ol' tappa tappa.

I also made chocolate balls they turned out so good and I made a healthy version.

When you see Chef John made something from your country. SMASHES LIKE BUTTON!!!!!!

Man I was surprised when I saw this. Ive never seen anyone use coconutoil in the recipe, but I guess it will fit in perfectly. Once again, thank you chef John! /🇸🇪

"Hocklebollar" As a Swede, this made me laugh.

Thank you for the video. Always did enjoy these. In Denmark we call them havegrynskugler (oatmeal balls) and we usually make them for Christmas time.

Interesting version which I will definitely try out as a Swede who has done over one thousand chocolate balls in my life. But I highly recommend browning half your butter, then cool it with the other half. It brings out a funkier taste of caramel which makes every bite feel like a ride.

we have something called arrack balls made of sponge cake crumbs, and or oatmeal, chocolate, sugar, vanilla, butter and some arrak flavor (Batavia Arrak) Rolled in chocolate sprinkles served with a mug of boiled coffee (I'm from northern Sweden) this is the best Fika

Chef John, this recipe was almost tailor made for the freakishly small wooden spoon. Please tell us what happend to that magnificent utencil. Chef FreeTheSpoon

Home made, these are almost always tiny in size (since they have a strong flavour, and you get more of them), and quite often rolled in nib sugar not coconut flakes, also I never seen anyone use vanilla extract in them, nor coconut oil. I guess both can be used, and I think we all just make them as we learnt it as kids. PS. If you're lazy you can also just make the dough/batter/whatever and bring the bowl to the sofa and eat it with a spoon :)

the subdued giggle at "hope you give them a try soon" melted my heart

We have these in Denmark too, we call them havregrynskugler (oatballs) and we make them small. I use lots of butter and coconutoil for extra creamy yummyness.

Even us Swedes have loads of different versions of this treat, even though most oatmeal packages have the stadard recipe printed on the side. I make mine with browned butter that is cooled down, for a more nutty flavour. But it lends itself to a lot of experimentation.

We made these for a dinner party we were invited to and they were a big hit! No one wanted to wait for them to soften to eat, they just tore right in! Even the younger of the group. Thanks Chef John!

As a Swede I eat chokladbollar regularly but I have never tried them the way you make them with coconut oil, toasted oats and cayenne. Next time I make them I will follow your recipe, I actually think the cayenne would work out great in these. I usually grind/break up the oatmeal into smaller pieces with my hands - I think this improves the texture. Love your videos!

"Or if you can't bear these being even half vegan you can do all butter" My man.

As a Swede I think this is kind of a unusual recipe. Also, we usually make them with just butter, and we make them a bit smaller and rounder. Enjoyed watch it though

I give you a Swedish seal of approval! The toasting of the oats and the coconut butter is a bit unorthodox but I i like it. Swedish tip: Serve it with coffee and you can call it a "Fika"! (=coffee break/meeting for coffee)

"I prefer a petite ball" - Chef John 2019 ...

We eat them in Denmark too, I think this is a very Scandinavian snack. My family always eat this in the Christmas time

I made these this afternoon and they're delicious! Thanks, Chef John! More Swedish recipes, please. I spent the summer of 2013 there (in Lund, specifically) as a college study abroad student and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. I'd love to go back, but being able to cook dishes from there would be the closest I can get to that for now.

My Grandma and I used to make a variation of these every Christmas! I'll love this recipe forever!

Don’t ya just want to hug Chef John at the end of every video ?? ⭐️

One of my Swedish Great grandmother's treats, for us. Oh. I am going to make this, today. I have missed them, so much.

🙏🏻 All is well in Sebastopol re: fires. You sound up and cheerful as usual, so that seems like a good sign.

I just made these last night and they were great! I added in chia seeds and hemp hearts and rolled them in crushed hazelnuts instead because I can’t stand coconut flakes and they turned out really well! Kinda like a ferrero rocher. But healthier ha.

In Sweden we make our Choklad Bollar (Chocolate Balls) about the same size you made them. I think the cafes use bigger balls because it's just easier to give out or something. Edit: Oh and forgot to mention, NOBODY uses coconut oil when making them, we only use butter.

Thank you! For saying you like the gritty texture of white sugar! All these years I kept that hidden because I thought I was some kind of unsophisticated rube who just liked raw sugar, but no. Wait, this ‘recipe’ is just oatmeal rolled in butter and sugar? I love it. It’s like desperate dessert.

As a Swede, we've alwayd used more butter, no coconut and rolled them in pearl sugar. And toasted grain? I could hear my grandma rolling over, jokes aside it taste really really good.

YUM! Turned out GREAT. Already ate TWO of them. Cream the butter, coconut & sugar together first. Then add liquids (vanilla & espresso) then add the dry ingredients (mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl before adding to the butter/sugar mix).

Chef John is the man!!! He inspired me to start my own RU-vid channel... Thank you Chef, I’m forever grateful 💙

Is anyone else having the "chef's chocolate salty balls" song stuck in their head too?

Chef john is my culinary superhero. Love you my chef brother from another mother.

I love how you promote them as healthy...😂

In Denmark these are called ‘havregrynskugler’ or translated ‘oatballs’. Looooove it! And it’s an easy quick snack. We only make ours smaller than the Swede does.

Since I discovered this channel, I'm so happy I stopped smoking weed like 20 years beforehand! Chef John's Baker's Dozen is a 15.

Swede here as well. Someone mentioned before that one can cover them in sugar pearls, but it's really about which tradition you prefer. Most cafés sell them with coconut flakes these days and that's what I'd like to use as well. I'd have to agree that it's better to only use butter & not heat up the oatmeal, it's easier and tastes better. My advice is to use your hands to make the chocolate balls. It will improve the texture because you won't feel the oatmeal as much. Plus it will heat up the butter if you're not into waiting for the room temperature to do its thing. If you're a bit on the wild side, you can freeze any leftovers because if you bite into a half frozen chocolate ball you can almost imagine the taste of chocolate ice cream. Thank you chef for this interesting video!

If you say it like "Schock-lawd bollar" its should sound more like how it actually pronounced. Swede tip of the day! Tack och hej leverpastej!

Sweet! I used to make chokladbollar for the elders living at the care home I used to work in. Went really well with coffee.

I'm Swedish and i loooove chokladbollar man, they are so good ugh

Detta behagar mitt svenska hjärta! Honestly I never expected to se chokladbollar on your channel, but it made me really happy to se your take on it!

Aww this is my favourite sweet ever

Heyyooo, im a swede, and I have a tip: put these in the freezer in the summer, they’re super cold but still tasty when they’re frozen, a good snacc if its hot as fricc.

Honestly the idea of having one of these for breakfast feels very weird to me. They're very, very firmly in the fika & dessert category for me! Kind of like if you'd suggest eating a brownie for breakfast. Now, a lussekatt (Swedish saffron bun) or kanelbulle (Swedish cinnamon bun, which is VERY DIFFERENT from a US one), heated up to simulate that freshly baked feel, and had with a tall glass of milk? That's an advent breakfast I can get behind, especially if I have time to catch the TV (or radio) Christmas calendar as well. (The saffron buns are exclusively for the Christmas season (so if course they're in stores already 😒), but cinnamon buns are just as perfect in the summer with a glass of cordial 💖)

I'm a swede and I dont believe the usual recipe includes neither coconutbutter or cinnamon, but Im sure open to try it! 😊 And I like to roll them in granulated sugar more than coconut. And also, they are not considered healthy in sweden. Theyre just popular in fika and coffeeshops 😄

This is a staple of the Swedish fika, the recipe was spot on (ignoring the cayenne off course). If you don't like coconut flakes you can also use nib sugar instead. You are after all the baws of your [ *expletive removed* ] balls

Just made these - wow!!!! So delicious and fast and easy!!! I tried an alternative by switching a couple of ingredients: I used monk sugar instead of regular sugar, all butter (no coconut oil) and I rolled the finished balls in monk sugar instead of coconut.

I wish I could say your pronunciation was alright but... it was absolutely terrible Great video as always, will definitely try att rosta mina havregryn nästa gång jag gör chokladbollar

I agree with previous speakers that it is part of the Swedish food pyramid. Apparently it's been around for quite some time in Sweden. It is first advertised in a newspaper in 1918. So it has probably been made some time before that. It is certainly a traditional swedish pastry. I love it. But I try not to make to often. But I wouldn't dream of having it for breakfast.

3:52 No, they´re not. They´re usually smaller. If you buy one in a café or in a store (delicatobollar) it might be bigger, but the classical chokladbollar made at home are smaller.

Once you thought that you heard of every recipe, you find a new recipe. It’s like it never ends.

In our family we usually make them even smaller than yours, Gonna try toasting the oates next time. Nice video!

As a swede, I approve of this recipe. I also commend the valiant effort at pronouncing "chokladbollar", I know english speakers usually have a problems with the pronounciation of the "sch" sound in the beginning of "choklad" as well as in "sju" (the swedish word for the number 7).

Thank you for spreading the Swedish culture! ❤ I never seen a version with coconut oil, salt and cayenne before. Also if you want them easier to form add just a little bit of the coffee at a time so that it doesn't get too wet. I always use hot coffee to melt the butter since I never have the patience to wait until it gets room temperature. Also, and I'm sure you know this already, but they are so not healthy. 😂 But perfect for an afternoon "fika" (=tea or coffee time).

Jag älskar chokladbollar! 🇸🇪

Toasting the oats! I never thought of that... And, yes, I am swedish.

My food wish is sage sausage made with beef because pork allergy. Love these videos, they crack me up.

Alright so as a Swede myself, I need to come with my opinion on the matter. Whilst some ingredients and execution (coconut oil, toasting oats, vanilla extract and unsurprisingly the cayenne) are not a common thing, this was quite accurate. One thing that is unheard of though is mixing this with a spoon and/or spatula. Chokladbollar should always be mixed with your hands and if you doesnt look like youve just put your hands into a pile of dirt, you are definently doing something wrong You can also choose what you want to coat the balls with. Pearl sugar, coconut, sprinkles, you name it

I use to make them whit cocos, pearl sugar, sprinkles or crossed candycane on it, at winter... Also a version of haveing crossed salted licorice on them is popular here 😉 yummi or as swedish says mums... Remeber, you can have them in fridge, if you make many... Chokladbollar is something every kid partys has, classic version of swedish tradition, Fika!! 😊

I want them for my coffee! 😍😋👏 Great job, Chef John! 👏

What wonderful timing.. I just moved to Sweden and am enjoying store bought chokoladbollar. Can't wait to make my own.

I just bought my first one at Ikea yesterday. Funny that you would post a recipe today.

I had no idea these were Swedish. I grew up in Newfoundland and we had them all the time. This recipe is almost the same as my grandmothers. ❤️ I forgot about them until now, can’t wait to make them again.

It is also common to roll these in Nib/Pearl sugar instead of coconut. Makes it a bit of a sweeter treat.

Nailed it! That squirt of coffee, just like the allspice you added when making Swedish meatballs. I like that you strive for, and accomplish, authenticity.

If only he knew what they used to be called..... Winerbrods.

We love your recipes here in Iran 🇮🇷

Chef's famous chocolate balls

Pretty close to what we make in Newfoundland. Omit the coffee, and melt the ing, except oatmeal, adding it at the end. I'm willing to bet there have been millions made here. Love your videos btw!

Reminds me of the old SNL skit. Shweddy* balls!! Haha *I could be misspelling that.

Fun fact is that the classic recipe was printed on the oatmeal bag. Don’t know if it still is. Classic recipe is: 100g butter, 1dl sugar, 2 tbs cocoa powder, 1 tsp vanilla sugar, 2 tbs cold strong coffee. For garnish: granulated sugar, coconut. But this is more to taste :) Chill for 30 minutes before serving. Keeps pretty well in the freezer too :) Like the added touch of cayenne in this one though!

Idk about my fellow swedes but those chokladbollar looks huge. In my household we make them very tiny. Edit: Please dont have these as breakfast. They are not healthy.

This made me so happy. The world needs some chokladbollar and kladdkaka in their life

This reminds me of the chocolate oatmeal no bake cookies I grew up on... in the South. They call them cow pattie cookies. I know... nice name for a sweet treat. Lol!

My mom is polish and we make something close, chocolate oatmeal cookies, Melt 1 stiick butter, and add 1/2 cup cocoa, and 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup milk stir till mixture is combined on the stove in a large pot, let come to a boil, and see timer for three minutes, remove from heat, and stir in 1 1/4 cup peanut butter, (I prefer creamy) then stir three cups quick oats, stir until totally combined, enjoy soft and creamy, or let set a bit and cut into bars

PLEASE Snälla do smörgåstårta next

AAH! Chokladbollar is the best! Every swedish kid can make them. Soooo good. But fun to see your take on them!

Hall and Oates of ballin’ oats 😆

Tip: blend the oats and then before rolling in shredded coconut, dip them in melted dark chokolate, just a paper thin layer. Then you got basically a "Delicato boll" as it's called in Sweden :)

Corageous Balls of Chocolate ❤️ In Denmark we call these "Kakaotoppe" or "Havregrynskugler" 🇩🇰🍫

Great job! Love from Sweden :)

👍 Kiitos! 🇦🇽 (Åland, just across the bay, technically Finland but... 🤷‍♂️)

It really says something when this is a recomended breakfast substitute in America, but is considered an treat and a hangout snack when getting together with friends and family in Sweden. Nonetheless, fun video, thanks for spreading the word and kudos on the vegan angle. Keep the ball rollin'! 💪

Relatively healthy? That's kind of a stretch, they are still full of granulated sugar and butter.

Oh wow, I never thought I would see chokladbollar on this channel! Thank you chef John for recreating this childhood favorite!

This must be amazing with a splash of rum

Great Christmas Chocolatey Cookie recipe! Thanks ChefJohn!

Coconut flakes are somewhat less common covering on chokladbollar, a lot of folk prefer nib sugar covering (including me). It's the first time I've seen coconut fat used in a chokladboll too. This is usually the first cooking/baking thing kids will experience, it's a super common treat made at home :)

The way the voice bounces up and down so interesting so much Enthusiasm

I want all of them!!! Ditch my diet right now!!!

Toasting the oats really made a difference! Nice addition.

I can't help but think of the South Park classic Salty Chocolate Balls.. 😉

Glad o see så many av mina fellow swedisnka people Ps relatively healthier than candy and it is. His humor wasn't noticed and got took for an actual health snack