Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites
By Sammi Brondo — August 17, 2026
These Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites are an easy, high-protein snack made with simple ingredients. Perfect for meal prep, lunchboxes, or a delicious kid-friendly sweet treat.
We don’t praise frozen fruit nearly enough.
It’s so easy – it’s convenient, last a long time in your freezer, is relatively inexpensive, and is always in season.
From a nutrition and taste standpoint, it’s also topnotch. Frozen fruit is often picked and preserved when it’s at its peak, meaning it retains all of its nutrients and flavor.
As a dietitian, I truly can’t recommend frozen fruit enough.
I put frozen fruit in smoothies almost daily. It’s a great and easy way to get a boost of nutrition, make the smoothie nice and thick, and also add delicious flavor.
But turning frozen raspberries into this incredible chia jam could be my new favorite thing to do with frozen fruit.
The jam is simple – made with just frozen raspberries, chia seeds, and honey or maple syrup. The bites are then topped with a little peanut butter and coated in chocolate.
If you love PB&J, consider this a major upgrade. These bites are easy, nutritious, delicious, and perfect to keep in the freezer on a warm day for whenever a sweet craving hits.
Why You’ll Love These Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites
These bites are simple and are made with only a few simple ingredients: frozen raspberries, chia seeds, maple syrup, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and coconut oil.
They truly couldn’t be easier to make.
They’re also full of nourishing, feel good ingredients. The chia seeds add fiber and heart-healthy fats. Peanut butter gives the bites a little protein and more unsaturated fat. And frozen raspberries are filled with fiber and vitamin C.
But most importantly, these make the perfect little bite to satisfy your sweet tooth. Keep these in the freezer for whenever you need a simple and nourishing bite of something sweet. They’re so satisfying!
How To Make Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites
Prepare ingredients
Prepare your ingredients to make these Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites. You’ll need frozen raspberries, maple syrup, chia seed, peanut butter, coconut oil, and chocolate chips.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Prepare jam
Add the raspberries, maple syrup, and chia seeds to a large pot over medium high heat.
Thicken jam
Let the mixture heat up and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-10 minutes until the raspberries cook down and a jam-like consistency forms. You can use a wooden spoon or a fork to gently mash the raspberries as they cook.
Remove mixture from the heat and set aside to thicken for another 5-10 minutes.
Spoon jam into bites
Using a spoon, place circles of the raspberry chia jam onto the parchment paper (about 1-2 teaspoons each in size – you should have about 12 bites). You can gently use the back of the spoon to form it into a circular shape. Place in the freezer to harden for at least 1 hour.
Prepare peanut butter
In a small bowl, add the peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of the coconut oil. Microwave for about 1 minute and then mix to combine.
Freeze bites
Once the raspberry chia jam bites have been in the freezer for at least 1 hour, place a small amount of peanut butter on top of each bite (about 1 teaspoon each). Place in the freezer again for at least 20 minutes.
Melt chocolate
Add the chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl with the remaining 1 teaspoon of coconut oil. Microwave on high for about 2 minutes, stirring halfway. Stir until the chocolate chips are fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
Dip bites in chocolate
Working quickly, gently drop each peanut butter chia bite into the bowl of chocolate. Using a spoon, gently spread the chocolate so that it covers each bite fully. Note that you may need to re-freeze the chia bites halfway through if they become too soft.
Place the chocolate covered bites in the freezer for another 20 minutes to harden. Let thaw for a few minutes and then serve.
Serve
Enjoy these Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites for dessert or a snack.
If You Love These Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites, Try These
- Frozen Peanut Butter Grape Clusters: Another delicious frozen fruit and chocolate combo.
- Easy Strawberry Ice Cream: Use frozen strawberries to make this delicious higher protein ice cream.
- Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oaties: These simple little bites make a great snack.
- Raspberry Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal: Use your frozen raspberries for this make ahead breakfast.
- The Best Easy Lemon Bars: If you like lemony desserts, you’ll love these.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Raspberries: Frozen raspberries work perfectly here, but you can also use fresh raspberries too.
- Maple syrup: Maple syrup adds sweetness to the jam to counteract the tart berries. You can swap with honey if needed.
- Chia seeds: The chia seeds thicken the jam while also adding a boost of fiber and healthy fats.
- Peanut butter: Sweetened peanut butter is best because it has a slightly thicker and more cohesive texture, although unsweetened or natural peanut butter will work too.
- Coconut oil: I like mixing a little coconut oil with both the peanut butter and the chocolate. For the peanut butter, it helps make it drippier so that it’s easier to spoon onto the raspberry mixture and also helps when the peanut butter is frozen. For the chocolate, it makes the melted chocolate smoother and a little thinner.
- Chocolate chips: I used semisweet chocolate, but you can also use dark chocolate or milk chocolate.
Peanut Butter & Chia Jam Bites Tips & Variations
- Dipping in chocolate: It’s easiest to gently spoon chocolate over the bites instead of tossing them around in the bowl of melted chocolate, as they soften quickly. Make sure to work fast — you can return them to the freezer to harden if needed for a few minutes in between dipping them in the chocolate.
- Serving suggestion: Let the bites thaw for a few minutes before eating them so that the inside is jammy, hot hard.
- Variations: These bites would also work well with other frozen fruit! You can try frozen strawberries, cherries, and/or blueberries.
- Storage: Store these bites in a Ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ingredients
- 2 cup frozen raspberries
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil divided
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the raspberries, maple syrup, and chia seeds to a large pot over medium high heat.
- Let the mixture heat up and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-10 minutes until the raspberries cook down and a jam-like consistency forms. You can use a wooden spoon or a fork to gently mash the raspberries as they cook.
- Remove mixture from the heat and set aside to thicken for another 5-10 minutes.
- Using a spoon, place circles of the raspberry chia jam onto the parchment paper (about 1-2 teaspoons each in size – you should have about 12 bites). You can gently use the back of the spoon to form it into a circular shape. Place in the freezer to harden for at least 1 hour.
- In a small bowl, add the peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of the coconut oil. Microwave for about 1 minute and then mix to combine.
- Once the raspberry chia jam bites have been in the freezer for at least 1 hour, place a small amount of peanut butter on top of each bite (about 1 teaspoon each). Place in the freezer again for at least 20 minutes.
- Add the chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl with the remaining 1 teaspoon of coconut oil. Microwave on high for about 2 minutes, stirring halfway. Stir until the chocolate chips are fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Working quickly, gently drop each peanut butter chia bite into the bowl of chocolate. Using a spoon, gently spread the chocolate so that it covers each bite fully. Note that you may need to re-freeze the chia bites halfway through if they become too soft.
- Place the chocolate covered bites in the freezer for another 20 minutes to harden. Let thaw for a few minutes and then serve.
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