Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
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4.5
Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
Description
This recipe combines natural creamy peanut butter and honey as the base, which provide moisture and flavor. Powdered nonfat milk adds some richness and body, while quick-cooking oats give texture and help bind the mixture together. Once thoroughly mixed, the dough is shaped by hand into balls approximately the size of large gumballs.
The peanut butter balls are set by refrigerating on a wax paper-lined sheet, which firms them up for handling and serving. The result is a handheld snack with a tender yet slightly chewy chewiness due to the oats and peanut butter blend. Because there is no baking involved, preparation is quick.
These peanut butter balls provide a portable and energy-boosting snack. They do not require cooking, making them suitable for times when oven use is not feasible. The balance of peanut butter and honey offers both sweetness and protein, while the powdered milk and oats extend the snack’s substance and texture.
Ingredients
- 1/2 /2 cup peanut butter creamy natural
- 1/2 /2 cup honey
- 3/4 /4 cup powdered milk nonfat
- 3/4 /4 cup oats see Note, quick-cooking
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Using your hands, roll the dough into balls about the size of large gumballs. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper, and refrigerate until set. Makes about 18 balls.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 122mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 92IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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