How To Make Peanut Butter Balls
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Peanut butter balls are delicious!! This is a great snack for children and grown ups alike. They are kept in Ziploc bags in the freezer and when we manage to have any (they are eaten so fast!). Full of all sorts of goodness, it’s one snack that will not only tide your family over until you can finish up supper, but one you can feel good about letting them have.
What You’ll Need:
Ingredients:
- quick oats
- peanut butter
- powdered milk
- honey*
*Note about honey: If you have children under the age of two, substitute corn syrup as raw honey poses health risks.
How To Make Peanut Butter Balls:
Measure oats into mixing bowl.
Measure out milk and add it to the mixing bowl
These are seriously irresistible. Enjoy having this delicious and nutritious snack around!
If you’re feeling creative, feel free to add your favorite additives to your peanut butter balls! Adding some extra ingredients can take your peanut butter balls to the next level of flavor and texture. Here are some delicious add-in ideas to consider:
- Crushed Graham Crackers: Stir in some crushed graham crackers to the peanut butter mixture for a subtle hint of sweetness and a satisfying crunch.
- Mini Chocolate Chips: Mix in mini chocolate chips for bursts of chocolatey goodness throughout the peanut butter balls.
- Chopped Nuts: Add chopped nuts such as peanuts, almonds, or pecans for extra crunch and a nutty flavor.
- Toasted Coconut Flakes: Incorporate toasted coconut flakes into the peanut butter mixture for a tropical twist.
- Dried Fruit: Mix in chopped dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries, or chopped apricots for a chewy texture and a pop of sweetness.
- Pretzel Pieces: Stir in crushed pretzel pieces for a salty-sweet contrast that adds crunch and flavor.
- Crispy Rice Cereal: Mix in crispy rice cereal to add a light and crispy texture to the peanut butter balls.
- Flavored Extracts: Experiment with different flavored extracts such as almond extract, coconut extract, or maple extract to enhance the flavor profile of the peanut butter balls.
- Spices: Add a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom to the peanut butter mixture for a warm and aromatic flavor.
- Protein Powder: For a protein-packed treat, mix in some protein powder of your choice to boost the nutritional content of the peanut butter balls.
Feel free to get creative and customize your peanut butter balls with your favorite add-ins to suit your taste preferences. The possibilities are endless!
Ingredients
- 2 C honey or corn syrup
- 3 C creamy peanut butter
- 5 C dry milk powder
- 6 C quick oats
Instructions
- Mix all together with hand mixer. Form into balls with hands and freeze on waxed paper lined cookie sheets until hardened. Store in freezer in ziploc bags. (Makes about 100)
Tring to make them there really dry! What can I do?
I finally got around to making these. YUM! I’d never had them before. YUM! (Did I say that already?). I must now reserve a spot in my freezer to keep these on hand.
Thank you for the great recipes Christy!
I am so glad you liked them Jane!!
Mom called these Power Bars and they were great. She’d roll them into logs, wrap them in foil and put them in the freezer. Very easy to eat on the run. I’m glad to see this recipe again.
I hope you get the chance to make them soon Beth!!! Enjoy!!
Oat allergy, suggestion for substitute?
This was a first for me so I had to do some research because I was stumped. 🙂 Looks like quinoa flakes are a good option. You might could just add 50% more powdered milk and leave the pats out entirely though. Let me know what you try!
And just so you know, it took a lot of self restraint not to comment on your lovely name and make a reference to you-know-who 😉
You can use rice crispies or corn/rice chex.
Just a couple thoughts, pasturized honry should be safe enough, get the pure honey, not a blend or honey flavoured spread, yes they are now mixing honey with other stuff and chsrging for resl honey.
For the powdered milk problem, I just found powdered cocoanut milk, that would certainly give a different flsvout. Do not use powdered soy if you are lsctosr intolerant,as the protien that is the root cause of lactose intolerance is present in soy milk, therefore it would be in the powder too. I said for years that soy milk made me ill just like the regular milk, and then they printed a study and it turned out I was right.
If you have reg slow cooking oats (cheaper than quick) simply run through a food processor or blender until its chopped into smaller bits. I got that tip from Ladies Day mag many years ago, and never had ti hunt fot the quick osts.
Can you use agave syrup instead of honey or corn syrup? Thank you!
I’m thinking I’ll add some mini chocolate chips. Might keep me from eating the chocolate chip cookie dough!