Healthy Peanut Butter Balls

Submitted by HulaHealthPrincess

"These are wonderful to snack on when you got the munchies for something sweet. The peanut butter is very satisfying, and its very healthy."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 1 tablespoon honey

directions

1. Place ingredients into food blender in the order listed.
2. Turn on and blend until mixture is evenly mixed and crumbly looking.
3. Use a small melon ball scoop to make the peanut butter balls. Push the peanut butter mixture in there so its nice and compact like brown sugar.
4. Put onto a plate or in a container and put in the fridge. You can eat them right away but they are really good after they've sat in the fridge for a little while. Enjoy!
5. You can also use creamy peanut butter, but I'm a crunchy kinda gal. Also you can roll the balls in additional wheat germ for an even crunchier ball.

Reviews

[Dobergirl]

I make these gluten free, no wheat bran, and they are excellent. I also use smooth peanut butter. I plan on adding rice bran when I find some to add more fiber. Both my son and I are have celiac and fiber is a must in our diets. My husband who is not celiac loves them too. They are easy to make. I toss the ingredients in my mini food possessor and whips up quick. I used a 1/2 teaspoon scoop and made the balls. I got almost 20 of them. I also think they would make a great filling for in between two crackers!

 

[5hungrykids]

These were decent. My kids liked them a lot more than I did, but that's okay, since it is for them. I love the wheat germ in these. My two year old twins really liked these. They don't eat much, so I'm trying to get as many nutrients in them as I can. I used my mini pampered chef cookie scoop and only got 9 balls. With five kids, that doesn't last long! So, next time I make these I will have to triple the batch.

 

[Heather Reynolds in]

Fantastic! I didnt have wheat Germ but i will be getting some next grocery trip. I just added Honey until it was the consistency i wanted. My 4 yo LOVES these! Thanks for sharing

 

[Betty Lovestoeat]

I love this recipe!!!! I used creamy, all natural peanut butter and I doubled the amount of honey. But this recipe reminds me of when I was a kid and my best friend's mom would make these with what I think is this exact recipe. My four year-old triplets love when I make these and it's a hit with everyone who has tried them.

 

[J-Lynn]

The flavor here is outstanding, but I will be making this with modifications. I doubled the recipe, and it was more crumbly than I wished. Then I doubled the honey, which helped. I like recipe #55034 better: it has same ingredients but different ratios. And that recipe uses graham cracker crumbs instead of wheat germ. I love the idea of using the wheat germ; it still tastes great!