No-Cook Peanut Butter Balls

Author: Tina | Posted: 18-12-2009 | Category: Recipes, Uncategorized

The final few days leading up to Christmas are so hectic, I’m usually scrambling to find something to bring to my Christmas Eve gathering. I barely have enough time to buy packaged cookies from the grocery store, so baking something from scratch is definitely out of the question! And, unfortunately, those store-bought cookies aren’t very healthy for you.

My No-Cook Peanut Butter Balls, however, are a relatively healthy, homemade treat that take very little time to prepare and require zero cooking. Plus, the recipe calls for just 5 somewhat common ingredients, so many of them are probably in your house already. Doesn’t that make life easy? ;)

granola balls

Makes approximately 12 peanut butter balls

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Quaker Old-Fashioned Oats (NuVal score: 57)
  • 1/2 cup Nature’s Path Hemp Plus Granola (NuVal score: 45)
  • 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup Honey (NuVal score: 1)
  • 1/4 cup Teddie Creamy Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter (NuVal score: 49)

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Mix well and roll batter into balls.* Place on wax paper.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
  • Serve cold.

* After rolling ingredients into balls, roll them in cocoa powder, cinnamon, or crushed pistachios for some added holiday cheer.

Category: Recipes, Uncategorized by Tina

10 Responses to “No-Cook Peanut Butter Balls”

  1. 1. Pam, on December 18th, 2009 at 10:08 am Said:

    Yummy…nice and easy!

    Enjoy!

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  2. 2. Maria, on December 18th, 2009 at 10:12 am Said:

    Great treat to give out for the holidays. I made granola for my co-workers this year. http://twopeasandtheirpod.com/homemade-granola-with-coconut-dried-cranberries-and-almonds/

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  3. 3. Lauren, on December 18th, 2009 at 10:51 am Said:

    These granola balls are perfect for snacking. Yum!

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  4. 4. Evan Thomas, on December 18th, 2009 at 11:21 am Said:

    Does teddy really score a 49?! I think I need to pick me up some of that because last I checked the ones I eat are all around the 20’s.

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  5. 5. Tina, on December 18th, 2009 at 11:22 am Said:

    @Evan Thomas: Yes, it does! I was psyched to see that score!

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  6. 6. ari, on December 18th, 2009 at 1:08 pm Said:

    does flour not have a score? wouldn’t whole wheat flour make them score higher?

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  7. 7. Tina, on December 18th, 2009 at 1:11 pm Said:

    @ari: We don’t have a score yet for flour, but hopefully, we will soon!

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  8. 8. Jessica @ How Sweet, on December 18th, 2009 at 1:23 pm Said:

    Tina, how do you think they’d be with whole wheat flour??

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  9. 9. Elina, on December 18th, 2009 at 1:43 pm Said:

    Looks delicious, although I really need to start cutting down on sweets. The “’tis the season” excuse is starting to get old and my hips are not liking me. :)

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  10. 10. meredith, on May 21st, 2010 at 10:31 am Said:

    Is the Teddy PB the all natural stuff? If not, do we know how much the all natural scores? Thanks!

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