Peanut Butter Balls, re-imagined

As a kid, one of my favorite snacks to make and eat were peanut butter balls. My mom would help me make the peanut butter mixture, and I’d form the balls with her. We’d put them in the fridge and, with a family of four boys, they didn’t last long. I decided to revise the recipe to make it a bit healthier. The recipe below is my attempt to make a healthy and tasty snack for kids and adults alike.

This is a great recipe to make with kids, because kids enjoy rolling the peanut butter mixture into balls…but be careful, because this tasty recipe could end up mostly in their stomachs before the balls make it into the fridge!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup salted crunchy natural peanut butter
• 1/2 Cup Trader Joe’s almond butter with roasted flax seeds
• 1/4 Cup Nature’s Agave Raw Agave Syrup
• 2/3 Cup Nonfat Dry Milk

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Using a tablespoon or tablespoon-sized ice cream scoop, scoop the mixture by tablespoon onto a tray. Using the palms of your hands, roll the measured scoops into balls. Refrigerate on the tray for at least an hour before serving.

Notes:

1. The flaxseed adds a healthy dose of omega 3 fatty acids to this age-old recipe.
2. Substituting agave syrup in place of honey lowers the effect on blood glucose levels, yielding a snack lower on the Glycemic Index than traditional peanut butter balls.

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