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This recipe has been around for a long time, and has been on Pinterest in various versions. As far as I can tell, one of the orignal recipes was from this post from Smashedpeasnadcarrots.blogspot.com. Because it is no-bake, you can put any combination of ingredients in it, as long as you have the peanut butter/nut butter and honey to stick it together.
Here’s the combination I used:
2 c. oats (not quick-cooking)
1/2 c. crunchy peanut butter
1/3 c. honey
1/4 c. ground flaxseed
1/4 c. wheat germ (or you can use 1/2 cup of flaxseed if doing gluten-free)
1/4 c. dark chocolate chunks
2 T. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
Combine well, refrigerate for 20 minutes or so. Then roll into balls of whatever size you’d like. Store in the fridge.
They are really good, and very addicting, so don’t keep them too close, or you’ll be eating them all day. Although they are quite healthy, so it’s better than munching on cookies!
Depending on your oats, this can also be a gluten-free, dairy-free snack. You can replace the peanut butter with any other peanut butter substitute in case of allergies. It is so versatile! And a great way to sneak some extra nutrition into your kids!
Again, head over here for the original version.
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Jenn vanOosten
I live in Hamilton, Ontario, and love my city. I'm a Netflixer, choral music geek, bookworm, inventor of recipes (I take Artistic Licence on EVERYTHING that I make), wife of one, mother of two, and owner of a neurotic Schnauzer. I respect people who respect others. I love good food that's well done, but my favourite lunch is KD & hotdogs. With ketchup. I'm addicted to Clearance Shopping. I will ALWAYS get the product that I want at the price that I want, eventually.
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Just made a delicious version of these where I added 2 T. of cocoa powder, a bit of coconut oil, and some sesame seeds. The kids don’t even notice that they’re eating healthy stuff!
Hi! I made these over the weekend and they turned out great! I used sugar-free organic peanut butter so I needed a little more honey but they were a hit with my peanut butter lovers:) I added so much good stuff (hemp heats, chai seeds, flax) that I had to add less oats.
Thanks for the recipe – we will for sure make these again…
I wonder if there is a recipe like this that doesn’t use peanut butter…?
Hey Sarah! Glad your kids liked thim. Isn’t it great to sneak all those good things in there?!! According to the original post, you can substitute any other nut butter for the peanut butter. I even used some coconut oil in my previous batch. Let us know what works!