Snack Balls

Life is busy. We don't always get to the grocery store when needed and find ourselves with one or two ingredients shy of a recipe. This snack is for those of us who enjoy the madness of improvising in the kitchen. This recipe used the appropriate ingredients that I had available in my kitchen. "Snack Balls" are super flexible and a perfect on the fly snack. Not to mention they are a healthy treat that is packed with energy.

Ingredients

My Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup of dry, old fashioned oats.
• 1/4 cup toasted coconut flakes
• 2/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed (adds fiber)
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup dried pomegranate  

Optional Ingredients:

• sunflower seed butter, almond butter, peanut butter
• alternative oatmeal, grains, granola, wheat germ, and rice cereals
• your favorite dried fruits/berries: raisins, dried cranberries, dried blueberries,  
• your favorite chopped nuts; walnuts, peanuts, almonds or sunflower seeds
• no chocolate chips or alternate with milk chocolate, white chocolate, or butterscotch

My mixture before I it chilling

Directions:

• Put all of your ingredients together in a large bow,l and mix well.
• Let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for about  30 minutes.
• Once chilled, roll into appropriate sized balls or other fun shapes.
• The balls will stay fresh in the fridge for one week :) 

 

*I was not a fan of the coconut flakes, I probably won't use those again. I also think it was a waste of vanilla so I don't think I will use that ingredient either. I found that you don't really need to measure the ingredients in this recipe. As long as you put enough grains to hold the balls together,  any variation of this recipe will be perfect. 


*This recipe is nice if you have a busy week and only have one day to spend on preparing meals and snack. Try this out for breakfast, snack time, or if you are running late to soccer practice. 

Keep trying your own variations and let us know what works for you and what doesn't.!
 Happy Wednesday, Bozeman! It's the first snow of the season :)

*This recipe makes 15-20 balls

Montana Foods List:
Oat Cereal Flakes 150
Peanut Butter 141