No bake peanut butter balls
Arthur is a little snack fiend…..more specifically he is most definitely a Cookie Monster!
I wanted to satisfy his cookie cravings while knowing he wasn’t eating total garbage! So the ‘no bake peanut butter balls’ were created!!
My immediate thought was to use oats, filling and healthy! Peanut butter would be a good binder and honey would add sweetness!
I then thought that I could literally use just these ingredients and not actually have to do any baking!!
You can add pretty much anything you’d like to these to make them a little more exciting! I usually add raisins. Bananas are good in them too if you mash them up well (although it’s difficult for bananas to be around for more the a day here, as Arthur loves these too!!). You could also add apple sauce, I’ve also used chopped apple. Basically, any fruit would be yummy!
Chocolate chips would be nice, but then it would kind of go against our healthy ‘cookie’ goal wouldn’t it!?
As an extra bonus these no bake peanut butter balls are so simple to make, so it’s a great way to get little toddler hands in the kitchen! 
Arthur loves these cookie alternatives! They are also proving to be a great pregnancy snack for me! They are filling, yummy and healthy!
| No bake peanut butter balls | | Print |
- 1½ cup of quick oats
- 3 tablespoons of smooth peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- To taste
- Raisins
- Chopped apple (or any fruit you like)
- Mashed banana
- This couldn't be much easier!
- In a mixing bowl add together all your ingredients
- Mix, best done by hand to bring the ingredients together (using hands also makes for more fun for toddlers!)
- Separate and roll into balls, approximately ping pong ball size.
- Refrigerate or freeze until needed!
- Or if you (or your toddler) can't wait, eat straight away!
There you have it! Easy peasy, and super versatile depending on what you have in the fridge!
ok THIS is what I call baking with a young kid. LOVE this recipe and I love that you can add it different things (I’m going to try with chocolate chips and bananas! So tell me….can you find oats in the Seychelles. I have such a hard time finding certain things in Italy.
AND THANK YOU for posting this!
Angie recently posted…The Gift of Gold – An Italian Tradition
I’m not sure my diet would approve of these but I want to eat them all anyway! yum. Peanut butter is just amazing xxx
Potty Mouthed Mummy recently posted…What I Am and What I’ll Probably Never Be
I haven’t tried no-bake cookies before, these look really good though! I bet my kids would love getting involved with making them too, getting to stick their hands in to mix it all up! x
How about cocoa nibs instead of choc chips? Good trade off, I think 🙂 I’d probably blitz some dates or apricots and add to the mix. Nice!
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Vanessa recently posted…Gluten Free Chocolate Torte
What a simple idea! And great for snacking and I do live peanut butter 🙂
Mrs Puddleducky recently posted…Wicked Wednesdays 10/6/15
Ooh, these look yum and healthy too! Must try these…
Rosie @ Little Fish recently posted…23/52 In the Park
Definitely going to try these but aagghhhh we’ve run out of peanut butter! So expensive to buy here so we’ll have to place an order for when our neighbours from the UK are next back in the village!
Becky Brown recently posted…Crafting For Water Aid
Wow Becky I would never have thought about peanut butter being something you couldn’t get easily anywhere! I wonder why it’s so expensive? X
What a clever idea!! Love that it’s no bake and such healthy ingredients! Thanks so much for linking up with #foodpornthursdays x