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Peanut Butter and Jelly Balls

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Balls – so easy, so yummy, & healthy too… Perfect for snacks and lunches too!
Easy, Healthy, & Yummy Peanut Butter Balls

 
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are the classic brown paper bag lunch. Unfortunately, they can get quite boring.  So, I set to take a different spin on them & jazz it up in all areas – flavor, presentation, & nutrition.  These peanut butter & jelly balls aren’t time consuming or difficult to make at all.  You can make a batch of them during the weekend, and store them in the refrigerator for quick lunches or snacks throughout the entire week.  
 

peanut butter and jelly balls

 
 
Another great thing about them is they freeze beautifully, so there’s no pressure to use them up all at once.  You can even double or triple the batch for the freezer so you don’t have to make them so often.  
 
Don’t have a jelly lover in the house?  Feel free to omit the jelly if you want. Have a child with a peanut allergy?  Substitute soy or sunflower butter.
 
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Balls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup honey
  • 1-1/4 cup peanut butter creamy,crunchy, or natural – take your pick
  • 1.5 cups dry powdered milk
  • 3 cups quick or old fashioned oats
  • 4 tablespoons flax seed
  • 1/2-3/4 cup jelly or jam or your choice

Instructions

  • Using an electric mixer, combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Take a tablespoon worth of the peanut butter mixture and flatten it out by pressing it in between your hands making a 2″ around ‘pancake’ shape. Using your thumb, create a slight indentation of the center of your ‘pancake’. Drop 1/2 teaspoon of jelly into the indentation, and fold up the sides. Create another small circle with the peanut butter mixture and press it down on the top of the ball, and roll it around in your hands to tighten & seal. Repeat with the remaining dough & jelly. Place the formed balls on a baking sheet lined with wax paper & place it into the freezer for 30 minutes, or until set. Remove, & place the balls in a large container or resealable plastic bag & store in the refrigerator.

 
 

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Crystal
Crystal

Crystal, AKA 'Mrs. Happy Homemaker' wears many hats - blogger, homesteader, widow, mom to three wonderful kids, and the self-proclaimed biscuit queen. She likes to think of herself as a domestic diva - just without all the glitz and glamour. Unless, of course, your idea of glamour involves staying in comfy PJs and sporting a ponytail almost all the time. If that's the case, well then, she's your gal! At her humble homestead, they raise chickens and enjoy gardening. She takes pride in preserving all their homegrown produce - canning, freezing, drying - you name it! The whole concept of homesteading fills her with such joy and excitement.

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3 Comments

  1. Is there something you can sub for the powdered milk?

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    1. Hmm, that one is a hard one. I’ve heard of people subbing coconut milk powder for powdered milk, but that’s the only substitution I can think of. Or, you can try adding a few tablespoons of regular milk instead and see how that turns out.

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    2. Protein powder might work😊

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