Peanut butter milk balls recipe

[SoulLips]

Thank goodness my MASSIVE PB cravings have ceased for the time being. I plowed through my first batch of these within about 2 or 3 days! The second batch has been eaten at a MUCH more reasonable pace. I think I made them about 2 weeks ago... maybe even longer... I'm keeping them in the fridge and occasionally have one or two with a glass of milk for breakfast or a hearty snack. YUMMY!

[Melissa_1]

Made these for the first time today, and I have to agree with the consensus: ADDICTING!!

I did add a tablespoon of vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of apple pie spice for a little twist on the original recipe.

TOO GOOD!!!

Thanks for sharing the recipe.



Melissa

[lily]

These ARE fabulous!! I was curious about calories so I thought I'd share the numbers. Although 1/4 of the recipe fulfills the nut/sweet allowance, be careful of the 400 calories!! I try to stick to one or two a day.

1/3 cup pure honey (health food store) = 300 calories
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (all natural) = 840 calories
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder = 240 calories
1 cup ground rolled oat flakes = 300 calories

1680 calories total recipe / 4 servings = 420 cal per serving

If you make 16 balls, one serving is 4 balls at 420 calories
1 ball would be 105 calories

[AlyCat]

Wow! That's eye opening!! I usually try to stick to 2 per day, but good lord...this is an even better reason to save them for a special treat!

[Julie9999]

What are ground rolled oats? Where can you buy them?

[AlyCat]

I just use regular old fashioned oat meal right out of the container. It gives it a lot of texture, but I thought it would take longer to digest...just my thoughts though. They still taste wonderful.

[SoulLips]

I throw my oats into a little food processor and grind them until they look about "right" (this is a matter of personal preference)... I like to keep the oats somewhat coarse. I haven't made these in a while and I think I'll HAVE to make some tomorrow to get me over a baddddd Reese's peanut butter cup craving!

[karefree]

FYI. There is an artificial honey available at Super Wal-Mart. I actually have some somewhere in my kitchen. I have searched the pantry to no avail so it must have fallen into the blackhole that things in this household periodically fall into. It is artificially sweetened and is pretty high in calorie if my memory serves. I don't know the calorie count of regular honey either so I could not compare the two. Seems like the artifically sweetened honey was about or around 75 calories a TB but that may not be right. It would help though for those looking to make this recipe a P1 treat. HTH

[SoulLips]

There is no way to make this a P1 recipe... the oats are P2 also. I made a batch of these yesterday and added ground flax also... a good way to get your flax allotment! In spite of the high carb/calorie count on these, I think they must be fairly low on the glycemic index. Two of these balls with a glass of milk keeps me full for HOURS! I don't have any of that ravenous hunger I get after eating most carbs. Everyone is different though... if these cause a surge in hunger or cravings, put them on your list of things to avaid! Keep Beachin'!

[karefree]

Could you substitute flax meal for the ground oats to make them P1 friendly?

The artificial honey mentioned above was for the Shoegal. She was interested in substituting ground flax seed for the oatmeal.

[SoulLips]

Ahhh... thanks for the clarification! I read somewhere a while back that flax consumption should be limited to 1-2 Tablespoons a day... but I don't remember why. I think flax is also fairly high in oil... so it may not be a great substitution for the oats, calorie-wise. I liked the addition of some ground flax to the recipe... but it definitely changes the flavor.

[surfer376]

No Bake Bumpy Peanut Butter Nuggets

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice concentrate, thawed

Combine peanut butter milk powder and coconut in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Stir in oats, ground cinnamon, wheat germ and apple juice concentrate.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Chill thoroughly before serving. Store refrigerated. Cal - 46, Fat - 2.9, Carb - 3.8, Protein - 1.9
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Chari

[SoulLips]

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[futballuvr73]

I made the PB ball recipe in it's original form a few weeks ago. It was sooooo good! I then rolled them, and dipped them in melted semi-sweet chocolate. I froze the dipped bites so I would not eat them all. They are even better frozen! My skeptic hubby loved them so much, he ate them all in a few days. So delish!

[ljmusicmom]

I made the original recipe, but made it with 1/4 cup of guava nectar rather than the honey. They came out just as tasty, and the flavor was a bit less honey/strong. Guava doesn't seem to kick off my carb cravings as much as honey ... it's supposed to be lower GI than honey. Anyway, between my husband and kids, they were GONE! I think I'll wait a bit to make another batch ...

Laura