Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Healthy Snack for Kids: Peanut Butter-Cranberry Balls


We needed a healthy snack the other night for our family night and so I came up with this little combo that was quite good-. I'll definitely be making them again!

You'll need:
dried cranberries
breakfast cereal (I used Quaker oatmeal squares, crushed)
peanut butter (preferably a simple variety that's just peanuts and salt)

Combine everything in a bowl, squish into balls (no way to really keep your hands clean here), and enjoy. :)

I've made granola bars with a similar recipe that were quite good. Only with the granola bars, you heat the PB on the stove top and mix it with some honey, then mix in bran flakes. Press into a pan, use your fingers to press dried cranberries into the PB/flakes mix and then let it cool. Also really yummy. Obviously with the honey they are sweeter than these little balls I made, so it just depends on what your taste buds feel like.

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