How To Make Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut butter balls were a staple in our school lunchrooms. Word got around fast on the day the lunch ladies were making them and we all looked forward to the single serving we got on our trays come noon meal. Single serving for everyone but my brother.
My brother, who never once passed up a chance to be unusually cruel to me, managed to singlehandedly wrap every one of the hair netted lunch ladies around his little finger. While we all surfaced with our single peanut butter ball, Bill waltzed to his table with at least three. Alright, so maybe he wasn’t always unusually cruel. He did let me be a backup singer when he was singing Buddy Holly, but that wasn’t my point here.
This is a great snack for children and grown ups alike. They are kept in ziploc bags in the freezer and when we manage to have any (they are eaten so fast!), I often see my husband or son coming back from the freezer with a handful at a time. Full of all sorts of goodness, its one snack that will not only tide your family over until you can finish up supper, but one you can feel good about letting them have.
Note about honey: If you have children under the age of two, substitute corn syrup as raw honey poses health risks.
I can go into why but don’t I go off on enough tangents as it is?
I make a LOT of these at a time so I need a dishpan.
Feel free to half this recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 C honey or corn syrup
- 3 C creamy peanut butter
- 5 C dry milk powder
- 6 C quick oats
Instructions
- Mix all together with hand mixer. Form into balls with hands and freeze on waxed paper lined cookie sheets until hardened. Store in freezer in ziploc bags. (Makes about 100)
Nutrition
If my brother shows up, only let him have one. ~grins~
Hey Mrs. Darling! I am so glad you stopped by and hope you’ll come back often! I have just darted over to your blogs and they are wonderful! I hope to spend more time there soon!
You are absolutely right, the honey is needed to hold it all together. Even with the honey and peanut butter, the mixture is still very dry and as I get towards the bottom of my dishpan when I am making them, I have a more difficult time forming the last few.
Corn syrup can be used in place of honey though. I imagine pancake syrup could be used with great success as well!
Christy
Love this recipe. Have you tried it with sugar? Does it have the same consistency and taste? It seems like the honey would help hold it all together. Im going to make some of these today.
~Waves and grins at Teresa along with Tina and winks at Tina, feeling certain her blog was what sent Teresa here~:0)
Ooooh Tina! You mean buckeyes! Thats what we call them at least! They are great!! OMG TINA, I have a recipe for a buckeye pie that’ll make you slap your mama!
You ready for a shock, sit down now, this may be too much….
Katy (a.k.a. Princess PickyPants) has been EATING peanut butter balls!! KATY!! ~Gasps~ I was shocked.
I have blood sugar issues and have to really watch that I get enough protein in with very little sugar (no, I don’t really eat the desserts I put up here, I have one spoon or a taste and thats it!! I had ONE bite of that peanut butter cake and ONE bite of chocolate cobbler….)ANYWAY, my point was, when we left the house to go out of town, I had some peanut butter balls in a bag and they made a GREAT protein rich breakfast for me and DH. Very filling, too. Can we take a moment to look back in appreciation of the magnitude of that run on sentence I just put out there?
Anyway, they are really so very good and awfully good for you. I am quite stunned when I think of how much my kids love them, considering the nutritional value they have!
When I saw the title Peanut Butter balls I immedietly thought of the ones I make at Christmas but they are dipped in chocolate. Those things are deadly!!!! OH MY Christy these are healthy and I just think my kids might eat these. Next week i am planning a day for me and Mackenzie and Carson to have a peanut butter ball day. Yipee we have all the ingredients. Ü
I see my Texas blogging buddy came to pay you a visit. Hi Teresa!!!!!!! Christy she has the best food over there you need to go check it out.
Thank you! I’m so glad you came to visit me and I really appreciate you taking the time to leave feedback, especially such kind feedback!
If you have any special requests or questions, please let me know!
~Christy
Christy, you have such a wonderful site. Your step by step instructions are clear and easy to follow. Thank you for sharing.