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~
Phooey! I seem to be out of honey at the moment and I have all the ingredients except that. Guess making these for my son’s visit this weekend will have to wait till I get to the grocery store. Gonna be a great weekend of eating, boating, playing games and enjoying family being together again. Thanks for the recipe! XOX
I have to use gluten free oats and they are not quick cook. Any suggestions? I thought about blending them up so the oats would be smaller.
You’re going exactly where I would! I was out of quick oats today but a few pulses in the blender and old fashioned become quick!:)
The picture of the Peanut Butter Balls all piled into a bowl looks like they were scooped using an ice cream scoop. Am I right??
Umm… YUM!!! My kids and I LOVE Peanut Butter, we literally will eat it straight out of the jar! I have an old family recipe for PB balls, but it uses a lot of powdered sugar, and my kids certainly don’t need the addition of a sugar high to their daily “life is good high”! lol! We are going to be making these up soon. And will continue to make them from here on out! I’m always looking for simple, easy, nutritious snacks for my kids! Thanks again for another amazing recipe! I’m SO glad I joined your pages!!
I have just recently celebrated my 43rd birthday and have always wanted to find the recipe used by the lunch ladies for these! Now I can die a happy second grader!
**Glory Be**
Making these today!
I made these last night and am fighting to stay out of them! They’re so good. I’m at school 12 hours a day 3 days a week (and about 4 hours the other 2 days) so need some snacks to get through the day. I know I’ll love these! How long do you think they’d be good left out at room temperature after being frozen? I don’t always eat whatever snacks I bring with me ASAP so sometimes I have a granola bar or whatever in my bag for a couple of days. I wonder if these would be okay or if freezing them first means they won’t last as long (I’ve had this problem with frozen and thawed cake before).