A make-ahead snack with only 5 ingredients! A fun and delicious recipe to make with kids!
Cranberry Oatmeal Balls
Ingredients
1 cup oats (quick-cooking or old fashioned rolled)
⅓ cup chopped almonds or other nuts or seeds
⅓ cup peanut butter
3 Tablespoons honey (see Notes)
⅓ cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients until well mixed.
- Form about 2 Tablespoons of mixture into a ball and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 16 balls.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Honey is not recommended for children under 1 year old.
- To avoid sticky fingers, keep the oatmeal balls cool until ready to eat.
- Use sunflower seed butter or other nut butters instead of peanut butter.
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Comments
You can also spritz your hands with non-stick spray before rolling to avoid getting any sticky mess on your hands. Another option is too dampen your hands with water before rolling; keep a bowl of water next to you.
Kids hands get sticky when making this, so we used plastic gloves to avoid the food sticking to their hands! The recipe was a hit, and so easy to make.
These taste like a gourmet trail mix and there are so many ways you could make them, different nuts, different dried fruits, even add a bit of coconut. Plus they take minutes to make!