Chocolate Peanut Butter Puff Balls

 ... light  and  easy -  no  bake  treats ...

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Puff Balls are a tasty, healthy treat! These balls are packed with fiber from whole grains like puffed corn and puffed rice. The grains are smothered in a yummy chocolate peanut butter mixture.

These balls may look sinful, but in fact, they are dairy-free, rich in fiber, healthy whole grain nutrients and even peanut butter. You are really just adding a bit of chocolate to what would be peanut butter and puffed breakfast cereal.

Whole Grain Goodness. I used unsweetened, 100% pure puffed corn, rice and cereal. This cereal has absolutely nothing added to it – just the whole grains – puffed. You can use these puffy grains or your own faves like millet, wheat, rice and more.

If you are allergic to peanut butter – try this recipe with almond butter or even sunflower seed butter instead.

No Sugar Added. I add in a bit of sugar to these treats – but without the sugar they are delicious too. There is still a slight sweetness from the chocolate and natural sweetness from the grains.

Ingredients:

5-6 cups puffed whole grain cereal (no sugar added, no salt added – all natural)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Mixture

1/3 cup granulated sugar – I used  raw, less processed sugar

3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

3/4 cup peanut butter – salted, creamy

1 tsp veg oil

Directions:

1. Measure out the puffed grain cereal – and place in a large mixing bowl.

2. Line two baking sheets with wax paper. Set aside.

3. In a medium sized bowl, blend together the peanut butter and sugar. Heat in the microwave for a few seconds to soften peanut butter if you are not using a fresh room temp jar. Add the peanut butter mixture to the cereal and roughly fold together.

4. In a double broiler over the stove – slowly melt the chocolate chips with the oil. When the chocolate is melted, turn off heat.

5. Next, add the peanut butter cereal mixture to the still hot/melted chocolate bowl. Fold well until all the peanut butter and chocolate combines and saturates the cereal.

6. Drop the cereal into rough-shaped balls on a wax paper. They will be wet at this point so hands will get messy.

7. Place the baking sheets in the freezer for about 20 minutes – this will harden the treats and firm them into balls. Enjoy straight from the freezer or fridge. 

p/s  I like to store these in the freezer.