Reese Balls! YUMMY! EASY! HEALTHY!

So, my husband has declared this, "the most incredible food he has ever eaten!" Score!!  I mean these are down right delicious and filling and a healthy snack! What?! Oh and did I say EASY!!!

I mean they are really good! Watch out and remember everything in moderation. I wrap them with plastic wrap individually, so they get eaten that way, not the whole plate at one time!

They taste just like a Reese cup....so let's compare...for the fun of it...

Ingredient Comparison: 

Reese Peanut Butter Cup                                      Homemade Reese Balls
Sugar                                                                      Natural Peanut Butter (peanuts, salt)
Cocoa butter                                                            Raisins
Chocolate                                                                Peanuts
Nonfat milk                                                              Cocoa
Milk fat                                                                    Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Lactose                                                                   Vanilla
Soy lecithin                                                              Salt    

PGPR [Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, an emulsifier]

Peanuts

Sugar

Dextrose

Salt

TBHQ [tert-Butylhydroquinone, a preservative].


Nutritional Info Comparison:

Calories: 210                                                                Calories: 139 

Fat: 13g                                                                        Fat: 7.6

  Saturated Fat: 4.5g                                                         Saturated Fat: 2g
Carb: 24g                                                                     Carbs: 16g
Sugar: 21g                                                                    Sugar: 10g
Protein: 5g                                                                    Protein: 4g


I think we have a clear winner here!! So, how do you make them? Pay close attention here...
You put all the ingredients in the food processor or the bullet and turn it on. Then roll into balls. That's it! Seriously!

THE RECIPE

Ingredients:
1 cup Natural Peanut Butter or other nut butter
1 3/4 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Unsalted Peanuts
1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Salt (you may want to add more or less based on your taste)
Optional: Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips (1/2 -1 cup is good)


Directions:
Put all ingredients in the food processor or magic bullet and turn it on. Let it go for a few minutes and when it is all blended good, pull it out and roll in a ball and then into a long tube. I found it helpful to wrap it with wax paper once it started getting in that shape to make it longer. Then cut (plastic knife works great) into 24 sections and roll into balls. I then wrap each one in plastic wrap and put in the fridge so they firm up. I wrap all of our homemade snacks individually in plastic wrap (got a giant roll from Sam's a few years ago!) It helps keep us from eating our brains out. :) and makes it easy to throw into the lunch bag.


Enjoy!!

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