Yummy Yummy Yum Balls

My friend Crystal asked me for my Yummy Yummy Yum Balls recipe, but I couldn't find it anywhere on my blog! I need to stop posting so much on Facebook and start posting more here.





THE STORY


When we were visiting Ashley and The Warren Nation in Colorado this past October, we got introduced to Yum Balls. Judah tried one and said, "You shouldn't call these Yum Balls. You should call them Yummy Yummy Yum Balls!" So that's what we call them. They've become something of a staple in our home. SOooooooOOOOOoooooo easy to make and obviously super YUMMY!





THE RECIPE for Yummy Yummy Yum Balls (from Chef Ashley Warren)

Put all ingredients into a large mixing bowl:
1 cup almond or peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
2 cups shredded unsweetened dried coconut
1 cup oat flakes (traditional rolled oats) or crispy rice or Ezekiel cereal or granola (or combo)
a pinch of salt.



Since I use the peanut/almond butter jar to measure everything (makes clean up VERY easy), my recipe looks like this:


1 jar peanut or almond butter
1/2 jar honey
2 jars coconut
1 jar oat flakes or granola
a pinch of salt if not in peanut butter or granola



Mix, roll into balls, and FREEZE. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

ADDITIONAL MIX-INS
Other ideas for adding flavor and/or nutrients:
flax seed meal (ground flax seeds)
ground nuts (almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios . . . )
wheat germ
cacao nibs
carob chips
dried fruit bits
chocolate chips (all natural, of course)



I like to change it up every time and use what we have on hand. They're ALWAYS yummy!

NOTE
I usually separate each layer of the balls with parchment paper to keep the ones on top from sticking to the ones on the bottom. I don't leave space inbetween each one since breaking them apart is super easy.

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For more ideas, here's a link to some Almond Butter Balls (and the place that found the picture):


http://thebrassicadiaries.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/almond-butter-balls/