No Bake Trail Mix Bars

a tray of oat balls with raisins and m&ms.

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5 from 1 vote

Course Snacks

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Servings balls

Calories 142kcal

Author Tracy

Equipment

mixing bowl

Ingredients

1 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup salted cashews
1/4 cup salted peanuts
1/3 cup mini M&Ms
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon fine ground salt

Instructions

Chop Nuts: Add the peanuts and cashews (or other nuts of choice) to a cutting board and chop into small pieces.
Mix: Add the oats, raisins, nuts, mini m&ms, and salt to a mixing bowl and mix well. Then add the honey and peanut butter and use a spatula to mix well, ensuring that all of the honey and the peanut butter are well distributed and mixed among the dry ingredients.
Shape: Use your hands to shape some of the mixture into 2 - 2 1/2 inch balls. You may need to squeeze the mixture in your hand so that it all binds together nicely and clean your hands between shaping a few balls to make the shaping easier.
Chill: Place in fridge for at least 15 minutes for balls to chill and set, and store in the fridge until ready to enjoy or pack in a lunchbox or snack bag.

Notes

Nutritional value is approximate per ball.

Storage

Fridge: Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Freezer: Store in the freezer for up to 3-4 months.

Substitutions

Oats: Old fashioned oats are best for these as you want the full-sized oats. To make them gluten-free, use gluten-free oats.

Nuts: Use your favorites!

Raisins: Dried cranberries are also great in these.

Peanut Butter: You can use another nut butter as well, just be sure that it's a creamy, smooth nut butter.

Honey: Use your favorite, or use another natural liquid sweetener to make these vegan (with a vegan candy).

Mini M&Ms: The size is the most important part of the candy addition (and the color is fun, too), so you can also use a mini chocolate chip, like this brand, if you want to make these vegan (and use another natural sweetener).

Shaping the Balls

Use clean hands, which you'll need to clean after shaping a few balls, and use your hands to squeeze the mixture together into a ball. If you're finding that they're not shaping well, then add another tablespoon of honey.

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