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No Sugar Peanut Butter and Jelly Quinoa Balls Recipe

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These no-bake protein balls with peanut butter, quinoa and raspberries are made with just a handful of simple ingredients and are a naturally protein-rich snack for moms, babies and toddlers! With a soft texture and no added sugar, you can feel good about giving these PB&J protein balls to even your littlest eaters. (gluten-free)

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (just peanuts and salt)
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp frozen raspberries (you can also use fresh)

Instructions

  1. In a medium mixing bowl stir together the quinoa, peanut butter, chia seeds and vanilla to form a 'dough'.
  2. Gently fold in raspberries until incorporated. They will break up some but shouldn't be completely smashed and mixed throughout.
  3. Scoop the mixture into 1 tbsp balls (a small cookie scoop helps!) and use wet hands to roll into more uniform round balls. 
  4. Place in an airtight container for storing in the refrigerator. Balls will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator (or fewer depending on how many days your quinoa has been in the fridge already).

Notes

  • Use the natural peanut butter - the runny or 'drippy' kind made with just peanuts and salt. You can substitute any natural nut butter for the peanut butter.
  • You can swap the frozen raspberries for fresh. You can also swap in finely chopped strawberries, frozen, slightly thawed blackberries or frozen wild blueberries. For older kids, you could also stir in mini chocolate chips instead of fruit.
  • Wetting your hands or lightly oiling them will help you roll the balls without too much sticking. 
  • If you are using frozen raspberries, take them out of the freezer just before adding so that they don't thaw too much. If they are too thawed, they will be more sticky and messy when rolling the balls.
  • These snack balls are freezer friendly for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Find it online: https://babyledbliss.com/pbj-quinoa-protein-balls/