Peanut Butter Cherry Energy Balls

Recipe

PrepTime: 20 min
TotalTime: 20 min
Serves: 10
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dry roasted lightly seasoned peanuts
• 1 1/4 cup dates roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cherries
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 2 tsp ground flax seeds
• 1/2 cup freeze dried cherries

Instructions:

1. In a food processor add dry roasted lightly seasoned peanuts, cups of roughly chopped dates, dried cherries, peanut butter, ground flax seeds, oats and honey to taste.
2. Process until smooth and sticky, then roll into 20 balls. Set on baking sheet and freeze for an hour before transferring to a freezer bag or container.
3. Store these in the freezer or fridge and pull a few out at a time for a quick snack.

Local Ingredients:

• Peanuts - (Coyle's Country Store)  
• Natural peanut butter - (Picard's, Picard's Orginal)
• Dried Cherries - (Cherry Lane)

About Abbey

Abbey Sharp Shared this recipe when cooking with Oxford Fresh ingredients at the Halls Creek Festival of Creativity, Ingersoll (Sept 2015)

Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD) an avid food writer and blogger, a TV and radio personality, a food brand ambassador, a passionate home cook, a food event hostess, and the founder of Abbey's Kitchen Inc. See more of Abbey's recipes, videos and cooking tips at www.abbeyskitchen.com 

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