Nutty Graham Bites

Easy no-bake dessert for peanut butter lovers.  Great post-workout treat or for sudden sweet cravings!  

Hi there! It’s been a month! I’ve been missing in action and I missed my blog! I took a break from baking for the meantime. I noticed that my weight has become a constant value for 3 consecutive weeks and it’s NO fun.  So instead of working in the kitchen, I worked on my fats, erm I mean muscles and improved my cardio strength.  Well, I always make sure to exercise when I have spare time at midnight which is rare by the way because my midnights are mostly baking and blogging. And there are lazy nights when I just want to lay down and watch anime or read my current favorite manga. Yeah, I know, I’m a self-confessed otaku.  Anime and manga are the greatest inventions on earth, well… next to desserts of course. How can I resist the temptation? Tell me pleeeeease!

Before my weight becomes absolute, I pushed myself last month to get back on track. I HIIT myself hard and the workouts are killing me… makes me chant “wake me up when September ends”.  

It’s really hard to lose weight when baking <insert sweets here> is your ultimate hobby.  Right?

Now I lost 4 kg (1 kg per week).  Yay!!!  And I arranged my midnight schedule so now it’s like this: workout-baking-blogging / workout-baking-blogging / workout-baking-blogging. *Cross fingers*

I made these little treats just to reward myself for working hard for the last 4 weeks.  And these are made with one of my favorites… PEANUT BUTTER!  

These treats are made with 4 ingredients only: graham crumbs, peanut butter, honey, and nuts.  Just mix everything, roll into balls and chill.  No need to bake! 

Let’s take a closer look.  Pure nutty goodness!

WARNING: these are very peanut buttery.  To those who don’t like peanut butter – beware.  To peanut butter lovers – rejoice!

Nutty Graham Bites

2015-10-02 01:44:18

Yields 16

Easy no-bake treat for peanut butter lovers.

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Prep Time

30 min

Total Time

2 hr 30 min

Prep Time

30 min

Total Time

2 hr 30 min

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup (130g) creamy peanut butter (not natural)
2. 2 tablespoons honey
3. 1 cup crushed grahams
4. 2 tablespoons crushed grahams (for dusting)
5. 1/2 cup (65g) peanuts, almonds or cashews ( I used roasted cashews), chopped

Instructions

1. Put 2 tablespoons of crushed grahams into a plate. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, stir peanut butter and honey until well combined. Add crushed grahams and chopped nuts, mix until grahams are moistened with the wet ingredients.
3. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the mixture and squeeze them (like making a fist) to compress everything then roll into a ball. Then roll it in crushed grahams (you reserved from step 1). Do this step with the rest of the mixture.
4. Arrange into a large plate or cookie sheet (do not put the balls on top of each other) then chill for at least 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

Notes

1. We ate some right away after chilling and after taking photos so I am truly not sure how many balls was made out of this recipe (sorry!) It's probably around 16 or 18 or 20 pieces.

By When Hungry | Sheryl

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