Recipe: Get your kids in the kitchen to make these energy balls for a healthy snack

As part of its Kids in Your Kitchen series, Kidzu Children's Museum shares this recipe for a healthy snack that kids can help make.

Posted 1:39 a.m. Jan 8, 2021 — Updated 1:39 a.m. Jan 8, 2021

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

, Go Ask Mom editor

As part of its Kids in Your Kitchen series, Kidzu Children's Museum shares this recipe for a healthy snack that kids can help make.

1 1/2 cups old fashioned/rolled oats (not quick oats)

1/4 cup peanut butter or almond or soy butter

1/4 cup honey

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup mini M&Ms, mini chocolate chips or dried cranberries

Dash of salt

Mix all ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and stir until well combined.
Roll into 1 1⁄2 inch balls and set them on parchment or wax paper. Wash or dampen hands after every three to four balls to help keep the ingredients from sticking to your hands.
Refrigerate balls for 15 – 20 minutes to help them harden.
Enjoy your energy boost!

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