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Quaker Simply Granola Snack Balls Recipe: Great Snack For Kids AND Adults!

December 26, 2014 in Food, Recipes

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Quaker®. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #LoveMyCereal #QuakerUp

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With life as busy as it is, it has been truly beneficial for us to prepare a few snack items and meals in advance. Though I am not very good when it comes to planning ahead, this is my goal for the New Year. My first experiment? Yummy, wholesome snacks.

I love my husband dearly, but when he goes grocery shopping, he typically comes home with cereal surely to rot your teeth out. Cookies and milk cereal? Chocolate infused flakes with sugar? Yeah, not in the least bit good for your chompers. So, I made a trip to Walmart and stocked up on some of Quaker’s cereal. I have always loved Quaker Life cereal and now my kids do as well. In addition to Life, I added a couple other Quaker flavors including Quaker® Oatmeal Squares, Quaker® Real Medleys, and Quaker® Simply Granola. Then, when I got back home, I decided to do something a little different with Quaker® Simply Granola.

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Not only will the kids have a different option for breakfast, I thought I would whip up some snacks that would also give them nutrients…without them really knowing. I would feel better about the kiddos grabbing these instead of the pastries and crackers and cheese they normally stuff in their backpacks.

So here’s the snack I am going to try out on my kids as they gear up to go back to school after their holiday break.

Ladies and gents, I introduce to you, the Quaker Simply Granola Snack Balls.

ingredients

Step 1: Melt 3 Tbsps of butter in a medium sized saucepan on low heat, along with 4 cups of mini marshmallows. Stir in 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. Mix constantly until completely melted.

stir

Step 2: Pour in 4-5 cups of Simply Granola cereal into the melted marshmallow mixture.

dump

Step 3: Dump mixture onto parchment paper and form the mixture into mini granola balls.

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Step 4: Let cool and enjoy!

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  1. terrylee5151@aol.com'Terry says

    December 28, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    I make my own granola quite often to take with me when we travel. Fresh always tastes so much better than the already made up. Who knows what they put in that stuff.

    Reply
  2. mariac@toughcookiemommy.com'toughcookiemommy says

    December 28, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    I agree that these snacks are perfect for both adults and kids alike. I would love to make these for my boys.

    Reply
  3. thelesleyshow@gmail.com'Lesley says

    December 28, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    I am going to have to make some of these for myself. My kids enjoy doing stuff like this with me.

    Reply
  4. swtiine@gmail.com'Annie says

    December 28, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    That looks like some healthy & delicious snacks! Yum 🙂

    Reply
  5. inkscrblr@rogers.com'Paula Shuck says

    December 29, 2014 at 2:24 am

    Yum! Looks like a super yummy snack! I can see my kids just loving these. I’ll have to try this out for sure.

    Reply
  6. themommyfiles@gmail.com'Shannon Gosney says

    December 29, 2014 at 3:24 am

    I love Quaker cereal1 These Granola Snack Balls sound amazing! I would love to try making these some time! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  7. onceuponamaritime@gmail.com'onceuponamaritime says

    December 29, 2014 at 3:50 am

    This sounds so simple but very yummy, this is something I’d love to make!

    Reply
  8. farrahafm@gmail.com'Farrah says

    December 29, 2014 at 8:25 am

    Yum! I’m going to make this for a New Year’s Eve snack. 🙂 Looks so delicious!

    Reply
  9. krystalbutherus@gmail.com'Krystal says

    December 29, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    These are just so fun! My son would love to help in the kitchen with these. I hope they were tasty too!

    Reply
  10. dailycurlz@gmail.com'Dailycurlz says

    December 29, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    This is such a fun idea, thanks for sharing #client

    Reply
  11. Cindyjaderd@gmail.com'Cindy says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    This looks so good! I am going to have t try it!

    Reply
  12. aimeefauci@gmail.com'aimee fauci says

    January 1, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    I bet this tastes yummy! Chocolate anything is good and I love Quaker.

    Reply
  13. massmommie@gmail.com'Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    January 1, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    Those sound awesome. My family would love those.

    Reply
  14. mariac@toughcookiemommy.com'Tough Cookie Mommy says

    January 2, 2015 at 3:01 am

    This is such a great snack recipe for kids. It has such wholesome ingredients too.

    Reply
  15. homeschoolingblesssings@yahoo.com'Mama to 5 BLessings says

    January 2, 2015 at 3:53 am

    Those are great, they look easy to make, healthy too!

    Reply
  16. Kristen@theroadtodomestication.com'Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    January 2, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Those look so yummy! And easy, too! That’s always a plus!

    Reply
  17. dragonfly1611@gmail.com'Sarah Bailey says

    January 2, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Ohh these sound good – I admit I do love a nice granola snack – however not tried making my own before.

    Reply
  18. khourtniey@gmail.com'Life As A Convert says

    January 2, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    This looks like a great recipe. I have a little boy who eats oatmeal every.single.day for breakfast.. Not even exaggerating. I wonder if he would enjoy these.

    Reply
  19. chrystal@yumeating.com'Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    January 2, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    I make my own granola but I use oats instead of the cereal type. This looks like a fun and quick treat to make with the kiddo.

    Reply
  20. pamwattenbarger@yahoo.com'Pam says

    January 2, 2015 at 11:05 pm

    These sound absolutely delicious! My kids love granola so this would be a welcome treat.

    Reply
  21. soaringplaces@gmail.com'Rosey says

    January 3, 2015 at 12:34 am

    These do look great. My husband is the same with cereal, he’ll get the sugary kind first, every single time. 😉

    Reply
  22. sixtimemommy@gmail.com'Jeanine says

    January 3, 2015 at 1:12 am

    Oh I will be trying this! My kids are always asking for snacks constantly so why not something like this? Sounds perfect and delicious!

    Reply
  23. preheatyourcrayons@gmail.com'Nicole says

    January 3, 2015 at 1:52 am

    I love granola. I don’t buy granola bars anymore because I learned to make them last year and find that they are way better and I can make far more varieties when I do it myself.

    Reply
  24. info@casavilorainteriors.com'Veronica says

    January 3, 2015 at 3:20 am

    What a great breakfast idea! Yummy and healthy too

    Reply
  25. savingyoudinero@gmail.com'Janell Poulette says

    January 3, 2015 at 3:28 am

    We love Quaker cereal. I love this idea to make it into a snack.

    Reply
  26. pam@imperfectwomen.com'Pam says

    January 3, 2015 at 5:31 am

    I love most Quaker cereals…especially their oatmeal. This sounds like it would be delicious granola. I will have to give it a try.

    Reply
  27. marison459@sbcglobal.net'Theresa says

    January 3, 2015 at 5:57 am

    We love to make our own granola too! I love the idea of making them into little snack balls. They would be perfect for lunch boxes!

    Reply
  28. nationaldayof365@gmail.com'Lori T. says

    January 3, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    I’ve never has this cereal, but it looks like something that my family would enjoy a lot.

    Reply
  29. marielle.altenor@gmail.com'Marielle Altenor says

    January 4, 2015 at 2:33 am

    I love Quaker’s oats and honey cereals! Never thought of making snack balls out of them though! Yum!

    Reply
  30. angela@aboutamom.com'Angela says

    January 4, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    It’s nice to have a grab and go breakfast like this for the mornings. I am often too busy to cook breakfast.

    Reply
  31. aishakristinechong@gmail.com'Aisha Kristine Chong says

    January 5, 2015 at 3:05 am

    perfect for kids and adults indeed – and healthy too.

    Reply
  32. annb10@rogers.com'Ann BAcciaglia says

    January 5, 2015 at 5:38 am

    These look really good. I am going to make some this week as they sound like the perfect after school treat for the kids.

    Reply
  33. farrahafm@gmail.com'Farrah says

    January 6, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    I saw these when we went grocery shopping. I think my kids would love to try them next time we shop. 🙂

    Reply

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