Peanut Butter & Jelly Energy Balls - PB&J Energy Bites recipe

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter provides healthy fats while sunflower seed butter is nut-free.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener and agave syrup is often less expensive.

jelly

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: fruit spread

Fruit preserves have less sugar and fruit spread is often cheaper.

mini chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: regular chocolate chips

Dark chocolate chips offer antioxidants while regular chips can be more affordable.

In a medium bowl, add half a cup of GIF creamy peanut butter.

Add 1/4 a cup of Smucker's natural strawberry fruit spread.

Add half a cup of Classic granola.

Add half a cup of sliced almonds.

Add half a cup of sweetened dried cranberries.

Mix with a mixer on medium speed or with gloved hands until thoroughly blended.

Cover and put it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls, pressing together firmly.

Store in a refrigerator and enjoy cold.

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