Homemade Granola Balls

                                           Granola Balls

Now a days it became really difficult for me to make my daughter eat nuts. It is a rule in my home that everybody has to eat 5 almonds and 5 walnuts in the morning along with breakfast. My husband and daughter loves to eat granola bars. So I thought of making some granola balls with almonds and walnuts at home. I made a batch now and they are enjoying their breakfast balls.

All we need is just 6 ingredients for making these balls. All are healthy and most important they are sugar free. Can also make them as bars.
Just 6 ingredients , no need to bake or cook. Toast the oats and nuts, and they will keep for long time.
Can serve as breakfast or snack. Crunchy and sweet.

Ingredients

1 cup dates(remove the pits)
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter or any seed butter.
1 cup roasted almonds
1 cup chunked and roasted walnuts
2 cups oats.

Procedure 

• Grind dates for 1 to 2 minutes. It should be soft.
• Toast oats and nuts separately.
• Place Oats, almonds, walnuts and dates in a bowl and set aside.
• Warm honey and peanut butter in a pan. Stir and pour over oat - nut mixture and combine them well.
• Transfer it to a plate lined with plastic wrap.
• Take small mixture and press tightly like a ball.
• Alternately you can press the mixture until flattened and let set in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden and then cut like bars.
• Store them in a airtight container. Stay for ever in the freezer.

Note : If your dates are not sticky, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes, drain them completely and then grind to hold the balls together better.