Peanut Butter Bites

These make nutritious and delicious snacks.  Choose peanut butter that you grind in the grocery store, it contains only peanuts-no salt or sugar.  Be sure to keep it in the refrigerator.

Peanut Butter Bites

 Yield:  Makes about 24 1-inch balls

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup quick oats
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup finely chopped lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, honey and vanilla.  Stir in the Rice Krispies and oats and allow mixture to cool.

Stir in raisins.  Form mixture into 1-inch balls then roll each in chopped peanuts, pressing to coat.

Store these in the refrigerator.

TASTY ALTERNATIVE:  Use almond butter in place of peanut butter and chopped almonds to roll them in.