Protein Balls that even your children will enjoy!

I have been making these no bake protein balls for months now for several reasons.

1. They are so easy to make.

2. It literally takes about 10 minutes tops.

3. I try to eat oatmeal most days because I am a nursing mama, and

4. Who doesn't need a little extra energy boost???

The only problem was, I couldn't get our 4 year olds to try them. They were not interested, despite my attempt to make them sound appealing to them. Finally, my daughter took a small bite, only to make a "yuck" face and give the rest of the ball back to me to finish.

This week when I made them, I made 2 small changes, and these are now my daughters new favorite treat! She requests them for all of her snacks, and will eat as many of them as I will let her. In fact, I got them out of the fridge after picking her up from school and left them on the counter for a little while and she ended up eating 4 of them before I even realized it! So, what are these 2 small changes that made this miracle happen?

1. I put the oatmeal in the food processor so that the pieces were not so big, and it made the balls a little smoother to the taste.

2. I changed the name from "Protein Balls" to "Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls".

That's it! So, when I asked her to try one this week, I asked her if she wanted to try these "Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls" that I had made just for her. And it worked.

I hope you have as much success as I have had with these delicious protein balls!

Ingredients needed:

1 1/2 cups of dry old fashioned oatmeal

1/3 cup honey

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup ground flax seed

1/2 cup chocolate chips (you can use mini chocolate chips, or regular)

1 t. vanilla extract