Peanut Butter Balls

I haven't tried these yet, but Stephanie said they are so good!

1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup pure maple syrup (Stephanie substituted honey)
1/4-1/2 cup Peanut butter or Almond Butter(depends on how much PB flavor you want, add more to taste)
1/2 cup finely shredded coconut(plus more for rolling)
3/4 cup oats
2-3 TB Carob Chips(or chocolate chips)
1 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:
Using a food processor or high speed blender, add walnut and process until chunky crumbs. Then add dates, and process until chunky crumbs again. Next add almonds and carob chips, and process again. You don’t want it to be fine crumbs, you want it a little chunky. Not HUGE chunks though. Add maple syrup, PB or AB, and vanilla, and process until combined. Next add coconut and oats, and process until chunky and combined.

Roll into balls. Mixture will be sticky. You can roll them out plain,
Or you can be cool and roll them in coconut. Then store in the fridge or freezer when done.

They taste JUST peanut butter cookie dough, minus the un-healthy ingredients!

Recipe and pictures from here: http://thediva-dish.com/desserts/peanut-butter-pong-balls/

Sugar Coated Pecans

Ingredients
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 pound pecan halves
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Grease one baking sheet. In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Reviewer tip: Use 2 gallon-size ziploc bags to coat the pecans. Put the egg mixture in 1 bag and the sugar mixture in the other. Add the pecans to the first bag to coat, then transfer them to the 2nd bag and shake. Much easier to thoroughly coat the pecans!

Carmel Popcorn

This is Nicki's recipe that we made when she was here visiting. :)

3 quarts popcorn

BOIL FOR 1 MIN:
1 stick butter
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c Karo syrup
1/2 tsp salt

ADD:
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda


Then pour over the popcorn while stirring and enjoy! This is so yummy! and was super fast and easy to make. I don't think we had quite 3 quarts of popcorn, but it made for extra gooey goodness. :)

Indulgent Trail Mix

1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup almonds
1 cup peanuts
1 cup cashews
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup craisins

Mix and enjoy!