Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Balls

2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup natural peanut butter (chunky is good!)
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
1/3 cup chocolate chips

Mix everything together in a medium-sized bowl. Form into small bite-sized balls. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

These are so yummy! Enjoy!

Sweet Treat Popcorn

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup honey
• 3 quarts popped corn
• nuts - up to 1 cup chopped nuts of your choice, optional

Put your butter and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir it until the butter melts and is blended nicely with the honey. While this is warming, mix your popcorn and nuts in a large bowl. Pour your melted butter/honey mixture over the popcorn and mix well. Spread this out on a cookie sheet in a thin layer and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until crisp. This will be very hot so use caution!

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

NOTE: I decided to try a banana variation to my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins....I made some this morning and they were a hit! I bet this recipe could even be used to make a nice banana cake as well! I'll have to try that next time :). Enjoy!

The Day Before, mix up the following in a plastic bowl, cover with a lid or plastic wrap, and let sit out on the counter until the next morning. (I actually start these a whole 24 hours before I want to bake them. Allowing the flour to soak for 24 hours gives you the best nutritional benefit! So…get this soaking the morning before you want them for breakfast.)

• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup buttermilk (can use homemade)
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

The Next Morning: Add the following and mix well with a mixer until the batter is smooth and the lumps of flour are gone:

• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups mashed bananas

Next, mix in the rest of the dry ingredients with the mixer:

• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Then stir in the chocolate chips:

• 2 cups chocolate chips

Put in greased muffin tins (see note below). Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Yield: 24 muffins

Note: I like to use the silicone (rubber-like) muffin pans. You don't have to grease the pans at all and the muffins pop right out! The muffins also bake very evenly and nice in these pans.