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No-bake Peanut Butter Treats

This dessert will come in handy at Halloween.
Ingredients
½ cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons unsweetened apple juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup raisins
4 2-inch graham cracker squares, crushed
½ cup cornflake cereal
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together peanut butter, apple juice, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Stir in raisins, graham crackers and cereal.
2. Roll mixture into 1½-inch balls and place on baking sheet. Refrigerate 1 hour, then roll each ball in powdered sugar to coat. Store in tightly covered cookie tin in refrigerator. Will stay fresh for 3 to 4 days.

Calories 121
Calories from fat 45 
Total fat 5 grams
Saturated fat: 1 gram
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 112 milligrams
Carbohydrate 15 grams
Dietary fiber 1 grams
Protein 4 grams
Sugars 6 grams


Source:
P. Geil, T. Ross, Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day or Less, American Diabetes Association, 1999.