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No-Bake
Energy Bites
“It takes
only a matter of a few minutes to mix up the ingredients. Then, after thirty minutes of chilling the
"dough" in the fridge, you roll the mixture into balls and you're
done! This recipe is packed full of
healthful ingredients. Keep these in the
fridge and you'll have a quick energy-booster to grab for breakfast or anytime
you need a quick snack.” Angela
Ingredients:
1 cup dry
oats (I use 1/2 quick oats and 1/2 cup old-fashioned)
½ cup ground
flax seed or wheat germ
⅔ cups
toasted coconut (I toast mine on low in a dry skillet for a few minutes)
½ cup plus 2
tablespoons peanut butter
½ cup
chocolate chips (optional)
⅓ cup honey
1 teaspoon
vanilla
Preparation:
Combine all
of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
I use ½ cup
chunky all-natural peanut butter and 2 tablespoons regular creamy peanut
butter.
You really
need some creamy somewhere in there or the mixture is just too dry.
You'll
probably have to press and keep smashing everything down with the back of a
spoon or
rubber spatula as you're mixing to really blend everything well, but
it will come together.
Let chill in
the fridge for thirty minutes.
Using your
hands, shape into balls, about the size of traditional meatballs ... around
1".
You will
really want to squeeze and mold these tightly to get them into a ball
shape.
If your
mixture seems too dry to shape, squeeze in a little more honey or add in a
little more
creamy peanut butter.
Store in an
airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.
Yields 2
dozen "bites" (balls).
Enjoy this
amazing recipe and many more when visiting joyouslydomestic
Note:
If you don't have wheat germ or flax seed on hand, you can substitute
more oats for that
1/2 cup of ingredients.
Also, chocolate chips are optional.
Chopped nuts or dried fruit work
great, too. Dried cherries are awesome in these. Rice cereal can be added in, as well, in
place of some of the oats or wheat germ/flax seed.
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