No-Bake Energy Bites
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used Organic old-fashioned oats)
- 1 cup coconut flakes (I recommend the organic unsweetened kind, but they're hard to find)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup ground Wheat Germ
- 1/3 cups honey (local honey would be best, but organic will suffice)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed (can be done with a spoon). Once mixed, let chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. After being chilled roll into balls of whatever size you would like. I used a melon baller to scoop it out and approximate the size and this made approximately 25 balls. Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Helpful info from the website:
Substitution ideas can abound for just about any of these ingredients! Feel free to substitute in your favorite nut butter (almond butter, sunflower seed butter, etc.) for the peanut butter. And you could also add in some flaxseed in place of some or all of the wheat germ. I would caution, though, against substituting agave nectar for the honey, as the honey’s thickness helps hold things together.
Some other fun substitutions for the chocolate chips (or an addition to them) could include:
- chopped dried fruit (apricots, dates, raisins, etc.)
- dried berries (cranberries, cherries, etc.)
- chopped almonds, pecans, or sunflower seeds
- other chips (butterscotch, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, etc.)
Approximate Nutritional Values
Servings: 25
Serving Size: 1 ball
Calories: 109, Protein: 3, Carbs: 13 (11 net carbs), Fiber: 2, Fat: 6
