Recipe of the Week: No Bake Energy Bites

Recipe of the Week

From the taste kitchen of Dr. Sarah Laginess and Family

 

No Bake Energy Bites

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I use old fashioned oats)
  • 2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup ground flax seed
  • ½ cup chocolate chips or cacao nibs (optional)
  • 1/3 cup honey or agave nectar
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Stir all ingredients together in medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour
  • Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like (mine were about 1” in diameter). Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
  • Makes about 20-25 balls.