Since I found the recipe for these tasty balls on Pinterest by way of gimmesomeoven.com a few weeks ago I have made probably seven or eight batches and have no plans to slow down anytime soon. I have even whipped up different versions with varying degrees of success—one particularly solid attempt involved almond butter, lemon zest, and copious amounts of vanilla extract—but good ol' peanut butter-chocolate chip always wins out in the end. And rightly so!
No baking. No butter. No sugar. No eggs. No milk. These things are super easy to make and even easier to put away, and you don't feel guilty eating them for breakfast. They're full of protein! And fiber! And omega-3s! You would practically be doing your body a disservice by NOT eating at least 4 of them a day.
Energy Balls
[modified from gimmesomeoven.com]
1 cup dry oatmeal (instant or old-fashioned)
2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/3 cup honey
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Toast coconut for a few minutes on a small cookie sheet in your toaster oven if you've got one, though a regular-sized oven would work just as well. Once toasted to a golden brown and smelling sweet, dump coconut and the rest of the ingredients into a medium-sized bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed. Then pop the dough bowl into the fridge for an hour or two so the mash can solidify a bit. When ready, scoop up and roll the dough into balls with your hands. The recipe produces approximately 27 small balls, but you can make them any size you please. Store them in the fridge. Or your belly.
- Cathleen
Love these little energy balls! Thank-you for introducing them into my diet Catie. Around our house we like to refer to them as No No Balls... a little more edgy than Energy Balls. Seriously people- try this recipe! -Grace (signed in as Cathleen)
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