Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites
/This weekend I was in a serious baking mood but didn't know what to make that went with the super hot weather. I wanted to make homemade popcicles but didn't have popsicle molds, then I was thinking about making cookies but just thinking about turning the oven on made me sweat, so I resorted to no bake chocolate peanut butter protein balls. I made something similar to the protein balls (protein bars) and put the recipe on the blog a couple of months ago but they didn't end up tasting the way I wanted, so I wanted to redeem myself this time. The key to this recipe was instead of using honey, I used agave nectar and it made such a difference in the taste.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup toasted coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup agave nectar
- 1/2 cup ground flax seed
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 ripe mashed banana
- 1/3 cup walnuts
Directions
- Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Cover and let chill in fridge for half an hour! Don't forget this part, because it makes it so much easier to mold into balls.
- Once chilled, roll into balls about one inch in diameter.
- Store in airtight container in fridge for up to 1 week.
- Makes 20-25 balls.
- Enjoy!
I hope you all enjoyed this recipe and will let me know if you try it out! Follow me on instagram @laurenbartlett12
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