Description
A super easy and customizable snack for on-the-go!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup rolled oats (or 1/2 cup rolled, 1/2 cup quick cooking)
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed, or chia or hemp seeds
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- dash of salt (omit if using salted nut/seed butter)
- 1/3 cup peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (mini or regular)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients until well combined.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes in fridge.
- Roll into balls (~1 tbsp of dough per ball) and store in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for longer.
Notes
*You can make your own homemade nut butters for this recipe!
For Nut Free: Use a seed butter like sunflower, pumpkin, sesame (tahini). Keep in mind that tahini is a bit bitter, so I would recommend one of the other options if you don’t like it.
For Vegan: If you don’t eat honey, try replacing it with 2 more tbsp of nut/seed butter and 2 tbsp maple syrup. I cannot vouch for the substitution, but the slightly runnier maple syrup with the thick nut/seed butter should equal out to be a similar consistency to honey. As well, use vegan chocolate chips (e.g. Enjoy Life Brand).
For Gluten Free: Use gluten free rolled oats.
Keywords: oatmeal cookie energy balls
