I recently found one of the greatest recipes ever! There are tons of variations that you can create with it, but my recipe is pretty basic and simple and oh so deliciously yummy!
Energy Balls
1 cup dry oatmeal
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter (fat free, low sodium, any other variety to make it healthier)
1/2 cup milled flax seed
1/3 cup honey (or agave nectar)
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all the ingredients and ball up into bit size balls. I always separate mine out into small sandwich bags so they’re easy to grab and go for a day at work. This way I don’t take the whole pack with me and overeat them, but they provide me little bursts of energy throughout the day! I had a friend try one before she headed home to her apartment one night and she said she stayed up an extra hour or two and was super productive – she was shocked!
You can obviously add some other ingredients if you want a different flavor or variety (i.e. cranberries, nuts, coconut, etc.)
*Note: Be sure to keep them refrigerated. They’ll be ok when you pull them out in the morning to leave them on your desk all day as long as you eat them that day*
*Note: Be sure to keep them refrigerated. They’ll be ok when you pull them out in the morning to leave them on your desk all day as long as you eat them that day*
ENJOY!
The very first scoop of peanut butter is OBVIOUSLY the best part of the jar, so I couldn’t let that go into my batch of energy balls and lose all that awesome flavor and goodness, so I just had to have my own little scoop! Yum!!
Like I said, I go ahead and divide them up so that I have an easy healthy snack throughout the day and I don’t overeat them! They’re also perfect for road trips!
Here is the original pin.
Yum these look delicious! And I love the cute packaging ready for a snack on the go 🙂
We use the exact same peanut butter. I agree, the first spoonful is always the best, hehe! I think I might have to try this recipe, looks yummy.
I have been seeing these everywhere! I think I just need to bite the bullet and make them!
Holy moly those look delicious! Pinning right now 🙂
I’ve been thinking of making energy balls for when I run first thing in the morning. I’ll have to try this recipe! Do you reccommend putting them in the fridge?
These look delicious. Thank you for sharing.
I actually saw someone post these before, they ate just about all of them then realized they were allergic to the flax seed after consuming quite a bit of it. They still look good however!