Peanut Butter Chocolate Energy Bites

From: Ashley Dunworth, RDN

Preparation Time: 10 min

Makes: 16-20

Directions: 1.) With your hands, mix oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips and chia seeds in a bowl. 2.) Wet your hands and roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Re-wet your hands if mixture becomes too sticky. 3.) Place balls on a sheet pan lined with parch-ment paper. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. 4.) Keep in a sealed container in refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Ingredients: 2 cups dried oats 1 cup peanut butter ½ cup chocolate chips 4 tablespoons chia seeds

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Notes:

Peanut butter can be replaced with different nut butter. If allergic to nuts, used blended dates or honey/syrup as binder.

Recipe can be modified with different add-ins. Try these:

• Dried fruit: raisins, dates, mango, peach, strawberries, etc.

• Flax seed, hemps seeds, sunflower seeds, poppy seeds

• Tree nuts

• Coconut flakes

• Applesauce

• Cinnamon, cayenne, red chile, other herbs or spices

Nutrition:

142 calories, 12.6 g carbohydrate, 8.8 g fat, 4.6 g protein