Traci's No-Bake Energy Bites Recipe

Wait, chocolate chips for breakfast? And peanut butter? For BREAKFAST? YES, PLEASE!!!

I saw my friend and occasional trainer Tagan (TEA-GUN) post something similar to this months ago and always wanted to try it. I made some tweaks to the original recipe. With all the fat in peanut butter, the lowest fat quantity I could find was actually Skippy low-fat peanut butter. Trust me, even natural pb had too much fat in it for my goals. I added a scoop of peanut butter protein powder. OMIGOODNESS! Heaven.

When it comes to breakfast, I tend to skip it because I like to sleep as late as possible. I like to have everything ready as I run out the door. These are PERFECT.​

I found this version here. She uses coconut flakes and chia seed, but I omitted those. (I only like coconut on samoa girl scout cookies).

These delicious little no bake energy bites are the perfect healthy snack!

Prep: 10 mins Total: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (low-fat Skippy)
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup honey or agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 scoop peanut butter protein powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.
2. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like. (Mine were about 1" in diameter.) Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
3. Makes about 20-25 balls. (I used a cookie dough scooper but leveled it off, and rounded it in my hand to get 20-ish balls.)

Nutrition Facts Servings 20.0 Amount Per Serving calories 93 % Daily Value * Total Fat 3 g 5 % Saturated Fat 1 g 6 % Monounsaturated Fat 1 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0 % Sodium 28 mg 1 % Potassium 24 mg 1 % Total Carbohydrate 15 g 5 % Dietary Fiber 2 g 9 % Sugars 8 g Protein 3 g 6 % Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 % Calcium 4 % Iron 3 % * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

PS - THIS WAS MY 50TH BLOG POST!! WOOP WOOP!