Chocolate Energy Bites
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Yield: about 20-25 bites
Ingredients:
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 3 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ + ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, divided
- ½ cup ground flaxseed
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1 TBSP Chia seeds
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- dash of salt
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 TBSP coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ almond flakes, lightly toasted and crushed
Directions:
- Mix oats, cocoa powder, ⅓ cup coconut, flaxseed, cranberries, Chia seeds, chocolate and salt.
- Microwave the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil in 10 second increments until melted.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Mix peanut butter mixture and oat mixture.
- Combine almonds and ¼ cup coconut.
- Using wet hands, roll the oat mixture into 1" balls.
- Roll balls in coconut and almonds.
- Refrigerate.