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Energy Bites

makes 24 1-inch balls

Ingredients
  • ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter, unsweetened the fewer ingredients the better, unsweetened and "natural"
  • 4–6 Medjool dates, very soft and pitted
  • 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar optional (if you use 6 dates, you probably don't need it)
  • 1 cups rolled oats
  • ¼ cup flax meal
  • a couple pinches of salt
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Chocolate Drizzle
  • ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions

  1. In a food processor, grind together the nut butter, dates, and additional sweetener (if desired). Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula.

  2. Add the oats, flax meal, and salt; pulse to combine and break up the oats. Add the chia seeds and pulse to combine.

  3. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a wax paper- or parchment-lined quarter sheet pan or other tray that fits in your refrigerator.

  4. Melt the mini chocolate chips in a small bowl using the microwave on a water bath on the stove. Using a spoon, drizzle over the balls. Refrigerate to firm, transfer to a closed container, and keep refrigerated.