Energy Balls

Nick came home from an inlining workout this morning and said that I should make some more energy balls because the other day he was craving something sweet, but healthy and didn't want a candy bar and one of these balls would have hit the spot. So that, along with co-worker Ari's love and asking for them, I whipped some up real quick.


I found this recipe on a website and love it.  I like how you can pick and choose what to put in them. The first ones I ever made were good, but not as tasteful as this second batch. I added coconut and cinnamon this time.

• 1/2 C nut butter(almond butter, peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or any other nut or seed butter.  Anything will work here)
• 1/3 C honey(I believe brown rice syrup would also work.  I’m not sure of thinner sweeteners such as maple syrup and agave though as they may not hold together as well)
• 1 C old fashioned rolled oats(you can toast for a nuttier flavor at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes)
• 1 C shredded unsweetened coconut(you can substitute any dry ingredients for this, wheat bran or germ, oat bran, some ground flax seed(I wouldn’t recommending using an entire cup!), any kind of ground nuts or seeds.  For a cookie dough type bite try adding a few tablespoon of your favorite whole grain flour)
• 1-2 tsp vanilla
• pinch of sea salt if using a natural nut butter with no added salt
• 1-2 tsp your favorite spices or spice combinations(optional)
• 1/2 C other addins(any kind of whole or roughly chopped nuts or seeds, dried fruit, good quality chocolate chips, etc)

Mix all ingredients very well and refrigerated for about 30 minutes. Form into balls. I like to keep them cool so they hold their shape.