Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup natural peanut butter or other nut butter
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions:
Combine oats, peanut butter (or other nut butter), honey, chocolate chips and coconut in a medium bowl; stir well. Using a 1-tablespoon measure, roll the mixture into balls.
Ingredient Swaps:
- Use chopped dark chocolate. For a big flavor and antioxidant boost, swap the mini chocolate chips for an equal amount of chopped dark chocolate.
- Add some spice. Ground cinnamon is a warm spice that pairs well with the other ingredients in these energy balls. You’ll only need about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon—mix it right in with the other ingredients.
- Swap maple syrup for honey. If you have maple syrup on hand, it can be an excellent swap for the honey in this recipe. It’s a 1-to-1 swap, which makes things easy.
- Trade fruit for chocolate. Chop up some raisins or unsweetened dried cherries, blueberries or apricots for a delicious, high-fibre addition.
- Use a different nut or seed butter. Almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter or tahini are all good swaps. Make sure you use a nut or seed butter labeled “natural” and confirm that the ingredients are just nuts or seeds with no added sugar or trans fats.
