Energy Bites, Powerballs, and Monster Cookies

I've made the Energy Bites several times now and really like them!  They are great to pop in your mouth before or after a workout...or even to top off your lunch!  They are easy to make and full of yummy, nutritious goodness!  I haven't tried the Powerball recipes or the Monster Cookie recipe, but I hope to soon. To me, they are similar to the Energy Bites and I would enjoy having a batch made up and ready to consume in the refrigerator or freezer!

Have a good evening!
~Davis



No-Bake Energy Bites
(Gimme Some Oven*)
Ingredients (I made a couple of ingredient changes):
-old fashioned oats
-1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds and 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (the seeds replaced the coconut flakes in the original recipe)
-peanut butter (I used homemade peanut butter)
-flaxseed and/or wheat germ
-raisins (which replaced the optional chocolate chips in the original recipe)
-honey
-chia seeds (I love chia seeds...so good for you!!!)
-vanilla extract

I recently read that when making energy balls, a helpful tip that will make them stick together better is to grind half of the nuts/seeds into powder first.  I think this is a great suggestion, because while the energy balls were delicious, they could use a little better binding.

*Gimme Some Oven, also has a recipe for Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites (dates, honey, pumpkin puree, chia seeds/flax seeds, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, oats, coconut, pumpkin seeds), which sound delicious too!



Powerballs
(100 Days of Real Food)
Ingredients for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Powerballs:
-pecans
-pitted dates
-peanut butter
-100% cacao

Ingredients for the Peanut Honey Powerballs:
-peanut butter
-honey
-rolled oats
-nuts or dried fruit
-crushed nuts, granola cereal or unsweetened coconut



Monster Cookies
(My Delicious Life)
Ingredients:
-almond butter
-coconut oil
-honey
-walnuts
-almonds
-pumpkin seeds
-unsweetened coconut
-vanilla extract
-sea salt
-almond flour/meal
-raisins

No Bake Energy Bites