Oat and PB Energy Bites

Ingredients

• Wet ingredients:
• ½ cup all natural creamy peanut butter (or sub almond butter)
• 3 tablespoons honey (or sub date syrup to make vegan)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Dry ingredients:
• ⅓ cup flaxseed meal
• 2 tablespoons debittered brewer’s yeast*
• ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats, gluten free if desired
• 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• For the mix-ins:
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips of choice (mini or regular is fine)

Instructions

1. Add wet ingredients to a medium bowl: peanut butter, honey and vanilla; mix well to combine. Next add in dry ingredients: flaxseed meal, brewer’s yeast, oats, hemp hearts, chia seeds and cinnamon and mix together with a rubber spatula until well combined and everything is evenly distributed. Fold in chocolate chips.
2. At this point you should be able to form balls that stick together. Since all peanut butter/nut butter consistencies are different, you may need to add in more nut butter or sweetener to help the balls stick together. Makes approximately 8 large energy bites.
3. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week, or the freezer for up to 2 months. Enjoy!