Banana Bread Energy Bites

These banana bread energy bites taste just like banana bread! They are filled with nutrients and all the flavors that give you that banana bread flavor.

The star in these bites are the banana.  Did you know the fructose in banana is liver’s favorite source of food. It provides quick fuel to the liver and wakes up sleepy cells. Soothes the linings of the intestinal tract and also soothes the nerves attached to the intestinal tract. Contrary to popular belief, bananas are one of the most antibacterial, anti-yeast, antifungal foods.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup banana, mashed
1/2 cup nut or seed butter, melted
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp coconut sugar
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp pink himalayan salt
1 cup gluten free oats
1 scoop plant based vanilla protein powder
1/3 cup chocolate chips 

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients together except the chocolate chips.

2. Add in chocolate chips and form into about 8 balls.

3. Chill in freezer for 30 minutes for balls to firm up and enjoy!

Substitutions & Notes:

• Honey or Maple Syrup: I use maple syrup to make these vegan. 
• Nut butter: Any nut butter will work for this recipe. You can use almond butter, cashew butter, tahini or sunflower butter.
• Protein powder: I prefer the vegan chocolate shakeology as it pairs nicely with the banana bread flavors and it's full of digestive enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics.   Feel free to use your favorite brand and flavor of protein powder for this recipe.
• Chocolate chips: You could always skip the chocolate chips and add a different mix-in. Some great examples include: crushed nuts, chia seeds or ground flax seeds.