Cookie Dough Energy Bites

These Cookie Dough Energy Bites are the perfect no bake healthy snack.  They come together in one bowl in under 15 minutes.  There’s no food processor or mixer required,  just good ol’ arm strength!  So easy to make and you only need 5 simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen. They hold together well so you can easily toss a few in your bag for school, work or as a travel snack for a little treat.

Ingredients:

1 cup gluten free old fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup nut butter

1/4 cup maple syrup or honey

1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder

1/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

• Place oats, nut butter, maple syrup, protein powder and chocolate chips in a large bowl and stir to combine.

2. Mix the ingredients together in a large bowl. Getting the mixture to combine takes a little arm muscle it will come together as you keep mixing. 

   

3. Once combined, use a small cookie scoop to scoop and form the dough into balls. Roll in your hand to form balls and roll in a few extra oats.

   

4. Enjoy immediately or store in refrigerator (for a week) or freezer (up to 3 months)

Substitutions & Notes:

• Honey or Maple Syrup: I use maple syrup to make these vegan. Maple syrup is a little thinner than honey so you might need to add some more oats to the mixture to get the balls to hold together better.
• 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 vanilla shakeology as it pairs nicely with the peanut butter and chocolate chips, but 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: dried cranberries, raisins, shredded coconut, crushed nuts, cacao nibs, chia seeds or ground flax seeds.