ENERGY BITES FROM PINTEREST POSTINGS

I happened upon a great date ball recipe that was a hit with friends and family alike, and is great for school as nut free and can be gluten free if the crisp rice cereal is.

Recently I was led into a Pinterest thread of other energy bites, and have found it fun to try a few others.

They are high calorie, so only eat one for a dessert or two for a snack, but they are fast and based on food, and so far they all freeze well.  I am going to keep exploring recipes, so please feel free to share!

Here are two of my new favorites and the PB chocolate is a kid hit!

One bowl: Shred in the processor, then add the rest of the ingredients for carrot cake.

Classic Coconut Crisps  and Carrot cake energy bites 

My newest obsession, gingerbread!

CARROT CAKE ENERGY BITES
1 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup dates
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 t cinnamon
1/2 vanilla extract
1/3 cup almonds, processed
1/3 cup coconut, unsweetened

Process together. Makes 16. Roll in more coconut if desired.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BITES
1 cup oatmeal
2/3 cup toasted unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

Process together.  Roll into balls. Stores in fridge for 2 weeks or freezer indefinitely.

Alternatively, from Well-Plated by Erin:

1 1/4 cups Mejool pitted dates (cooking dates are fine)

1/4 cup plus 2T PB 

3/4 rolled oats

3 T mini chocolate chips

1 T chia seeds (ground flaxseed)

1/8 t salt

3 T cocoa powder

GINGERBREAD ENERGY BITES
1 cup pitted dates, processed
1 cup toasted pecans (watch these, but this step is worth it!)
1 T molasses
1 tsp ground dry ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 t cloves
1/4 t salt
1/4 t nutmeg

Process together. Roll into 16 balls.

Enjoy!

Other ideas are snickerdoodles and lemon based, like these recipes on bless this mess please.