No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

Okay so these were my first time making "no bake" bites and all I have to say is YUM. I made these for a friend's birthday who loves peanut butter, chocolate, and eating healthy so voila - all natural ingredient energy bites it was! She loved them and even said they reminded her of her mom's similar no bake recipe .... best part? These were SO easy to make. While not technically low-cal, these are full of protein, fiber, omega-3s and loaded with oats which help lower cholesterol so they're a much healthier than a sugar packed cookie! These are only 5 ingredients and take a total of 20 minutes from start to finish!!!

In a bowl add:

• 1 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats (found in oatmeal breakfast section of store)
• 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup chocolate peanut butter. Try to find one that still has a good protein count! Lot's of the cookie butter or chocolate spreads have less than a gram of protein, the one I have here has 7g per serving. Regular cream peanut butter would work too if you'd prefer a less chocolaty taste!

This recipe yields 12-15 energy balls so feel free to double or triple depending how many you want.

• Mix together until combine using a spatula and at the ends your hands in order to really mash it together. 
• Freeze the bowl of dough for 10 minutes to get it cold and then remove to form into balls. 

• Roll into balls about one inch in diameter and store in the refrigerator for anytime you want a yummy snack!