NO BAKE ENERGY BALLS // Easy to make healthy snack (vegan, gf)

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in saturated fat and offers a different flavor.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave nectar

Maple syrup provides a unique taste and is vegan.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: carob chips

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: oats

Shredded coconut offers a similar texture with less cost.

Preheat a saute pan over medium-low heat.

Add shredded coconut to the pan and stir for about 3 minutes until golden, stirring frequently.

Remove toasted coconut to a bowl and let it cool.

In a large mixing bowl, add all ingredients: organic rolled oats, toasted coconut, organic peanut butter, ground flax seeds, dairy-free chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, date syrup, chia seeds, hemp seeds, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and pink himalayan sea salt.

Stir all the ingredients together until thoroughly combined.

Cover the mixing bowl and let it chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Using a cookie scoop, roll the mixture into one-inch balls.

Optionally, roll the balls in shredded coconut, hemp seeds, or organic cacao powder.

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