No-Bake Energy Bites | Quick, Healthy, Vegan & Gluten Free | Energy Balls Recipe

almond butter

🥗Healthier: peanut butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is often less expensive and nut-free.

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate chips

Cacao nibs are lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener and often less expensive.

chia seeds

🥗Healthier: flaxseeds

💰Cheaper: hemp seeds

Flaxseeds are often cheaper and provide similar health benefits.

Add almonds to a blender or food processor and grind them to make almond flour.

In a medium-sized bowl, add 1 cup of desiccated coconut, 3/4 cup of almond flour, 1/4 cup of pure maple syrup or honey, and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Mix everything together using a spoon until well combined.

Take a small portion of the mixture and roll it into a ball.

Coat the ball with some more desiccated coconut.

Repeat the process with the remaining mixture to make more bites.

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