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Julie Anderson
No Bake Energy Bites

Hearty, filling, easy, fast, customizable and delicious—plus you don’t need to turn on the oven in July!

Ingredients:

These energy bites consist of 3 extremely
1. Base customizable parts and can be easily adapted to

oats (1 cup) a variety of tastes and dietary needs. Mix all
rolled oats (old fashioned oats) are best; instant ingredients in a bowl (by hand is easiest),
oats are a bit finer and will need more to bind refrigerate at least 20 minutes, then scoop and

them together. Steel-cut oats are a little too shape into balls. Store in an airtight container for
coarse up to a week. No refrigeration is required but
keeping them cool will help them hold their
2. Binders (appx ½ cup):
shape.

nut butter (1/2 cup)
peanut butter, almond butter, et cetera

Honey, pure maple syrup or agave nectar (1/3 cup)
Keep in mind that agave is the most neutral flavor. Using
maple syrup will eliminate the need for a lot of extra
flavorings. If using maple syrup, reduce amount slightly.

3. Add-ins

(choose from the following; suggested
measurements are below):

• Ground flaxseed (up to ½ cup)
• Chia seeds (1 tablespoon)
• shredded toasted (unsweetened) coconut (2/3 cup)
• chocolate or other baking chips (up to ½ cup)
chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch…let your
imagination run wild!
• vanilla (for flavoring) (1 tsp)
• cocoa powder (1/4 cup)
• dried fruit (1/4 cup)