I’ll be honest, I never really gave energy bites an honest try until after my son was born. But when he was born I quickly realized I needed an easy to make and eat, and nutritious snack. Something that I could make a head of time and have on hand for those long hours of cluster feeding while I was couch bound.

Enter energy bites!

This delicious snack is my perfected recipe. It’s tasty, with just the right amount of sweet, and the flax seeds helps give them that extra added benefit for your hormones!

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls:

What you’ll need:

For the Filling -

1 Cup Oats
2 Tbsp Ground Flax Seeds
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
3 Tbsp Honey
1 tsp Vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt

For the Coating -

2 Tbsp Cacao Powder
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
1.5 tsp Honey
1/4 tsp Vanilla

What you’ll do:

For the Filling -

In a medium bowl, combine the oats and flax seeds together.
Add the peanut butter, vanilla and honey to the oat mixture and stir until everything is will mixed.
With a small ice cream scoop, portion mixture and roll them into balls.
Place in a container, in the fridge and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes, this will help them to keep their shape while coating them with the chocolate.

For the Coating -

Once the balls have cooled, melt coconut oil.
Add the cacao powder, vanilla, and honey and stir well.
Using a fork (or a spoon) place a ball int he chocolate mixture, swirl it around until fully coated, remove the ball from the mixture and place in a parchment lined container.
Repeat the coating process until all balls are coated, then place in the fridge to cool so the chocolate can harden.
Store balls in the fridge and enjoy!

Pro-Tips:

⭐Peanut Butter Balls are just as tasty without the coating.
⭐Have a time crunch? You can add 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips, instead of coating the balls with chocolate, to keep the chocolate and peanut butter goodness.