Oatmeal Chocolate Energy Balls

When you're on your journey to clean eating and you have a sweet tooth, it can be very challenging. That's why sharing with you today one of my go-to recipes that can be prepped ahead of time, stored in a tight lid jar or use those extremely cute mason jars that you can just grab when you are craving! This oatmeal chocolate energy balls are fun to make - you can enlist your kids to help too! 

I hope you have fun enjoying AND eating this sweet replacement ;)

Ingredients:

2 cups steel-cut oats

1/2 cup chocolate chips (preferably dark, love them!)

2/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1/2 cup almond butter or organic peanut butter

1/3 cup agave nectar 

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. salt

some cocoa powder

Here's how you do it:

1. Mix together in a bowl the oats, chocolate chips and coconut.

2. Add the almond butter, agave nectar, vanilla and salt. Mix until well combined.

3. For an hour, chill inside the refrigerator (ugh the waiting part is hard)

4. Take it out of the ref and roll out into balls about an inch of a size (the fun part!! kids will love this part!)

5.  Then you can either roll it in some unsweetened coconut flakes OR in cocoa powder. 

Hope you guys will enjoy this recipe and if you ever decided to do this or if you have variations of the recipe, send me an email! 

If you are looking to live a healthier life with nutritional whole foods, regular exercise, and want to approach life with a positive outlook, contact me! I’d love to help support you on your journey and connect with you on improving your life and reaching your health and wellness goal!