Recipe: No Bake Energy Balls
Try this easy no bake energy ball recipe for the perfect pre-run snack or natural, mid-run fuel.
Ingredients
2 cups dry oatmeal or quinoa flakes
1 cup flaxseed, ground
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 cup almond butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup dried blueberries
2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Direction
Mix almond butter, vanilla and honey into a paste. Add to dry ingredients. Measure with tablespoon to form into balls and place on wax paper. Keep refrigerated. Makes 30 balls.
Nutrition Information
Per ball (oatmeal)
Calories. . . . . . . 149
Fat. . . . . . . . . . . 8 g
Unsaturated . 6 g
Carbohydrates. 16 g
Fibre. . . . . . . . 2.2 g
Protein . . . . . . . 4 g
Nutrition Information
Per ball (quinoa)
Calories. . . . . . . 155
Fat. . . . . . . . . . . 8 g
Unsaturated . 6 g
Carbohydrates. 17 g
Fibre. . . . . . . . 2.1 g
Protein . . . . . . . 3.8 g
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