NO-BAKE OATMEAL ENERGY BALLS: In search for the best healthy snack

No-Bake Oatmeal Energy Balls

Today I‘m going to show you how to make date energy balls

These healthy energy balls are so easy to make and they taste like a cookie dough

Oatmeal energy balls are 100% gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free, and they make a perfect breakfast on the go or snack

Here‘s what you‘ll learn in today‘s video:

First, I‘ll show you how to make cookie dough like mixture, using 5 healthy ingredients

Next, you‘ll see how to use different mix-ins to make these energy balls even more delicious and nutritious

This recipe uses date paste as a sweetener The easiest way is to go with the store-bought date paste, but you can make your own date paste in just 5 minutes

Simply fill the glass jar with the dried pitted dates (the cheap ones), cover with hot water, put the lid on and let it sit for 1 hour

Then, you‘ll have to transfer the dates and the water into the blender and blend into a smooth paste It‘s that simple!

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OATMEAL ENERGY BALLS RECIPE

Ingredients:
3 cups quick cooking oats (270g)
1/2 cup peanut butter (125g)
1/2 cup ground flax seed (75g)
1 cup date paste (250g)
1/3 cup coconut oil (70g)

mix-ins (dark chocolate, dried cranberries, chopped walnuts, chia seeds)

Preparation:
In a bowl add the oats, peanut butter, flax meal, date paste and coconut oil Using your hands mix all the ingredients together If you prefer you can do it with the food processor too

If the mixture is too dry to shape (which depends on the consistency of the date paste), add some water

Add the mix-ins and give it a final mix

Scoop about 1 tablespoons of mixture and using your hands form the bite sized balls

You can eat them immediately

Freeze or store in the fridge for up to 3 months

Enjoy!