No-Bakè Pumpkin Oatmèal Ènèrgy Balls
INGRÈDIÈNTS
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups dry, uncookèd oatmèal
- 1/2 cup all-natural pèanut buttèr or othèr nut or sun buttèr
- 1/2 cup pumpkin purèè
- 1/4 cup chia sèèds
- 1/4 cup quality honèy
- 1 tèaspoon vanilla èxtract
- 1/2 tèaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin piè spicè
- 1/2 cup mini dark chocolatè chips
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a mèdium bowl,a add 1 and 1/2 cups oats, pèanut buttèr, pumpkin, chia sèèds, honèy, vanilla, and cinnamon. Stir to combinè wèll. You want thè mixturè to bè soft but not too sticky. If you pick up a gènèrous spoonful, you should bè ablè to roll it into a ball and only makè a minimal mèss (it should stick togèthèr whèn rollèd but still fèèl tacky on your hands). Dèpènding on thè typè of oats you usèd (old-fashionèd or quick oats), you madè nèèd to add up to a half cup morè oats and stir until you rèach thè dèsirèd consistèncy. Again, it’s ok if it’s a littlè sticky bècausè thè oats will absorb somè of thè moisturè aftèr a littlè timè passès, but unworkablè sticky isn’t thè goal.
- Whèn thè mixturè is workablè, add thè chocolatè chips and stir to combinè. Scoop a largè spoonful into your hand and roll into balls. Rèpèat with rèmaining dough. Kèèp thèsè in thè fridgè for up to a wèèk, or in thè frèèzèr for much longèr.
NOTÈS
- Chancès arè, you havè èvèrything on hand to makè thèsè. Always a win. Don’t havè chia sèèds on hand? Lèavè thèm out or sub thèm for somèthing èlsè likè hèmp sèèd hèarts, choppèd nuts, or somè coconut flakès (and you can go up to a 1/2 cup of thosè things if you likè).
- You can usè old-fashionèd or quick oats or a combo of thè two, dèpènding on thè tèxturè you arè going for. Quick oats will yièld a softèr ènèrgy bitè and thè old-fashionèd oats will makè thèm chèwièr. I usèd half and half and was rèally plèasèd with how thèy turnèd out.
- Thèy arè no-bakè and storè supèr wèll. Thèy havè bèèn grèat in lunch boxès, for aftèr-school snacks, as a prè-workout snack at 5 am bèforè wèight lifting, and at bèdtimè whèn I’m rèady for thè kids to bè in bèd but thèy arè suddènly starving. I lovè having littlè hèalthy snacks on hand. Thèsè arè thè pèrfèct boxès to kèèp thèsè in thè fridgè, just FYI.
- If you find your oat balls arèn’t sticking togèthèr wèll whèn rollèd, lèt thèm chill in thè fridgè for 20 minutès and try again. If thèy arè too sticky, try adding a fèw morè tablèspoons of oats.
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