Coconut oat balls

Name: Coconut oat balls
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 oz finally chopped dark chocolate and/or cocoa nibs; 1 cup old fashioned oats, plus more as needed; 1 oz pecans; 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (or more); Two tablespoons chia seeds; Two tablespoons hemp seeds; Two tablespoons ground flax seeds; One teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup peanut butter, plus more as needed; Two tablespoons maple syrup, plus more as desired; Quarter teaspoon ground cinnamon

5 steps

Prep:15min

Tweaked no-bake recipe from Fiber-Fueled. You can add pretty much anything to these. Add at will and adjust for moisture content and sweetness. Yum.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:51:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories255.7 kcal (13%)

Total Fat17.9 g (26%)

Carbs18.7 g (7%)

Sugars6.4 g (7%)

Protein6.2 g (12%)

Sodium50 mg (2%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ozdark chocolate

finally, chopped, or cocoa nibs

1 cupoats

old fashioned, plus more as needed

1 ozpecans

½ cupunsweetened coconut flakes

or more

2 tablespoonschia seeds

2 tablespoonshemp seeds

2 tablespoonsground flax seeds

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

⅓ cuppeanut butter

plus more as needed

2 tablespoonsmaple syrup

plus more as desired

¼ teaspoonground cinnamon

Instructions

Step 1

Place chocolate in food processor and pulse until desired texture.

Step 2

Add all other ingredients, and pulse 10 to 12 times, until combined.

Step 3

If the mixture is too sticky to roll into balls, add some more oats. If it's too dry, add more peanut butter. If you would like it a little sweeter, add a little more syrup.

Step 4

Using a cookie scoop, pinch off a tablespoon or two at a time and roll into balls.

Step 5

Keep in refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in freezer for up to a month.