Energy bites, balls, and bars are fun to make and easy to “grab and go” or add to a lunchbox for added protein. Below is one of my kids favourite “school safe” recipe followed by a round up of a few others we love!
Ingredients
1.5 cups Oats
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup Sunbutter (or peanut butter if you plan to not send them to school)
1 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup quinoa
1/3 cup hemp hearts
1/3 cup chia seeds
1/3 cup Manuka honey
2 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions: Mix all ingredients together on low in a food processor and let sit in the fridge for 10 minutes. Then roll into balls and place on parchment paper in a glass or Tupperware container and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Energy Ball Round Up
Lemon Energy Balls: The Lean Green Bean
Gluten Free Cherry Coconut Protein Bites: My Diary of Us
Tropical Quinoa Energy Balls: Abbey’s Kitchen
Carrot Cake Balls: Salubrious RD
Cranberry Orange Energy Bites: One Hungry Bunny
Chocolate Chia Protein Bites: Sarah Remmer
Is the quinoa cooked or just grains?
I have made them both ways and either works 🙂