No Bake Energy Balls with Dates and Oats
Dates, oats, seeds, peanut butter, and chocolate chips become freezer-friendly energy balls with no baking.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 Medjool dates pitted, about 1 cup
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pepitas
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 to 4 tablespoons milk or water as needed
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
Place the pitted Medjool dates, rolled oats, pepitas, hemp seeds, and ground flaxseed in a food processor and process until well chopped.
Add the peanut butter and process until evenly mixed.
Add 2 tablespoons of milk or water and process until the mixture begins to clump into one large ball, adding more liquid 1 tablespoon at a time only as needed.
Add the chocolate chips and pulse a few times to distribute them.
Scoop and roll the mixture into 16 energy balls, then store them in the freezer.