If you’re anything like me, morning is not your friend. Whatever I can do to make it run more smoothly I try my best to do. Now I used to skip breakfast all together and just chug a cup of coffee but that started to not work out so well, i.e., tired, cranky, dizzy spells, etc. And the only thing I feel like eating in the morning tends to be food that includes some sort of nut butter so when I have the chance, I make these. The kids even love them but I usually substitute a few mini dark chocolate chips for them as the cocoa nibs are not sweet at all.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups of Bob’s Red Mill gluten free rolled oats
- 1 1/3 cup coconut flakes, toasted (unsweetened, again I use Bob’s)
- 1 cup ground flax seed (you guessed it, Bob’s)
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/4 slightly heaping teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 chopped dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup cocoa nibs
Directions:
Throw all of that stuff into a large mixing bowl and initially stir with a large wooden spoon or spatula. Fold as best as you can then use hands to fully incorporate. If mixture is too sticky, add a little bit more of the oats until it holds. If it is too dry, add a little honey. The trick to making the balls is to first squeeze them tightly then roll. I hide store them in the fridge and have two or three for breakfast.
SWEET CAFFEINE 