Healthy Homemade PB Energy Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry oatmeal (I used gluten-free thick cut oats)
- 1 and 1/3 cups coconut flakes, Let’s Do Organic is my favorite brand!
- 1 cup peanut, almond, or other nut butter (Pick your favorite!)
- 1 cup fresh ground flax seed
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips or cacao nibs, optional, I used Lily’s brand sweetened with stevia
- 2/3 cup raw honey, Buy a local honey
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a medium bowl until very thoroughly mixed.
- Press mixture very firmly into the bottom of a 9×13 pan.
- Place in freezer for approx. 1 hour, then slice into bars/squares with a sharp knife.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week
OR
- Alternately, you can roll into balls of about 1″ in diameter.
- Place on a cookie sheet & Freeze one hour.
- Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
- Makes about 36 balls.
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