When you’re in between workouts or busy and on-the-run, a quick grab-and-go snack full of good nutrition is great to fuel your body and provide the energy it needs. These chocolate peanut butter energy bites are the perfect solution to satisfy your cravings and fill you up. These bite-sized treats are calorie dense, so a little goes a long way to give your body what it needs. Pair them with a lean protein or protein shake and you’ve got a great post-workout snack.

These chocolate peanut butter energy bites are a great way to get more healthy fats in your diet and appease your sweet tooth without guilt!

Dark Chocolate Energy Bites

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

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Prep Time 5 mins Total Time 05:00

A delicious and healthy snack on-the-go

Ingredients

1 cup dry oatmeal (can use quick oats or whole oats)
3/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut, toasted
1 cup Medjool dates, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup Smart Balance dark chocolate peanut butter (creamy or chunky) or your favorite peanut butter
1/4 cup raw shelled hemp seeds
1/4 cup ground golden flaxseed
1/3 cup raw honey (can use real maple syrup)
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
dash sea salt
*optional: 1/2 cup mini dark chocolate chips

Directions

Toast coconut in a saute pan on med-high heat until lightly golden, stirring often.
Place coconut and all other ingredients into the bowl of a food processor.
Pulse until all ingredients are well incorporated.
Roll into balls and place in an airtight container.
Chill and store in the refrigerator.

by Amee Livingston

Recipe Notes

*Smart Balance dark chocolate peanut butter was provided to me for review. All opinions are my own and not influenced in any way.

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Comments

Beth says

January 20, 2014 at 11:54 am

Do you know the calorie count and nutritional stats for these? Thank you.

- Amee Livingston says
  
  January 20, 2014 at 6:25 pm
  
  Hi Beth! I don’t do nutritional stats for my blog recipes, basically because I just don’t have the time…wish I could get that implemented…maybe someday. However, there are great tools online where you can calculate that yourself for any recipes that you find on the web. Check out http://nutritiondata.self.com for analyzing recipe data. Have a great day. 🙂
  
Karli @kindredstyle.blogspot.com says

January 20, 2014 at 6:52 pm

Ok, making these tonight–and sharing them with all my friends!

Emily Smith says

January 20, 2014 at 7:47 pm

Need these right now with afternoon tea! yum

Jennifer F says

January 24, 2014 at 5:01 am

Amee, we are on the same wave length . . . . I’ve got something like this yet plenty different coming up! These look so delicious. BTW, huge fan of hemp seeds.

- Amee Livingston says
  
  January 27, 2014 at 2:57 am
  
  Thanks Jennifer! I can’t wait to see what deliciousness you come up with!