Hello my friends it's Dani and today we're making
energy balls I'm going to show you how I make my Oatmeal raisin energy balls that tastes just
like an oatmeal raisin cookie except it's an Energy ball They are packed with simple nutritious
ingredients like rolled oats nut butter and chia Seeds and they come together in just minutes
I really love to make these energy balls when I'm doing meal prep so that I have a healthy
delicious snack on hand ready to go for the week And you're going to see they're super versatile
you can lean on them as a grab-and-go breakfast They're perfect before or after a workout and
they also work really well in lunch boxes and Did I mention that this all takes place in
one big bowl it's just a dump and stir type Of recipe which happens to be my favorite type so
the first thing going in to the bowl is one cup Of good old-fashioned rolled oats now you could
use a quick cooking oatmeal for this recipe but Steel cut oats will not work because they're not
going to soften then I have two tablespoons of Chia seeds which are high in fiber and rich in
healthy fats and this is also going to help to Bind the energy walls together a half a teaspoon
of cinnamon and a half a teaspoon of sea salt I'm going to gently just stir those dry
ingredients together just a quick toss And then 1 3 cup of nut butter now I normally make
this recipe with almond butter but we were out so I'm using peanut butter which just goes to show
you that this is a very flexible recipe you could Literally use any nut or seed butter that you love
or that you have on hand two things to keep in Mind when you're buying your nut Butters the only
ingredient listed should be the nut and perhaps Some salt if you like a salted nut butter which
I happen to prefer the other thing you want to Look for is a brand that is loose and pourable I
have found that when it comes to using nut Butters In baked goods or in energy balls like these the
texture of The Nut Butter can really make or break The recipe so I will link to some of my favorite
Brands down in the description box below but you Definitely want to look for something that is
horrible and not too hard then to add a little bit Of sweetness I'm pouring in a quarter cup of real
maple syrup which could also be honey if that's What you have on hand and then I'm going to toss
in the mixins and because we're going for oatmeal Raisin cookie I've got a quarter cup of chopped
walnuts and a quarter cup of raisins but remember Recipes like this are so flexible so you can use
this as your blueprint and then tweak and adapt It to add whatever Sterns you love or whatever
you have on hand a few of our family favorites Are mini chocolate chips shredded coconut and
sunflower seeds from here I'm just going to take A spatula and mix all of the ingredients together
until I have a nice thick hearty batter like you Can see here when you pick up this dough and you
really squish it in your palm it should stick Together just like this if it seems a little loose
you could just sprinkle in a few extra oats if Needed until you come up with this texture right
here so what I do next is I just grab a small Rimmed baking sheet and then I scoop a heaping
table spoon of the mixture and I dropped that
Right into my hand okay then I just squish it in
my palm make sure it's all sticking together and Then roll it between my Palms to create a little
ball just like you're making a meatball okay so This is what it's going to look like when it's
ready to go I'll place that on the baking sheet And repeat until I have 12 energy balls now from
here I just popped them in the fridge I let them Set up for about an hour and then I transfer
them into an airtight container where they will Happily last in the fridge for up to two to three
weeks and in the freezer for up to three months They are so good I love the sweetness of
the raisin with the crunch of the Walnut And then the warmth from that cinnamon it's
like a fresh baked oatmeal raisin cookie but Not so good I cannot wait for you to give this
recipe a try you probably already have all of The ingredients waiting in your pantry so do that
and enjoy and if you enjoy simple healthy doable Recipes just like this please take a moment to
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recipe thank you so much for watching I'm Danny Spies and I'll see you back here next time
with some more clean and deliciousness cheers
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