Made from sunflower seed butter, this nut free recipe is great for school. Makes for a great energy booster to fuel up with and is fun for kids to make too!
Ingredients
1 cup
Oats, large flakes, dry
1/2 cup
Flaxseed meal (ground)
1/2 cup
Dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup
Sunflower seed butter
(or other nut butter substitute)
1/3 cup
Honey
(or 1/4 cup depending on how sweet you want them to be)
1/3 cup
Cranberries, dried
(raisins or currants also work well and are less expensive)
1 tsp
Vanilla extract, pure
(I use non-alcoholic pure vanilla extract)
Instructions
In a large bowl, stir together oats, flax, chocolate chips, sunflower butter, honey, cranberries and vanilla until well combined.
Use a tablespoon (15 mL) top portion oat mixture. With clean hands, roll into balls and place on plate. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks; they also freeze well for up to 2 months..
