No-Bake Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Energy Balls 

No-Bake Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Energy Balls  (sugar free, oil free, gluten free)

Makes: 20

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups Quick Oats
• 3 Tbs Toasted Carob powder (caffeine free chocolate) or Cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Coconut flakes
• 1 tsp Cinnamon 
• 3 Tbs Natural Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Date Paste (made by processing soaked and pitted dates with a little water to form a paste)
• 1 smashed Banana
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract 

*you can try subbing the date paste for 1/4 cup maple syrup or raw agave. We haven’t tested this yet. Let us know in the comments if you do. 

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a bowl combine dry ingredients
2. In another bowl combine wet ingredients
3. combine dry with wet
4. roll into balls
5. freeze
6. enjoy
7. share with your kids! if you can 🙂