No Bake Loaded Oatmeal Cookie Energy Bites (Gluten Free, Vegan Friendly

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1/2 cup Cranberries, dried

• Breakfast Foods

  • 2 cup Rolled oats

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Honey or maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup Naturally no stir peanut butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup Dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/3 Nuts or maple glazed pecans if, honey roasted

Found on cottercrunch.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 to 2 1/3 cup rolled oats (gluten free)- If you use quick oats you will need more
• 1/3 crushed honey roasted nuts or maple glazed pecans if vegan (1/2 c whole)
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1/3 c dark chocolate chips (enjoy life mini chocolate chips work great for vegan/dairy free!)
• 1/2 c dried cranberries
• 1/2 -2/3 cup naturally no stir peanut butter (adjust depending on the brand of peanut butter you use)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• optional 2 tsp coconut flour or GF flour if you want to adjust the batters thickness.

Directions

• Grind up your glazed nuts blender and transfer into a mixing bowl.
• Add your oats, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, cinnamon and mix together.
• Next add your peanut butter. Stir again.
• Finally, Add in your honey a little bit a time. Mixing between pours. Adjust the amount of honey you use depending batters thickness. You might need more or less.
• Add vanilla then mix again well with hands. •
• Roll into 1-1.5 inch balls and place on cookie tray or plastic ware with parchment paper underneath.
• Let them freeze for 20-30 minutes then transfer into a Ziploc bag.
• Dust with additional cinnamon if desired.
• keep in fridge or freezer for up to 6 weeks.
• See notes for other techniques and how to make vegan.