No-Bake Quinoa Energy Bites

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Maple syrup

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 cup Oats, quick-cooking
  • 1 cup Quinoa, Cooked White

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/3 cup Chocolate chips, mini vegan
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Sunflower seed butter, refrigerated

Found on eatingbyelaine.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked white quinoa (completely cooled or refrigerated) - see my post on How to Make Perfectly Cooked Quinoa
• 1 cup quick cooking oats (gluten-free if desired)
• ¼ cup sunflower seed butter (refrigerated)
• ⅓ cup mini vegan chocolate chips
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt

Directions

• Line a small baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Stir until well incorporated.
• Using your hands, roll the mixture into individual small balls. The recipe makes about 12 energy bites that are approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. But any size will do.
• Place the small balls onto the lined baking sheet and place in the freezer for 4 hours or overnight. Enjoy straight out of the freezer. I sometimes wait a minute or two to let them thaw out a bit so they are not too hard. But dont leave them out too too long or they will start to get mushy. Still delicious though!