Trail Mix Energy Bites
Some of my favorite things to make (and eat) are energy bites – here is my usual recipe- //mostlywholefoodie.com/2016/02/03/energy-bites/ I always have some in my fridge for a pre workout snack for me and my husband or as a post nap snack for my kiddos so they can make it to dinner without me losing my mind!! Every other time I make them, I change up a few of the ingredients that I put in there just to keep it interesting, but lately I’ve been wanting to create a completely new version of them. Walking through the grocery store the other day, I saw some containers of trail mix and I thought “That’s it!” The snowy weather will soon be coming to an end, here in Colorado, and we’ll be hitting the hiking trails, each with a 30 lb toddler strapped to our backs. The hubs and I will definitely be needing something substantial to fuel our bodies and who doesn’t like trail mix while on the trail?! So I quickly got to work picking all of my favorite, but still healthy, trail mix ingredients and, after a few test runs and “forcing” some of my friends at the gym to taste test, this is what I came up with:
- 1 cup sunflower seed butter (recipe found here- //mostlywholefoodie.com/2016/04/25/homemade-nut-seed-butters/ )
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup steel cut oats
- 1/2 cup flax meal
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup broken pretzels
- 1/4 cup raisins (or craisins)
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1/4 cup cashew pieces
Combine all of the ingredients together in a large bowl until well incorporated.
Refrigerate for one hour before rolling into balls, using a heaping tablespoon for each to keep ball sizes consistent (if you care about that 😜)
Keep in the fridge for up to two weeks- good luck getting them to last more than a few days!!
Let me know how you like them and if you take them on a hike, send me a selfie!!! Happy trails 🙂
