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Easy Breakfast: Homemade Energy Balls

January 2, 2015 By Lauren Hill · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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The following post is from Lauren of Mama’s Learning Corner:

Over a year ago, our family adopted a gluten-free lifestyle due to health issues of my daughter. I had a very hard time finding breakfast foods for us to eat that didn’t include wheat.

(I’ve since discovered a nice variety of gluten-free foods for us to eat for breakfast. Now lunch? That’s a different story!)

A dear friend of mine sent me the recipe for Homemade Energy Balls and I haven’t looked back!

 

Easy Breakfast: Homemade Energy Balls

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Easy Breakfast: Homemade Energy Balls

Homemade Energy Balls are a perfect breakfast for my children: they’re filling, packed with protein and fiber, and the kids can get them out of the container themselves (a plus for when mom gets up late!).

While the ingredients in this recipe are not the cheapest, it is a very hearty breakfast and my children rarely ask for a snack mid-morning.

Energy Balls are a healthy breakfast that my children beg me to make! However, I only make them around once every 3 weeks so we don’t grow tired of them.

Homemade Energy Balls

Lauren Hill
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Course Breakfast, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup ground flax seed
  • 1/4 cup honey or 100% maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Using a hand or stand mixer, mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Then roll into 1" diameter balls.
  • Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week.
  • If you'd prefer, you can press the mixture into a small flat pan. Cut into squares with a thin, sharp knife after being refrigerated for several hours.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Note: I usually quadruple this recipe and  then press the mixture into a 9 x 13″ glass dish.  If you more than double this recipe, you’ll need to use a stand mixer when combining the ingredients.

Easy Breakfast or Snack: Homemade Energy Balls Packed with Protein | RealLifeAtHome.com

 

Lauren Lauren Hill is a happy wife and homeschooling mama to 4 little people, ages 8 to 3.  In her spare time (ha!) she creates worksheets and printables for Pre-K to 2nd Graders on a variety of topics.  You can follow Lauren and download all of her latest printable goodies by following her on Google + and Pinterest, where she pins daily!

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About Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill is a happy wife and homeschooling mama to 5 kiddos.  In her spare time (ha!) she creates worksheets and printables for Pre-K to 2nd Graders on a variety of topics.  You can follow Lauren and download all of her latest printable goodies by following her on Pinterest, where she pins daily!

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  1. Laura says

    January 3, 2015 at 5:28 am

    These look great! Do you have any suggestions for how many might count as a serving? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      January 9, 2015 at 3:49 pm

      This is not a technical answer, however, my littlest girls (5 1/2 and 4) eat 2 balls that are golf-ball size. My 7 and 9 year olds eat 3-4 for breakfast.

      If we’re using them for snacks, they only eat 1-2. They are very filling!

      Reply
  2. Pat says

    January 3, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    Great Recipe – thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Samantha Lehmann says

    January 4, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    We call these WWE Wrestler Power Balls for my son – glutten seems to affect his moods – anger. BUT they are delicious. I even used low sugar carob syrup. Thank you! And natural pb works too… we got some from a friend moving to Mexico. USE A MIXER… unless you want the arm work-out and we used a cupcake / cookie spooner….

    Reply
  4. Suanna says

    January 6, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I see recipes like this often and wish we could enjoy them, but my Gluten intolerant person is also oat intolerant. Has anyone heard of a substitute for the oats?

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      January 9, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      Suanna, My daughter is oat intolerant also. We buy Bob’s Red Mill GF oats and she has no issues at all!

      We buy them by the truck load when they go on sale at Amazon. 😉

      Reply
    • catherine says

      September 8, 2016 at 1:56 pm

      You could also use Quinoa flakes or buckwheat flakes. They are sometimes tricky to find, but I have asked our natural foods store in the area if they can order them in and they have been very helpful.

      Reply
  5. Amanda says

    February 22, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    I know this is a recipe, but would you happen to know the nutritional analysis of the recipe already made? I do WW and would like to know how many points are in each one. Thank you! We love them by the way, I just don’t want to love them too much!

    Reply
  6. Emily says

    March 4, 2015 at 6:10 am

    Where you say 1 cup of coconut, does that mean shredded?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      March 5, 2015 at 12:59 am

      Yes, shredded coconut. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Michelle says

    March 8, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    Can you leave out the coconut or substitute with something else?

    Reply
  8. Jacky Griffiths says

    March 14, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    these sound fab I am looking to make some this week, are they freezeable?

    Reply
  9. Lora says

    March 7, 2016 at 2:52 pm

    Oh wow, these sound delicious!

    Reply
  10. Gloria says

    June 30, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Similar to Michelle above, we are not fans of coconut. Is there something else we could substitute instead?

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      July 3, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      These are Lauren’s, but we’ve made ones like this before and haven’t used coconut. So, I think they would be just fine without it. Maybe add in some extra oats to make sure they don’t get too sticky.

      Reply
  11. anna says

    October 1, 2016 at 11:54 am

    My son is in Grad School in Florida. He is always complaining that a healthy breakfast is hard on the run. I like to make and send him things for on the go. I was wondering if these could be shipped?

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      October 5, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      I imagine during cooler months these would ship fine, but I’m not sure about when it’s warm out.

      Reply
  12. Ellie says

    January 30, 2017 at 10:48 pm

    Hi, these look delicious!
    However, what could be an alternative to the peanut butter? As these would make a great recess snack at school and our schools are all nut free.
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Angie Kauffman says

      January 30, 2017 at 11:19 pm

      Maybe SunButter (made with sunflower seeds) would work. 🙂

      Reply
      • Ellie says

        February 1, 2017 at 9:06 pm

        Thank you, I will try it out ????

        Reply

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