Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 1 - July 2014 | Page 21

TEN GLU goodness VEG AN bites E FRE RAW Y DAIR FREE E N LI GY KA ER AL EN SUPER FO OD >45 NO BAKE ENERGY BITES By Laurenda Marie | Serves 10 1 cup oats ½ cup mini chocolate chips (G Team suggests raw chocolate if living dairy free) ²/³ cup organic unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted ½ cup natural creamy peanut butter ¹/³ cup pure honey (G Team suggests maple syrup or other sweetener if going raw) 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup ¼ cup ground flax meal 1 tablespoon whole flax seed 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1    Toast coconut until golden brown in a fry pan over medium heat and set aside to cool - no oil needed (just use as is if going raw). 2    Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and chill in fridge for at least 30 minutes. 3    Remove from fridge and roll mixture into balls, about 1 inch diameter (makes about 15-20). 4    Store in airtight container in fridge for up to a week. Quick, Easy & Tasty! MAG 21