No Bake Oat Balls
No Bake Oat Balls with cranberry orange flavor to power you through the holidays!
- Prep Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hours
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Countertop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 10-12 pitted dates
- 1 cup rolled oats (Gluten Free optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted sunflower seed butter
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 medium orange
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon pie spice
- 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal (optional)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. Set aside.
- With the orange, zest the all of the orange peel and then quarter the fruit. Add the zest and squeeze out the juice of the wedges into the processor.
- Add in the remaining ingredients except half of the cranberries, chocolate chips, and other toppings of your choice.
- Pulse until completely blended and make sure to scrape with a spatula the ingredients that stick to the sides.
- Transfer the mix to a bowl and fold in the remaining cranberries and toppings.
- Roll the mix into small balls as you would for cookies, about 1-2 inch diameter. Cover the sheet loosely with foil and place in the refrigerator for 3 hours or the freezer for 1 hour.
- Makes 18-20 energy balls and is good for up to a week in the fridge or a few months in the freezer.
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