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Easy No-Bake Energy Bites for Busy Parents & Postpartum Recovery
Kana | Your Neighbourhood Doula
Energy bites are quintessential snacks for postpartum moms. It's packed with nutrients and easy to eat while you're feeding your baby!
This is a no-bake recipe so super easy to make and done in under 30 minutes :)
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed or chia seed
- 1 cup peanut butter (this can be substituted with almond butter or any nut butter of your choice)
- 1/2 cup honey (this can be substituted with maple syrup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients (flaxseed/chia seed and old-fashioned oats)
- Add the peanut butter, honey/maple syrup and vanilla together
- Mix mix mix.
- Once everything is evenly mixed, all the chocolate chips
- Roll them onto a parchment paper
- Leave in the fridge for 20~30 minutes and voila!
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