This post I am pulling over from my "old" blog (the busy bee mommy) when I was still nursing Ty. Oh where has the time gone? This was one of the most requested recipes I had on the blog...and the most pinned. These are amazing!!!
If you need an easy snack that is oh so yummy and can be made pretty much any way you want and doesn't need to be cooked, then this is it. :) Needless to say, I made these Saturday....they are now gone.
First lets talk some ingredients. I am a nursing mother, so these are also good for my milk production with the oatmeal and flaxseed.
Some of you may not know what flaxseed is. Flaxseed can and should (in my opinion) be named as a superfood. It is high in heart healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, magnesium, and fiber. It is low in carbohydrates. Studies have shown that flaxseed also contains lignans, which help prevent cancer.
I purchased my flaxseed at Kroger in the organic section.
Enough rambling, on to the recipe:
1 cup oatmeal (not instant)
1/2 cup frozen thawed coconut
1/2 cup peanut butter (or any nut butter - sunflower seed - almond, etc)
1/2 cup ground/milled flaxseed
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup crushed walnuts
1 tsp vanilla
Mix all together and chill for about an hour. Roll into small balls (about 1 inch) and enjoy. Easy Peasy! Keep refrigerated. Makes about 25.
This would be so good with chocolate chips or dried fruit.
I am going to try it with crushed dried banana and chocolate chips next! Yummo!
Slightly adapted from gimme some oven
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