Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Balls

Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Balls

These Healthy No-Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Balls are a simple, tasty snack to make. They are a combination of 8 nutrient dense ingredients including: pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, dates, peanut butter, chia seeds, cinnamon, sea salt and chocolate chips. The sweet and salty bites are a great way to refuel after a hard workout. Kids love these delicious treats as a snack too!

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Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: Healthy No-Bake Peanut Butter Crunch Balls, Peanut Butter Crunch Balls, Protein Bites

Prep Time: 15

Refrigeration Time: 30

Servings: Balls

Calories: 75kcal

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

½ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup flax seed
1 cups dates pitted
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and set aside.
Pulse pumpkin and flax seeds in food processor until resembles coarse meal.
Add dates, peanut butter, chia seeds, cinnamon and salt to processor. Process until well mixed and starts to resemble a dough, scraping down sides as needed.
Add chocolate chips and pulse on low speed just until combined.
Roll mixture into tablespoon sized balls and place on lined baking sheet. Place sheet in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Store balls in air-tight container in fridge for up to one week.

Notes

*Makes an easy, healthy snack

*Peanuts and seeds are a good source of protein

*Sweetened only by dates, not refined sugar

*Great for seed cycling - pumpkin and flax for days 1 - 14 of cycle

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