What You Need
- 1 and1/4 cup traditional rolled oats (separated)
- 8 Medjool dates (pitted)
- 1/4 cup Sneakz Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
- 1/4 cup Sneakz Organic Vanilla Milkshake drink (or more, see below)
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract (optional) and mini chocolate chips to taste.
How to Make Them
- Place pitted dates in a food processor and pulse until they form a paste (paste will be thick).
- Add in 1 cup only rolled oats and pulse a few more times until just combined.
- Transfer date/oat mixture into a medium-sized bowl. Then, slowly stir in protein powder and sunbutter.
- Next, add in Sneakz Organic Vanilla Milkshake drink and vanilla extract, if desired. Stir well to combine. *If mixture seems too dry, you can add in additional Sneakz drink, as necessary.
- Stir in remaining 1/4 cup oats and mini chocolate chips until you have a well combined dough to work with.
- Form and roll mixture into bite-size balls (you can make these as small or large as you would like, depending on how many you need). I made 17 good sized balls with this recipe.
- Store in refrigerator in a resealable bag. – Portable, tasty, fun and healthy! I’d call that a major win!
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