Oatmeal cookie balls

This is the PERFECT healthy substitute to your classic holiday favorites--oatmeal cookies!

Without the use of refined sugar or flour yet not skimping on flavor, these balls of deliciousness are perfect to enjoy as a snack, with a cup of coffee for breakfast, or as a quick pre-workout fuel to hold you over without weighing you down!

Oatmeal Cookie Balls

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup (dry) oatmeal
• 2/3 cup toasted unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.
2. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like. (Mine are about 1″ in diameter.) Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
3. Makes about 20-25 balls.