Protein Bites

Do you need a tasty snack to enjoy any time of the day?

I am going to be teaching you how to make a chewy, oatmeal treat maybe to feed a child you are babysitting or to hold you over before a game.

I will be walking you through 13 steps to make these delicious bites without any baking!

Ingredients: 1 cup (dry) oatmeal, 2/3 cup coconut flakes, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup ground flaxseed, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/3 cup honey, 1 Tbsp. chia seeds, 1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Supplies: a big bowl, a spoon, a container, a measuring cup, and measuring spoons.

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

For the ingredients, you will need 1 cup (dry) oatmeal, 2/3 cup coconut flakes, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup ground flaxseed, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/3 cup honey, 1 Tbsp. chia seeds, 1 tsp. Vanilla extract. For the supplies, you need a big bowl, a spoon, a measuring cup, a container, and measuring spoons.

Pour 1 cup (dry) oatmeal, using a measuring cup, into the bowl.

Add 2/3 cup of coconut flakes, using a measuring cup, into the bowl.

Scoop, using a measuring cup, 1/2 cup of peanut butter into the bowl.

Using a measuring spoon, add 1/2 cup of ground flaxseeds into the bowl.

Pour 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into the bowl.

Pour 1/3 cup of honey into the bowl.

Pour 1 Tbsp. of chia seeds into the bowl.

Pour 1 tsp. of vanilla extract into the bowl.

After all of your ingredients are added into the bowl, mix them together with a spoon and then start mixing with your hands.

Cover the bowl with saran wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Take the bowl out of the refrigerator. Then, roll small portions of the mixture into a round, ball shape. After you roll them, put them into a container

Put a lid on the container and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take them out of the refrigerator and enjoy!

You can always eat these anytime of the day. You can give these to the children you are babysitting as a tasty snack, unless they have a peanut allergy. It is so easy to make because it requires no baking with only eight ingredients.

Always remember to keep your friends close, but your snacks closer!