Energy Balls without Peanut Butter

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 0.5 cups pumpkin seeds
• 0.5 cups walnuts
• 0.5 cups pecans
• 15 pitteds Medjool dates
• 0.5 cups brown rice syrup
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• 0.5 cups shredded coconut
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 0.25 cups sunflower seeds

Instructions

1. 1

   Burst oats into a coarse meal in the bowl of a food processor. Add pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and pecans; pulse 10 to 15 times, until chunks are desired size.

2. 2

   Toss dates into the food processor and mix for 30 seconds. Pour rice syrup in slowly, with the processor running, until combined and starting to ball up.

3. 3

   Transfer to a bowl and mix in chocolate chips, coconut, raisins, and sunflower seeds. Pull off dough in 25 gram sections and roll into balls. Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet; it's okay if they touch but make sure they are not stacked.

4. 4

   Refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours before serving.