Ingredient Details and Substitutes

1. Shredded coconut: Contains antioxidants and just adds a great additional flavor (toasting and cooling adds a whole other dimension). If you have a nut allergy (sometimes people with nut allergies can have a coconut allergy) you can just add more ground flax seed or old-fashioned oats.
2. Creamy peanut butter: Both traditional and natural creamy peanut butter work in this recipe. You can also sub for Sunflower butter if nut butters are an issue.
3. Semisweet chocolate chips: I use standard-size chocolate chips, but minis are fine as well.
4. Butterscotch Chips: If you don’t like butterscotch, please feel free to just double the amount of chocolate chips
5. Honey: Adds just a touch of natural sweetness as well as helps to bind everything together. If you don’t like honey, you can use maple syrup.
6. Chia seeds: Chia Seeds are high in fiber and also help to keep the balls together, but if they’re MIA in your cupboard, you can skip them, but I really recommend you grab them. They’re really are great.

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble holding the energy snack bites together, I recommend adding a little more peanut butter to make the mixture a bit more sticky.

Storage:

Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months (honestly, I put mine in a bowl in the fridge for easy grabbing because everyone in my house eats them in about 2 to 3 days).