No Bake Cranberry Energy Balls
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Tis the season of cranberries and pumpkins and sweaters and hot chocolate. Except we're in southern Baja where it's sunny and in the 80s every day. But that doesn't mean we can't kind of get into the spirit. These No Bake Cranberry Energy Balls are dead simple and got us in the spirit a little bit.
Usually I make energy balls that are made completely of whole foods like dates and nuts. But the minor compromises in this recipe mean an easier cleanup. You can even skip grinding up the oats to make this an appliance-free recipe but like like the way the broken up oats combine with the sunflower seed butter better. BUTTER BETTER!
We keep these in the fridge if we're just going to eat them at home, but if you want to take them on a hike or along for a picnic go ahead and freeze them. That will help keep the nut butter in the cranberry energy balls from softening too much.
We really like the sunflower seed butter in these but use whatever nut butter you have on hand. Our favorite cranberries to use are the fruit sweetened ones but they aren't always easy to find. Natural Grocers usually has them, though. We used up all of ours and had to use the standard sugar sweetened ones we found at Costco here in Baja.
If you're looking for a healthier snack that's fast to make and will still satisfy your sweet tooth, you've gotta try these!
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Do you ever make no bake energy balls? What's your favorite flavor combination?
