Easy Energy Bites!  What will you find in your Easter basket this year?  I have older kids and they are looking for something besides candy.  And I am looking for something to put in there besides money!!  LOL.

So I decided that these easy energy bites will be perfect.  That way they can do their workout and then pop a couple of these energy bites in their mouth and keep going.

 

 

 

 

What Ingredients Do I Need to Make Easy Energy Bites?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these Energy Bites (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

• Oatmeal (I used old fashioned)
• Honey
• Peanut butter or almond butter
• Vanilla extract
• Flax seeds, ground
• Coconut, flaked or toasted
• Chia seeds
• Chopped walnuts (optional)
• M & M’s (I used milk chocolate speckled) or chocolate chips

 

 

How Do I Make Easy Energy Bites?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these Energy Bites (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

• Stir together, oatmeal, honey, peanut butter or almond butter, vanilla, ground flax seeds,  flaked or toasted coconut, and chia seeds.
• If desired, you can also add chopped walnuts and M & M’s or chocolate chips.
• Mix again.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove from the fridge and use a cookie scoop or regular spoon and roll into about 2″ balls.
• Store in an airtight container.
• I store them in the refrigerator, but you don’t need to.

 

 

This year for our family Easter egg hunt, I decided that I am going to give each child a number.  Each number will have a name behind it and once that name is revealed, the child will go to this person’s home, and ask them if there is something that they can do for them.

I will let the neighbor know ahead of time what we are doing. We have a few older ladies in our neighborhood that live alone, and so I think that they will always have something that they might need done.  I love that we can always look outside of ourselves and help someone else.

I know that one year, one of my neighbors had the fire truck at her house, I thought that it was because she was sick. Then I found out that they were changing the batteries in her smoke detector!  You know those annoying things that always seem to run down and start chirping at 1:00 am.

Maybe we will pull a few weeds, or maybe we will just say hello. Whatever we do, I hope that we can change someone’s day and make it just a little bit better.

 

 

 

 

What Are Some Good Optional Add-Ins For Easy Energy Bites?

 

• Walnuts, M & M’s, Chocolate Chips have already been listed as options in the recipe.
• Really the sky is the limit – use your imagination and use some things that you like.

 

Some additional suggestions:

• Dried Fruits
• Raisins
• Craisins
• Coconut
• Trail Mix
• Nuts

 

 

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and that you will be making wonderful memories with friends and family.   I remember one year that the Saturday before Easter, I bought some headlights at a local hardware store.

Then when it was dark, the kids put their headlights on and went outside and found Easter eggs.  Then after they were finished I encouraged them to put their headlights into their 72 hour kits.  That was just a fun time.

If you have any great ideas, I hope that you will share them with others.  Let me know what your funnest Easter tradition is, or any other ideas that you would like to share.  Happy Easter and enjoy!

 

Another Energy Bite Recipe For You:

 

Almond Energy Bites