Granola Energy Bites

 This is a really easy recipe I found on The Marathon Mom 's blogsite.  She's got a much better pic of the end product...my batteries were dead on my camera, so all my pics came from my phone. Sorry!  Start out with 2 cups of oats and toss them in a large mixing bowl (you'll need the room to smush it all together in the end!)

 Have your lovely (little) assistant help by adding in 2 cups of coconut flakes and 1 cup ground flaxseed.

 Now, 1 cup of chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet, but you could probably sub in any kind you like!)

 Ok, lovely assistant, now gently pour in 1 tsp cinnamon.

 Now, gently stir it all to combine...

 Next, add in 2 tsp vanilla and 1 cup peanut butter (or sunbutter/other nut butter).

 Add in 2/3 cup of honey (I used raw, but regular would work just fine!).

 Here's the fun part.  Smush it all together to mix well.  You can use a spoon, but bare hands really work better to evenly distribute the peanut butter and honey.

Then, form them into balls of whatever size you like and store them (covered) in the fridge.  I ended up with about 4 doz small-ish bites.  My kids are younger and it's easier for them to eat.  (Don't try to count them from the picture....not all of them made it to the fridge, lol...yum!)  Check out the blog linked above, the commenters really played with this recipe and have several variations that sound so good!

Here it is a little more consolidated:

Granola Energy Bites

2 cups oats
2 cups coconut flakes
1 cup ground flaxseed
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add in wet ingredients and smush (that's a technical term!) to completely combine.  Shape into balls and store, covered, in the fridge.