Tropical Energy Balls: Easy Back to School Breakfast

If your typical weekday morning includes rushing the kids to the bus having just managed to find a missing shoe,
backpack and hair tie, try making breakfast ahead of time with this recipe.

Tropical Energy Balls

Start to finish: 15 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup wheat germ or ground flax seed
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut, plus extra for rolling
• 1/4 cup dried pineapple, chopped
• 3 tablespoons macadamia nuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons protein powder, optional

Directions

1. Stir all ingredients together until combined. Add protein powder if desired.
2. With wet hands, form a tablespoon of the mixture into a ball. If mixture is not holding together as desired,
   add additional honey until balls hold shape.
3. Roll in shredded coconut if desired.
4. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 36 balls.