Cookbook Chronicles: Energy Balls- Whitewater Cooks at Home

I LOVE cookbooks and fortunately I've got a great group of family and friends who share my affinity. There is such a feeling of accomplishment; from turning the pages, looking at beautiful food photos, deciding which recipe adventure to prepare, and eventually plating and sharing (or eating yourself!) that completed dish. Sometimes you make mistakes along the way, sometimes you have to take a risk and make an ingredient substitution (or two), but that can be part of the fun, breaking the rules, experimenting. I put a call out to some of my friends and family who I know to be cookbook junkies, asking for guest posts, to share their favourite "go to" recipe from a favourite cookbook. Leah was the first to answer the call, with the help of her adorable sous-chef Lucy.

"Energy Balls" from Whitewater Cooks at Home

1 c sunflower seeds

1 c sesame seeds

1 c rolled oats

1 c chocolate chips

1 c raisins

1 c dried cranberries

1/2 c coco powder

1/2 c honey

1 1/2 c coconut (toasted) for coating

Put everything (except for coconut) in bowl. 

Mix with your hands. 

Add more honey if needed to stick. 

Make into small balls. 

Roll in coconut. 

Store in Airtight container. 

Keep in fridge for one week or freeze. 

Makes around 20.

I love this recipe because it's an easy, fast, no bake treat that everyone loves. 

(It's kind of like eating raw cookie dough, which is awesome when you're 8+ months pregnant!) 

I'm not a huge fan of coconut, so I don't roll them in it, but I could see how it would 'pretty up' the finished product.  

I like eating/serving the balls frozen. 
I discovered this while attempting to hoard them and hide them from 
my husband and brother in our freezer. 
They literally take under 5 minutes to make, and my nearly 2 year old 
can actually help with the mixing. Fool proof, easy, fan favourite.