No Bake Lactation Bites

No bake Lactation Bites incorporate the traditional galactagogues of oats, brewers yeast and flaxseed. They’re paired with a delicious dose of creamy peanut butter, sweet coconut and a touch of honey for an energy boost. Mix the ingredients together in just one bowl and there’s no cooking, the perfect easy breastfeeding snack!

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Course: Snacks and Bites

Cuisine: dairy free, egg free, freezer friendly, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time: 20

Chilling Time: 1

Servings: balls, approximately

Calories: 126kcal

Ingredients

1 cup smooth, natural peanut butter
1/3 cup honey - you can substitute maple syrup or rice malt syrup
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup desiccated coconut or finely shredded coconut
4 tbsp ground flaxseed
3 tbsp brewers yeast *see Recipe Notes
3-5 tbsp vanilla protein powder *see Recipe Notes

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

1/3 cup sultanas to mix in - you could also use mini chocolate chips
almond meal or desiccated coconut for coating the energy bites

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, stir together the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil.
Add in the following remaining ingredients - rolled oats, coconut, flaxseed, brewers yeast and about 3 tablespoons of protein powder, plus sultanas or any other mix-ins you have chosen.
Using a wooden spoon or spatula to combine the ingredients. The mixture should start to come together to resemble a consistency similar to cookie dough. If the mixture is a bit too wet (i.e. you couldn't roll it into balls) then add more protein powder.
Use your hands to shape the mixture into balls. You should get approximately 24 balls if you use a heaped tablespoon per ball, but adjust the size as you like.
If you like, you can coat the balls in some almond meal or desiccated coconut, as pictured.
Pop the balls in the fridge for at least an hour to firm up. Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge where they should keep well for at least one week. The balls can also be frozen.

Notes

It is important to use a natural peanut butter that doesn't have any additives and that is not whipped. You need it to be a bit soft and oily in order to bring the dry ingredients together.

*Brewers yeast has quite a distinctive flavour; it can be quite salty and or bitter tasting. Based on my experience I think you can get a maximum of 3 tablespoons into this mix with no appreciable impact on flavour.

*I recommend adding a vanilla (or other flavour e.g. chocolate) protein powder to this mixture as opposed to an unflavoured one as it adds more flavour and extra sweetness, making the bites really taste like cookie dough! If you need to substitute, you could also use a bit of oat flour or almond meal instead of protein powder.

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Nutrition

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