Mother’s Day Protein Bites

These are easy, quick and tasty! I threw them together, so adjust your measurements, if needed, to get the best consistency.
1/3 cup almond butter
1 Tbsp coconut nectar
1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp chocolate chips
3 Tbsp hemp seeds

In a medium sized bowl, mix almond butter and coconut nectar together with a spoon. Add coconut, walnuts and chocolate chips. Mix together until a stiff dough forms. Place the hemp seeds into a small bowl. Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls. Roll in hemp seeds and repeat with all the dough. Place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes to firm and chill. Store in a closed container in the refrigerator up to a week.

You can use any nut butter or liquid sweetener you choose. You can also swap out the coconut flakes, chocolate chips and walnuts for other nuts, seeds or dried fruit. If you don’t have hemp seed or prefer, you can use coconut, chia seed, or omit the hemp seed coating altogether. If you like chocolate a lot, you can melt some chocolate chips and dip the balls in chocolate. This recipe is very flexible!!