No Bake Power Protein Bars

Recipe submitted by Mauri

Recipe taken from daily hiit

Ingredients:
2 cup rolled oats
1 1/3 cup unsweetened thick cut coconut
2/3 cup raw honey, real maple syrup or blackstrap molasses
1 cup nut butter
1 cup ground flax meal
1 cup dark/bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tsp unrefined coconut oil
2 tsp pure vanilla

Optional:
4 tbs whey protein powder
2 tbs chia seeds

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.

Spread and press firmly into an 8″x 8″ pan - Or chill dough for at least 30 minutes and scoop rounded tablespoons into balls and stack in an airtight container in the fridge.

- I have never put the chocolate chips in these and they are still delicious!