Monica's Mixing Bowl

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• Ingredients:

  • ½  cup shredded unsweetened coconut, divided

  • ¼ cup coconut oil

  • 1/3 cup sunflower seed butter

  • 2/3 cup Gluten-free oats, ground to a crumbly flour in a food processor (or regular oats if not gluten-free)

  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1-2 tsp apple pie spice 

  • 1 Tbsp. ground flaxseed

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• Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, add coconut oil, sunflower seed butter, applesauce, vanilla extract, and apple pie spice.  Mix until combined.

2. Stir in ground oats, ¼ cup shredded coconut, and ground flaxseed. 

3. Using a small cookie dough scoop, portion the batter into individual balls. The balls will be soft and a little sticky. 

4. Place the remaining ¼  cup shredded coconut into a shallow bowl and roll each ball in it to coat. 

5. Place the balls on a plate and put in the refrigerator until lightly hardened, about an hour or so. 

6. Store the balls in a covered container in the refrigerator.