Energy Bites Recipe: Easy, No-Bake Snack

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned oats, pulsed briefly in a food processor or blender to break them up)
• ½ cup finely chopped pecans
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts or almonds
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed or wheat germ (okay to substitute more oats or nuts)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Scant ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup finely chopped pitted dried dates, from 6 to 8 large dates
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup water
• ¾ cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut, for rolling