½ cup peanut butter or almond butter (use a no sugar added version-our favorite is Trader Joe's)
¼ cup oats (I blended my a bit in my Vitamix)
1 Tablespoon flax meal
½ cup pumpkin flavored protein powder (we use the Isagenix pumpkin spice protein powder, but you can use any vanilla protein powder and add 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger and ½ tsp cloves)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (add 2 teaspoons if using vanilla protein powder)
3 Tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup mini chocolate chips, raisins or other dried fruit chopped fine (optional)
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl until blended.
Roll into 1 inch balls.
Refrigerate and stop in a tupperware for up to 2 weeks. Believe me...they will not last 2 weeks because they are so YUMMY!!!
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/pumpkin-spice-protein-balls-2