As I pulled up to a stoplight on my commute to work last Thursday, the radio scanner stopped on a local station. I sat there for a few seconds before my ears recognized what I was hearing.
A Christmas carol.
Normally, this time of year, I would immediately change the station and swear off any mention of winter wonderland, snowmen and reindeer for a few more weeks. But not that morning. I listened and I thought – this is kind of nice.
It felt a little like a guilty pleasure, a secret I should keep to myself. Kind of like when you have the second cookie you don’t need. Or the no-bake chocolate snowball.
That is, unless you are talking about these No-Bake Chocolate Snowballs.
I came across the recipe when I was catching up on Michelle’s blog at Find Your Balance Health, and I couldn’t wait to try them.
There are many healthy bars, protein bites and energy cookies around the web and these are perfect pre- and post run snacks. The only problem is that many use dates as the base, and while I can handle them in moderation, I get tired of that date flavor.
Big bonus, these don’t have a date in sight! I’m already on my second batch and I’m still loving them. You can get the recipe at Find Your Balance Health. It’s nice and simple, and bananas, nut butter, maple syrup and unsweetened coconut just happen to be staples in my kitchen.
Turn up the Christmas carols and grab a couple snowballs. Around here 2012 is going to be one great holiday season!
great! love it..maybe will try:)
Awesome – yours look beautiful!
sound healthy and look beautiful!
Especially with my next marathon coming up, I’m definitely on the lookout for running snacks! These look like balls of serious deliciousness!
I love small bite-sized desserts and was very interested to see that these don’t have dates, as you said. Yay for guilt-free sweet things!
Dota – Great! Hope you do!
Michelle – Thanks! Love your recipe!
Sonia – Thanks! They are really good!
Joanne – These are perfect. All be making them a lot for our upcoming races next year.
Stacy – I was so happy to find some that didn’t use dates!