No Bake Healthy Energy Bites

These delicious little no bake energy bites are the perfect healthy snack!

Ingredients
1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup ground flaxseed or wheat germ
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
1 Tbsp. chia seeds (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Method
Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like. (Mine were about 1" in diameter.) Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.

Makes about 20-25 balls.

ENJOY!!!

Breaking Selfish Rules

If you ever pay attention to how many unspoken rules given in a day, it can be enlightening. Some of those rules may have originated for selfish reasons and don’t really need to be rules anymore. Case in point: If I get out three bowls for cereal and the kids want to put them back in the cabinet so they can pick their own, I say no because I’ve already done it; I have an unspoken rule about not undoing things because I hate the lack of forward progress! Yet, at this young age, that cereal bowl choice is really important to my boys. I'm taking inventory of my unspoken rules and am surprised to find some selfish ones in there.

Philippians 2:3-4, Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Pumpkin Spice Waffles!

One of the best things about Janelle recipes is they are EASY & YUMMY. When I need a quick recipe for ANY occasion I head straight to Janelle's recipes!

Ingredients
2 ½ cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups milk
4 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter

Spiced Whipped Cream:
1 pint whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp pumpkin spice

Instructions
Preheat waffle iron.
Make your whipped cream first by beating just the whipping cream until stiffens.
Beat in ¼ cup of sugar and 1 Tbsp of pumpkin spice at very end.
Store in refrigerator.

To make waffles add all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, spice, salt, brown sugar) and mix. Then, add your wet ingredients (pumpkin, milk, eggs, butter). Mix well.
Spray waffle iron well with “Pam” and add about ¼ cup of batter.
Close down lid and let steam/cook until crisp.
Serve off the iron with warm maple syrup, butter, spiced whipped cream and nuts if desired.