Alternative title: My sweet tooth has been throwing a right hissy fit recently to the point that the mere sight of carrot sticks makes me want to throw a major temper tantrum of my own.

“Is that chocolate?!” My brain shrieked.

“Is that chocolate?!” My sweet tooth shrieked.

“Yes it’s chocolate” I shrieked as the lid of the tub fell onto the counter-top, a light dusting of cocoa powder now covered just about every surface between my kitchen and the backside of the country. Happens every darned time!

“Get a spoon…Any spoon will do…” My brain yelled.

“Stuff the spoon, get a ladle! I don’t care if there is mushroom soup on it just get the ruddy ladle!” My sweet tooth yelled back.

I seriously need to separate those two…

My Almond Butter and Chia Seed Energy Bites lasted all of two days and while the human guinea pigs liked the taste of them I was left craving a chocolatey version. So after throwing a mini wobbler over the huge assortment of overly sweetened cocoa powders currently on sale I settled on a tub that had just one ingredient on the list and headed to the kitchen to make a mess.

No Bake! (No excuses folks…Easy as).

Makes 9

1 x cup of rolled oats

3 1/2 tbsp Almond Butter (I used Meridian again….I fear I have an obsession with this shit, damn you Meridian with your gorgeous crunchy almond goodness).

1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder (I used Bournville…Because the tub didn’t have an ingredients list as long as my arm).

1 1/2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp Chia Seeds

I know what you’re thinking and trust me when I say looks can be deceiving…Really, really.

Throw all the ingredients in a bowl and combine…

I wanted to eat this mix straight out of the bowl!

Roll the mix into balls…

As you can see my ball rolling skills leave a lot to be desired…What are you giggling at?

Chill in the fridge for a few hours and enjoy!

I think the next time I make this mix I’ll add some cherry pieces to it…So folks, what are your favourite healthy snacks to snaffle pre-exercise? In fact, what are your favourite healthy sweet-tooth appeasing snacks?

R x

PS – ‘Fortitude‘ Episode 6 folks…’Fortitude’ Episode 6.