Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

1-1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats, divided
1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter, store bought or homemade
3 tablespoons chia seeds
1/8 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1/4 cup flax seeds (any variety)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, raw or regular
1/3 cup honey (raw honey or not) or real maple syrup
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract

Grind a half cup of oats and all the flax seeds in the blender/food processor until they form a powder.

Add the ground oats and flax seeds to a large bowl. Add remaining cup of rolled oats, cocoa powder, salt, and chia seeds. Mix to combine.

In a separate small bowl, stir together the honey, peanut butter, and vanilla extract until combined. Add to the large bowl of dry ingredients and stir well to combine. Hands may be used to combine as mixture is very thick. Roll into one-inch sized balls. Should make about 20 balls. Note that wetting hands with water or coating in coconut or canola oil helps to keep the mixture from sticking to hands when forming the balls.