Holy Sh*t Balls!

Welcome to 2021!

For all of you who thought there would be calm, peace, and drastic change - I am sorry. Here we are seven days in and HOLY SH*T BALLS! Who knew we, as a country, maybe as individuals, would have to hit rock bottom before we ripped that 2020 Band-Aid off? Here, at Spiritual Spunk, we are true believers in "No Mud No Lotus" (Thich Nhat Hanh), so here's to rooting in the mud and blooming into a beautiful, unique lotus over the next 11 months and 21 days.

In honor of muttering "Holy sh*t balls" every day this week - from the worst EVER New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square (LIT-erally painful - said in my best Moira Rose voice), to the shocking rumors of Kim and Kanye's divorce (who saw that one coming?), to 45 creating an absolute sh*t storm on our Capitol (which requires no more to be said at this point, because it is just too much to process), AND officially canceling any attempt at 'Dry January,' we are sharing one of our newest little additions to our Spiritual Spunk content - our very first Spunky Kitchen Witch recipe.

To be completely honest, we had these cute little Full Moon brownie indulgences all set up to share (they are called Wolfenoots and this Full Moon is the Wolf Moon, soooo . . . it would have been perfect), BUT THEN slight detour due to all reasons above and an attempt to eat healthier (meaning less refined sugar and processing/packaged sweets). I, who am NOT the resident Kitchen Witch, but the resident emotional eater, attempted to make these little energy bites which quickly became known as "Holy Sh*t Balls." Seriously, when everyone tasted them they said, "Holy sh*t, these are awesome," and living with all males -we have Holy Sh*t Balls.

Holy Sh*t Balls Recipe

So, here is our super simple, no bake, Holy Sh*t Balls recipe (adapted from Give Me Some Oven's Energy Bites). We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

What You Need:

-1 cup old fashioned oats

-2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes

-1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (or Sun butter)

-1/2 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

-1/3 cup honey

-1/3 cup vanilla protein powder (or chocolate)

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-2 Flax Chia packets (or not - the original recipe calls for more flaxseed and chia seeds)

-Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until blended evenly and mixture is sticking together.

-Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

-After chilling, use a tablespoon to scoop some of the mixture and roll into balls.

-Store in the refrigerator.

-Yields 2 dozen Holy Sh*t Balls.

Enjoy!

~Spiritual Spunk