1 cup rolled oats

¼ cup ground flax or chia seeds

½ cup peanut butter or nut/seed butter of choice for the other recipes (see notes)

⅓ cup maple syrup (or honey)

1 tsp vanilla (optional)

Pinch of salt (or to taste)

½ cup M & M's

Use almond butter for the base recipe

3 tbsp cocoa powder

¼ cup mini chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla extract (in addition to the base recipe)

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

½ cup fruit juice sweetened dried blueberries

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp lemon zest

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Use almond or cashew butter in base recipe

¾ cup freeze dried strawberries (lightly crushed, or dried strawberries)

1 tsp ground cinnamon (or ½ teaspoon cardamom)

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

⅛ tsp almond extract

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

¾ cup freeze dried apples (or chopped dried apples)

2 tsp cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

½ cup raisins or finely chopped pecans

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

½ cup dried tart cherries (fruit juice sweetened, roughly chopped)

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp fresh lemon juice

⅛ tsp almond extract

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

2 scoops 6 tablespoons vanilla collagen or plant based protein

1.25 ounce package sprinkles (or 8 teaspoons)

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Use almond or cashew butter in the base recipe

½ cup mini chocolate chips

¼ cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

1 tsp vanilla extract (in addition to the base recipe)