Easy to make / no bake pocket rockets to carry in your jersey and help prevent bonking on testing rides. Homemade - so you know exactly what goes into them and a great mix of both fast and slow release energy sources.

Vegan power balls

To make around 12 x power balls - you need -

100 g of rolled porridge oats
250 g of de stoned dates
60 g of chia seeds
50 g of agave necture or maple syrup

To make -

Tip oats, dates and seeds into a food blender ( i whizz half the ingredients at a time - to get an even mix )
Blend for around 1 x minute
Add agave nectar or maple syrup and blend again for around 30 x seconds
Spoon mix out of blender and roll into balls - about 10 / 12 x golf ball sized
Place balls onto a grease proof paper lined tray
Put tray into fridge for about 1 x hour to firm up

These are great to have just before starting your ride or rolled in foil / grease proof paper in your jersey pocket to take with you. The dates provide instant energy - being at the very top of the Glycemic Index table, while the oats provide long term, slow release energy - being in mid table.