No-Bake, Low-Mess, Energy Snack Bites
Get your energy fix with these simple and tasty No-Bake Energy Snack Bites. Made with pantry staples, they are perfect for a quick and nutritious snack.
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Happy New Year Friends! This is the time of the year when I know so many of you are ready to focus on health, wellness, and maybe even organization.
Well, today I want to share one of my family’s all-time favorite recipes. No-Bake, Low-Mess, Energy Snack Bites. I love that they are easy, have great ingredients, and are less messy to make than some of the others I’ve seen out there.
One thing I love about these little snack bites is they use simple pantry ingredients that I almost always have on hand (and even if you don’t you can find them in the grocery store readily available to fancy expensive specialty shops required). They are also super quick and easy to mix up. They roll into cute little balls (think truffles or cake pops). Besides all of that, they are the perfect make-ahead recipe to keep on hand for healthy snacking or even a quick breakfast on the go. Most importantly, they are delicious (I made these to taste very similar to one of my favorite candy bars)!
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About the Ingredients:
To make these no-bake, low-mess, energy snack bites recipe, you will need the following ingredients (substitutes are included as well):
- Old-fashioned oats: Also called rolled oats – these will serve as the base ingredient and it has beta-glucan, which is an important component of dietary fiber and can help with lower cholesterol.
- Shredded coconut: Contains antioxidants and just adds a great additional flavor (toasting and cooling adds a whole other dimension). If you have a nut allergy (sometimes people with nut allergies can have a coconut allergy) you can just add more ground flax seed or old-fashioned oats.
- Creamy peanut butter: Both traditional and natural creamy peanut butter work in this recipe. You can also sub for Sunflower butter if nut butters are an issue.
- Ground flaxseed (AKA Flaxseed meal): This gives a little extra protein, fiber, and omega-3s to these snack bites, as well as helps bring everything together.
- Semisweet chocolate chips: I use standard-size chocolate chips, but minis are fine as well.
- Butterscotch Chips: If you don’t like butterscotch, please feel free to just double the amount of chocolate chips
- Honey: Adds just a touch of natural sweetness as well as helps to bind everything together. If you don’t like honey, you can use maple syrup.
- Vanilla extract: It just adds that extra somethin’ somethin’
- Chia seeds: Chia Seeds are high in fiber and also help to keep the balls together, but if they’re MIA in your cupboard, you can skip them, but I really recommend you grab them. They’re really are great.
HOW TO MAKE ENERGY BALLS:
To make these energy bites, simply…
Step One:
Stir everything together. Stir all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
Step Two:
Roll into balls. Scoop out 1 ½ Tablespoons of the mixture (I like to use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop) Roll the mixture into balls. Warning, the mixture will be a little sticky, but not too bad.
Step Three:
Chill. Chill the balls in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or in the freezer for 15-30 minutes. Just enough time that you can grab and eat them.
Step Four
Serve. Then enjoy immediately! Or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Jenn’s Note:
If you have trouble holding the energy snack bites together, I recommend adding a little more peanut butter to make the mixture a bit more sticky.
Storage Details
These Snack bites are the perfect Make-ahead for busy days. They store well in the fridge or can be frozen and then defrosted (on hot days, freeze them and bring them frozen to practice/school/work. They stay longer and are soft and edible by lunchtime).
- 5-7 days in the fridge
- up to 3 months in the freezer
Cooking with Kids
DISCLOSURE: These tips are generalized, and meant to be suggestive. Everything I’m sharing I do with my kids, and they are all different even within my own five. So please take these as suggestions or ideas and if you think your child needs more or less help, then go with what you and your child are comfortable with. Ultimately, you know your kids, do what YOU think is best.
Since nothing is cooked for this recipe, it’s a great vehicle to have your kids help.
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No-Bake, Low-Mess, Energy Snack Bites
This recipe for no-bake energy bites is easy, mess-free, and delicious with wholesome ingredients. Perfect for any time of day!
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 30 bites 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter (See Notes 2 for Substitutions)
- 1/4 cup honey (See Notes 4 for Substitutions)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole rolled oats
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds (See Notes 6 for details)
- 1/2 cup flax seed meal (AKA ground flax seeds; See Notes 4 for details)
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened; See Notes 1 for Substitutions)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (See Notes 3 for Substitutions)
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips (See Notes 4 for Substitutions)
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. When you first start mixing it will look like you have too much dry ingredients, but I promise it comes together in a nix stiff “cookie” mixture. *See notes 8 for troubleshooting
- Scoop out 1 ½ Tablespoons of the mixture (I like to use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop).
- Roll the mixture into balls. Warning, the mixture will be a little sticky, but not too bad.
- Chill the balls in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or in the freezer for 15-30 minutes. Just enough time that you can grab and eat them.
- Then enjoy immediately! *see notes for Storage details
Equipment
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Ingredient Details and Substitutes
- Shredded coconut: Contains antioxidants and just adds a great additional flavor (toasting and cooling adds a whole other dimension). If you have a nut allergy (sometimes people with nut allergies can have a coconut allergy) you can just add more ground flax seed or old-fashioned oats.
- Creamy peanut butter: Both traditional and natural creamy peanut butter work in this recipe. You can also sub for Sunflower butter if nut butters are an issue.
- Semisweet chocolate chips: I use standard-size chocolate chips, but minis are fine as well.
- Butterscotch Chips: If you don’t like butterscotch, please feel free to just double the amount of chocolate chips
- Honey: Adds just a touch of natural sweetness as well as helps to bind everything together. If you don’t like honey, you can use maple syrup.
- Chia seeds: Chia Seeds are high in fiber and also help to keep the balls together, but if they’re MIA in your cupboard, you can skip them, but I really recommend you grab them. They’re really are great.
Troubleshooting
If you have trouble holding the energy snack bites together, I recommend adding a little more peanut butter to make the mixture a bit more sticky.
Storage:
Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months (honestly, I put mine in a bowl in the fridge for easy grabbing because everyone in my house eats them in about 2 to 3 days).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 91
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 0.3
Nutritional Facts:
The numbers above are based on the serving size stated. All are estimates and you should not rely on this information as a substitute for, nor does it replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any concerns or questions about your health, you should always consult with a physician or other healthcare professional.
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