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Finished snack bites in a ceramic bowl

No-Bake, Low-Mess, Energy Snack Bites

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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

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  • 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

  1. 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
  2. Scoop out 1 ½ Tablespoons of the mixture (I like to use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop).
  3. Roll the mixture into balls. Warning, the mixture will be a little sticky, but not too bad.
  4. 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.
  5. Then enjoy immediately! *see notes for Storage details

Equipment

Notes

Ingredient Details and Substitutes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Semisweet chocolate chips: I use standard-size chocolate chips, but minis are fine as well.

  4. Butterscotch Chips: If you don’t like butterscotch, please feel free to just double the amount of chocolate chips

  5. 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.

  6. 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).

  • Author: Jenn Giam Smith
  • 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

Find it online: https://www.jenn-smith.com/no-bake-low-mess-energy-snack-bites/