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No-Bake, Low-Mess, Energy Snack Bites

Recipe by Jenn Giam Smith

  • Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield30 bites 1x

This no-bake energy bites recipe is simple, low-mess, and delicious, featuring wholesome ingredients. It’s perfect for any time of the day!

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Finished snack bites in a ceramic bowl

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter (See Notes 2 for Details and Substitutions)
  • 1/4 cup honey (See Notes 4 for Substitutions)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 Tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
  • 1/2 cup flaxseed meal (AKA ground flax seeds; See Notes 4 for details)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (See Notes 1 for Substitutions)
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet 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 one-and-one-half-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

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Notes

INGREDIENT DETAILS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

  1. add more ground flaxseed meal or old-fashioned rolled oats 
  2. I recommend a natural creamy peanut butter to avoid added sugar. But any natural nut butter would work as well. You can also sub for sunflower butter if nut butters are an issue.
  3. standard-size semi-sweet chocolate chips, but mini chocolate chips are fine as well.
  4. double the amount of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  5. use equal parts maple syrup.

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 food safe bag 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
  • Chilling Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: n/a
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: one-bowl
  • Cuisine: American

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