No Bake Energy Bites
Yield: 20 balls
Calories: 80kcal
No bake energy bites recipe packed with protein and nutritious ingredients for a healthy lifestyle, make a big batch of these snack and just grab and go!
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter, or almond butter
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup, or honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ⅓ cup almond meal, or almond flour
- ⅓ cup oat bran
- ¼ cup whole flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour, or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ½ cup roasted almonds, chopped for optional coating
Special Equipment
Instructions
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and salt on medium speed until combined, 30 seconds.
- In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients; oats, almond meal, oat bran, flaxseed, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cranberries.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined, 30 seconds.
- Roll mixture into firmly packed balls about a heaping tablespoon in size and place on a sheet pan.
- If desired, prepare the nut coating. In a food processor or blender, chop almonds into small pieces and transfer to a small bowl.
- Roll each snack bite into the almonds, gently pressing to coat.
- Refrigerate tray of snack bites for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Store in an airtight plastic container for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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