Looking for a snack that is easy, healthy, filling and delicious? And much cheaper than packaged snacks?
Energy Bites fit the bill, at least for me. They are filled with healthy, satisfying ingredients and are one of my favorite snacks.
I was inspired by Food Doodles All-Natural, No-Bake Energy Bites, but what fun is cooking if you don’t change the recipe?
Energy Bites Recipe:
Ingredients:
(Part of the fun of this recipe is just how easily you can change ingredients! We don’t like ours overwhelmingly sweet and I added coconut oil make it more filling. )
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey, preferably raw
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- dash of salt
- ~2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- ~1/2 cup chocolate chips, raisins or other add-ins (optional)
Instructions
- Cream peanut butter, oil and honey
- Add coconut, flaxseed and salt
- Add chocolate chips and enough oatmeal to make a nice, moist cookie dough texture
- Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes or until you can easily shape. Roll into balls.
- Freeze or refrigerate.
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These look so yummy!
Thanks! We love them.
These look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe! And I’m really enjoying your website!
Hope you like them as much as we do!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Those do look good.
We love these–thank you for reminding me of this recipe again! We have added wheat germ in the past too.
Great idea!
These look great! I like that I have most of these ingredients. So many times these recipes call for all sorts of stuff I don’t have
Yay! I hope you like them as much as we do… and the beauty of these is that you can substitute whatever you have!
Coconut oil and peanut butter are two of my favorite things! I will have to try this!
Mine too.
Hope you like them!
I made something similar except into bars…my family loved them. Next time I will have to make them into balls..the kids will like that!!
I too like that they are so versatile..you can add whatever you like!
I have been hearing alot about coconut oil lately, but haven’t made a purchase..do you buy yours over the Internet at a local store? Thanks!
I usually get mine online… actually, I have a coconut oil giveaway going on right now: http://feminineadventures.com/2012/03/01/tropical-traditions-coconut-oil-review-giveaway/
I love these! They’re so yummy
I always use ground chia seeds instead of flaxseed, just because it’s what I always have on hand
I made these a little while ago and we loved them! I didn’t grind my flaxseeds as it wasn’t working in my blender. I also added about 1 teaspoon of vanilla. I used my cookie scoop instead of rolling them as they were crumbling too much. The cookie scoop worked great and made them perfect bit size. My husband and 19 month old loved them – I’m definitely going to making them very often!
Thanks again for sharing your recipe!
So glad you like them! Using a cookie scoop? What a brilliant idea.
these look great! Would love if you linked up to my Foodie Friday http://homemaidsimple.blogspot.com/2012/04/foodie-friday-spotlights-and-linky.html
Thanks Adelina. I’ll try to link them up this week.
There are so many ways you can play with this and make it your own! Wonderful, I will be trying this!!
Yay! Hope you like them.
I definitely want to try these yummy snacks! Thanks for linking up at The Becoming Kitchen!
Thank you! I am going to get coconut oil and some fresh nut butter this weekend. Hopefully my picky eater will love these!
I hope so too! Two of my children love them and would eat them ALL the time. My oldest isn’t as big a fan. Not quite sure why.