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No Bake Energy Bites
No-bake energy bites are super easy to make and packed full of nutritional value. With a nutty chocolatey flavor, they strike the perfect salty sweet balance.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 18 energy bites
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted almonds
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/4 cup creamy almond butter
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons chia seed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Add almonds to a food processor or high speed blender. Pulse until coarse. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until it forms a sort of “dough,” that is crumbly but sticky enough to be formed into a ball, scraping down the sides and under the blades as necessary.
- Remove from blender and shape into balls. If the mixture is sticky and difficult to work with you can wet your hands before working with it. *I like to use a medium-size cookie scoop to scoop the dough and then form it into a ball with my hands.
- Place energy balls onto baking sheet or other container and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Notes
- A simple trick to avoid getting your hands messy is to use a small ice cream or cookie scoop to shape the energy balls. I used a medium cookie scoop to make a batch of 18.
- If your dough is sticky and difficult to shape, wet your hands before shaping.
- Make sure to put them in an airtight container in the refrigerator to prevent them from spoiling. They can last up to 2 weeks in the fridge if stored properly!
- To prevent energy balls from sticking together when placed in the freezer, place them on a baking sheet, then freeze for an hour on the baking sheet. This will stop them from sticking together when you move them to a freezer-safe container to store.
Nutrition Information
Calories
94kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
150mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18energy bites
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 94kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 150mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.