No Bake Coconut Almond Energy Bites
This incredibly easy coconut almond energy bites recipe is packed full of nutrition and kid-approved! You’ll see that it will become a go-to snack in your house.
Over the last few years, energy and protein bites have become a staple in our house. They’re super fun to eat, SO easy to throw together and also help to keep my tummies fuller longer and energy more stable throughout the day. This is because we’re always making sure to add both protein and fibre-rich ingredients to these little snacks. Paired with some fruit, they are honestly the best thing since PB and J sandwiches (ok, even better!).
To make no-bake energy or protein balls (or bites as I prefer to call them), you simply combine oats (I like to grind them in a small blender like this one) with a nut or seed butter (or favourite is almond butter), plus either honey or maple syrup, and then add-ins like nuts, seeds, fried fruit, coconut, and chocolate chips (depending on what you prefer). Blend everything together, roll into balls, and you’ve got a stellar snack that your kids will gobble up. If you need something school-safe, switch out a nut butter for a seed or soy butter, and skip the added nuts in the ingredients.
This energy ball recipe was one that we shared in our book Food to Grow On, because it’s such as tried and true recipe. We like the coconut almond version, but you can see below that there are several fun ways to flavour these energy bites.
We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
No Bake Coconut Almond Energy Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup any nut or seed butter almond, peanut, soy nut, sunflower, pumpkin seed, etc.
- 2 tbsp hempseeds or ground flaxseeds
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp coconut
- 2 tbsp chopped almonds
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, nut or seed butter, seeds, honey, and your choice of add-ins. Stir to combine.
- Using a rounded teaspoon, scoop out the oat mixture and roll it tightly into bite-size balls. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat until the oat mixture is used up. It should make 12 bites.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 1 to 2 hours, then transfer the bites to a freezer-safe container for up to 4 months. You can eat them frozen or at room temperature!
Notes
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp chopped dried cherries
- ¼ cup toasted coconut
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp coconut
- 2 tbsp chopped almonds
Sarah Remmer, RD, is a registered dietitian and mom of three, specializing in family and pediatric nutrition. She’s the founder of Centred Nutrition Collective and has nearly 20 years of experience helping families feel confident about feeding their kids.
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