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no bake coconut almond energy bites

No Bake Coconut Almond Energy Bites

Sarah Remmer, RD
This incredibly easy energy 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.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12

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

Other variations:
Instead of adding chocolate chips, coconut and chopped almonds, you could try these alternate versions:
Oatmeal raisin  
  • ½ tsp cinnamon   
  • ¼ cup raisins
Chocolate chip  
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
Chocolate cherry
  • 3 tbsp chocolate chips  
  • 2 tbsp chopped dried cherries
Tropical   
  • ¼ cup toasted coconut   
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
Coconut almond     
  • 2 tbsp chocolate chips    
  • 2 tbsp coconut    
  • 2 tbsp chopped almonds
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