My friend Erin brought me an energy bite she had made and I loved it! It had a great texture and the chocolate peanut butter mixture that held it together was so yummy. It felt like I was eating a treat not a “healthy” snack.
I couldn’t even wait for her to give me the recipe, I googled until I found what I thought must be the recipe she used. She confirmed it was. I.was.so.excited.
I read through the recipe and realized it called for Brown Rice syrup, I don’t keep that on hand because it is a little pricey, so I decided to try using honey.
Using Honey worked great and the energy bites held together nicely, but they were a little sweeter than the ones Erin had made. The next time I made them picked up some brown rice syrup and I used half honey, half brown rice syrup and the sweetness was perfect and my expensive little bottle of brown rice syrup will last me twice as long.
I add chopped peanuts, sunflower seeds and chia seeds when I make these.
The last time I made them I also threw in a little toasted coconut. You really can’t go wrong with these, you could add dried fruit or flax or any other kind of seed or nut you wanted to.
I have found two different Kashi Cereals that I think work best and that have a good amount of fiber and protein in them. Kashi GoLean and Vanilla Pepita I’ve also used a cereal called Uncle Sam’s (It is usually at Trader Joe’s and Walmart) it is also very high in fiber and protein.
**I personally like them best made with the Vanilla Pepita or a mixture of Uncle Sams and the GoLean. The Vanilla Pepita Cereal is fun because it has things that look and taste like tiny pieces of popcorn in it.
I love having these No Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Energy Bites for a quick snack or even as a healthy little treat after dinner. I also like to pack them in my kids lunches. They think it is a treat, but it is really just me trying to fill them up with healthy goodness.
Take me at my word when I say, “You’re going to want to double the batch.”
Trust me. (winking smiley face)
More great Healthy Snacks
- ½ cup honey or brown rice syrup or a mixture of both. Using all honey makes them very sweet.
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- 2½ cups Kashi GoLean or Kashi Vanila Pepita or Uncle Sam's Cereal (*note: if you choose to add all of the optional ingredients cut down amount of cereal to 2¼ cups)
- 2 tbsp chia seeds (Optional)
- ¼ cup peanuts (optional)
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds (optional)
- Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and set aside.
- Mix cereal, chia seeds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds in a medium size mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a saucepan combine the peanut butter, and honey/brown rice syrup and coconut oil. Heat them (stirring) until combined and warm.
- Remove from heat and mix in salt and cocoa powder. Pour well combined mixture into the bowl with the cereal mixture and stir until well combined.
- Let cool for 3-5 minutes.
- Using a plastic glove or plastic baggie over your hand. Scoop 2 tbsp of mixture (I use a cookie scoop for this) into your gloved hand and squeeze it into a ball (or as close as you can get it to a ball) Set it down on the wax paper covered cookie sheet that you prepared earlier.
- Repeat until all of the energy bite mixture has been used.
- Transfer cookie sheet into the fridge and let them set up for 30-45 minutes. Once the energy bites are set up they can be stored in a ziploc bag or airtight container.
- I prefer to keep mine in the fridge, but it is not necessary.
I made these for a healthy lunchbox treat and the kids love them!
Yay! That makes me so happy! Glad the kids loved them!