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desserts| Published on November 13, 2024
These nutritious little energy bites taste a whole lot like cookie dough! This recipe was adapted from the Minimalist Kitchen cookbook! The major changes that I made were omitting the dried fruit, using peanut butter instead of almond butter, and swapping chia for hemp.
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
0 min
Total Time:
15 mins
Servings:
30
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These are energy bites, but also they are kind of cookie dough. I mean, let’s be real – these aren’t the butter and sugar kind of cookie dough, and I am all about that goodness in my life, too. But being that I’m pregnant, I can’t / probably shouldn’t eat cookie dough right now, and these energy bites are just checking all the flavor/texture/nutrition/convenience boxes for me while also reminding me of peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough.
First. Grind up your oats and your unsweetened coconut.
Now add your extras – and this is where you can have a little fun. I normally use honey, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and chia seeds (HEALTH, obviously).
But you can also use almond butter, maple syrup, no chocolate chips, hemp or flax or something else altogether. You get the idea.
Then, you are basically done.
Just roll up that “dough” into little balls and pop it into the freezer so they get nice and solid.
Once they are individually frozen, I like to store them in the fridge in a container with a lid. When I need a snack…
Pop goes the top, and there is my nutritious, bite-sized, cookie-dough-like energy bite!
I am making a batch of these little guys every 1-2 weeks, and it’s just my favorite thing about life right now.
Cookie dough foreverrrr!
Directions
Step 1
Pulse the oats and the coconut until coarsely ground.
Step 2
Add peanut butter, honey, chia seeds, salt, vanilla, and chocolate chips. Pulse again until well-mixed and the chocolate chips are cut into smaller pieces.
Step 3
Roll into balls. (If it’s too dry, just add a little more honey / peanut butter and mix again – I usually just eyeball the amounts until it gets sticky enough).
Step 4
Freeze until solid. Store in freezer or refrigerator.
I have made anywhere from 20-40 bites with this recipe – it all just depends on how big you want them. 20 for a larger size, 30 for a medium size, and 40 for a smaller size.
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
119
Calories
6g
Fat
14g
Carbs
3g
Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings per Recipe: 30
Calories: 119
% Daily Value *
Total Fat: 6g
7.7%
Saturated Fat: 2g
10.0%
Cholesterol: 0mg
0.0%
Sodium: 59mg
2.6%
Total Carbohydrate: 14g
5.1%
Dietary Fiber: 2g
7.1%
Total Sugars: 7g
14.0%
Protein: 3g
6.0%
Vitamin C: 0mg
0.0%
Calcium: 0mg
0.0%
Iron: 1mg
5.6%
Potassium : 52mg
1.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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