Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Bites

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

No-Bake Oatmeal bites 

• Oats – 1 cup old-fashioned oats 
• Dried_fruit - ½ cup raisins, cherries, figs or dates
• Nut_butter - ½ cup peanut, almond or sunflower seed butter
• Chopped_nuts - ½ cup peanut, almond or walnuts 
• Sweetener - ¼  cup honey, maple syrup, date syrup or agave 
• Vanilla_extract - 1 teaspoon
• Cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

1. Add oats, nuts, raisins, vanilla, honey, and nut butter to a blender or food processor.  Pulse until roughly chopped, but not pulverized. Chill for 20 minutes. Once chilled, scoop out the batter 1 Tablespoon at a time and shape into 1-inch balls, pressing your hands firmly together to shape. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Mummy bites

​​​​​​​If you are a fan of fall flavors, you will enjoy these pumpkin bites! They are also nutritious: each one boasts seven grams of protein, 4.5 grams of fiber and about 20% of the daily requirement for vitamin A. The chilling time in the fridge is necessary to soften the oats. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea, or on their own! 

• Nut butter - ¾ cup peanut, almond or sunflower seed butter 
• Pumpkin - ½ cup pumpkin puree
• Oats - 1 ¼ cup Steel Cut Oats
• Flax - ½ cup ground flax seeds
• Honey - 3 Tablespoons
• Cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
• Coconut - ½ cup unsweetened and shredded, pour onto a plate

1. Combine all ingredients except for coconut in a large mixing bowl and stir until completely combined. Use your hands to roll mixture into 1 inch balls. When formed, roll the ball in the coconut. Chill for at least 2 hours, then enjoy!

Simple Oatmeal bites

• Oats - 1 cup 
• Nut butter - ¼ cup 
• Honey - 1 Tablespoon

1. Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix with a spoon until combined. The mixture should be firm enough to mold. If it is too soft, add more oats. If it is too stiff, add more peanut butter. Scoop out 2 Tablespoons of the mixture at a time and roll into a ball or your favorite shape. This recipe makes 6 bites.

Use this recipe as a base to introduce new foods to kids. Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa powder, vanilla, or ginger to try new flavors. Add 1/4 cup raisins, mashed banana, sunflower seeds, chopped walnuts, or coconut flakes to try new textures.