The BEST Wholesome Power Bites

Healthy Food

Shirley R.

January 9, 2025

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It’s time to get your snack on with scrumptious, simple vitality bites recipes that you simply’ll come again to time and time once more. You recognize ya woman can’t reside with out wholesome snacks (truthfully, who can?!) so over time I’ve been perfecting recipes for vitality bites with tons of various dessert-inspired flavors to fulfill all snack and candy tooth cravings.

BONUS: I’ve 4 model new vitality bites recipes within the dessert part of my cookbook! Get a duplicate of The Bold Kitchen Cookbook right here and prepare to strive these model new vitality bites with flavors like Tart Cherry Bombs and Omega-3 Cosmic Brownie.

No bake vitality bites: the proper wholesome snack

In the event you’ve by no means made vitality bites or vitality balls earlier than WOW you might be in for a deal with. These vitality bites actually make the proper wholesome snack as a result of they’re:

Fast & simple to make utilizing your arms and, usually, a meals processor
Nice for taking on-the-go and sharing with kiddos
Crammed with minimal, nutrient-dense elements that pack fiber, protein & wholesome fat (the snack trifecta!)
Nearly at all times gluten free, dairy free and vegan pleasant
DELICIOUS and double as wholesome desserts!

Widespread elements in vitality bites recipes

I at all times stick to easy, complete meals once I’m creating a brand new recipe for vitality bites. The choices are infinite in the case of the flavors and textures you possibly can create! Some elements I like to make use of are:

Nuts & nut butters: for taste and loads of wholesome fat. Nut butter helps maintain the vitality bites collectively, whereas nuts themselves add a fantastic texture!
Oats: for a lift of complete grains and to assist the vitality balls maintain their form.
Pure sweeteners: resembling dates, honey or pure maple syrup to make sure that the bites style good. I additionally like to incorporate pure flavors like vanilla extract or almond extract!
Nutritious mix-ins: like chia seeds, hemp seeds and flaxseed meal to bulk up the vitality bites and supply fiber & wholesome fat.

Can I add extra protein?

After all! To make further protein vitality bites be happy so as to add 1/4 cup of your favourite protein powder. You’ll then seemingly want so as to add a bit of extra nut butter or a tablespoon or two of coconut oil to make up for the lack of moisture.

Easy methods to retailer & freeze vitality bites

As a result of there’s no baking required whenever you make vitality bites, they final for a lot of days within the fridge and even weeks within the fridge. You’ll be able to get pleasure from an incredible, nutritious snack at any time when starvation strikes!

To retailer: these do-it-yourself vitality bites will final for 5-7 days within the fridge.
To freeze: be happy so as to add them to a freezer-safe bag or container and retailer them for as much as 1 month. I truly love vitality balls straight from the freezer, and I’d advocate letting them soften up for about 5-10 minutes within the fridge or at room temp earlier than consuming them in order that they’re not too onerous.