Description
Indulgent no bake cherry pecan chia energy bites offer a delightful blend of natural sweetness and nutty crunch. Packed with wholesome ingredients, these snacks provide quick energy and satisfy hunger between meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ½ cup pecans (chopped)
- ¾ cup oats (rolled)
- ¾ cup coconut flakes (unsweetened)
- ⅓ cup peanut butter (natural, unsalted)
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips (mini)
- 1/8 cup chia seeds
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine rolled oats, coconut flakes, dried cherries, chopped pecans, mini chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey, and chia seeds in a large mixing bowl, ensuring thorough and even integration of all ingredients.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to enhance texture and facilitate easier manipulation, allowing the ingredients to meld and firm up slightly.
- Shaping Process: Using clean hands, gently compress and roll the mixture into uniform, bite-sized spheres, applying consistent pressure to create compact and well-formed energy bites.
- Setting Stage: Arrange the formed spheres on a parchment-lined tray, maintaining equal spacing, and return to the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes to solidify their structure.
- Storage and Preservation: Transfer the chilled energy bites to an airtight container, storing in the refrigerator and consuming within one week to maintain peak freshness, texture, and nutritional integrity.
Notes
- Chill for Perfect Texture: Refrigeration helps bind ingredients and makes shaping easier, ensuring your energy bites hold together without crumbling.
- Hands Matter: Use clean, slightly damp hands when rolling to prevent sticky mixture from clinging and create smooth, uniform spheres.
- Storage Strategy: Keep energy bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator to maintain freshness and prevent drying out.
- Customize Creatively: Swap ingredients like nuts or chocolate chips to match your taste preferences while keeping the base recipe consistent.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Breakfast
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 138
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg