Ingredients
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- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup pumpkin puree (canned, not pumpkin pie filling)
- ⅓ cup natural almond butter or peanut butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips (optional but recommended)
- 2 tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds), optional for topping
Instructions
- Combine the oats, pumpkin puree, almond butter, and honey in a large mixing bowl, stirring until everything is evenly distributed.
- Add the flaxseed meal, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract, and salt to the mixture, then stir vigorously for about 30 seconds until no dry spots remain.
- Fold in the chocolate chips if using, making sure they’re scattered throughout the mixture.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, this firms up the mixture so it’s actually rollable and not a sticky mess.
- Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the chilled mixture and roll it between your palms to form a ball, applying gentle but steady pressure.
- Press a few pepitas onto the top of each ball if you want them to look fancy, then place on a parchment-lined plate or container.
- Refrigerate the finished energy bites for another 15-20 minutes to set completely before storing.
Notes
- You can use quick oats instead of old-fashioned, but the texture will be less chewy and more dense
- Make these nut-free by using sunflower seed butter or tahini
- Double the recipe easily, the mixture rolls best when cold, so work in batches if needed
- A small cookie scoop makes portioning way easier and keeps them uniform in size
- If the mixture is too sticky to roll, lightly wet your hands with water between each ball
- These work great as pre-workout fuel since they’re naturally energizing without being heavy
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (no-bake)
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite (approx. 25 g)
- Calories: 95 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg