Description
These Christmas Energy Bites are a delightful combination of creamy peanut butter and chewy oats, perfectly sweetened with honey and studded with festive cranberries and chocolate chips. Each bite offers a satisfying texture that melts in your mouth, leaving a warm, holiday flavor that lingers long after the last morsel.
Ingredients
Scale
- Base:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- Add-ins:
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or almonds)
- Flavoring:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, peanut butter, and honey until well mixed.
- Add in the chopped cranberries, chocolate chips, nuts, vanilla extract, and cinnamon, stirring until evenly distributed.
- Using your hands, form the mixture into small balls, about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place the energy bites on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up before serving.
Notes
- These energy bites can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- For longer storage, freeze the bites in an airtight container for up to three months.
- Substitutions: Use almond butter instead of peanut butter for a nut-free option, or maple syrup instead of honey for a vegan version.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: snacks
- Method: no-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 energy bite
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 6 grams
- Sodium: 50 milligrams
- Fat: 4 grams
- Saturated Fat: 1 gram
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 12 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 3 grams
- Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
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