The BEST Wholesome Power Bites

It’s time to get your snack on with scrumptious, simple vitality bites recipes that you just’ll come again to time and time once more. You already know ya lady can’t dwell with out wholesome snacks (actually, who can?!) so through the years 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 Formidable 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 right wholesome snack

If you happen to’ve by no means made vitality bites or vitality balls earlier than WOW you might be in for a deal with. These vitality bites really make the right 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
Full of minimal, nutrient-dense components that pack fiber, protein & wholesome fat (the snack trifecta!)
Virtually at all times gluten free, dairy free and vegan pleasant
DELICIOUS and double as wholesome desserts!

Frequent components in vitality bites recipes

I at all times persist with easy, complete meals after I’m creating a brand new recipe for vitality bites. The choices are infinite on the subject of the flavors and textures you possibly can create! Some components 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 an excellent texture!
Oats: for a lift of complete grains and to assist the vitality balls maintain their form.
Pure sweeteners: comparable to 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?

In fact! To make further protein vitality bites be at liberty so as to add 1/4 cup of your favourite protein powder. You’ll then possible want so as to add just a little extra nut butter or a tablespoon or two of coconut oil to make up for the lack of moisture.

Learn how 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 possibly can get pleasure from an incredible, nutritious snack every time starvation strikes!

To retailer: these selfmade vitality bites will final for 5-7 days within the fridge.
To freeze: be at liberty 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.