Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites
The no-bake energy bite love continues!
After so many of you readers ate up (ha – literally!) the recipes for classic No Bake Energy Bites and Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites, I thought it would be fun to make a red and green “holiday” edition of the favorite with these Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites!
Like the others, these quick and easy little balls are packed with great flavor and nutrition. But there is no baking required! You just need the quick pulse of a food processor (which I happen to be giving one away right now!), or the willingness to do some chopping and stirring to whip these up. And the final result will be delish! I loved the sweet and slightly salty combination of the fruit and nuts. And for fun, I also threw in a few white chocolate chips to brighten things up.
Feel free to play around with the recipe and include what works for you. And hopefully these can provide some extra delicious energy to make it through the holidays!
Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites
Kick up your energy with these simple and healthy no-bake Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites!
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (about 1 packed cup) chopped dates
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
- 1 Tablespoon ground flax seeds
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats (dry, not cooked)
- 1 cup shelled pistachio nuts
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
Combine the dates, honey, chia seeds, flax seeds and salt in a food processor, and pulse until smooth and combined. You should be able to stir the mixture — if it is too thick, add in another tablespoon or two of honey.
Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and stir in the oats, pistachios, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips until evenly combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Once the mixture is cool (and easier to work with), use a spoon or cookie scoop to shape it into your desired size of energy balls. (Mine were about 1-inch in diameter.) Alternately, you can line a small baking pan with parchment paper, and press the mixture evenly into the pan, let it cool, and then cut into bars.
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. (Storing them in the refrigerator especially helps the energy bites hold their shape.)
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
Love my Magimix food processor!
Holy smokes Wonder Woman, My daughter is such a picky eater, & loves to eat healthy. Which leaves the options limited, but this recipe is a score! You can only eat so much trail mix, Almonds, etc. when your on the go consistently. Can’t wait to get to the store for ingredients. <3
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I go to weight watchers and was wondering if anyone knows the points on these. I would appreciate your feedback:)
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Love these! Can’t wait to try variations.
They’re lovely! :)
Do you think I can use dried apricots instead of dates? I don’t like them so much.
Thank you!
Thanks! And yes, you can, although the apricots will not be quite as sticky/binding as the dates. Still, I imagine they would work fairly well. Good luck!
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I made these and everybody went wild! So delicious! One, with a cup of coffee or tea, and breakfast was handled. Or popped one inbetween meals to curb the hungriest …. I will always keep these on hand!
Thank you for this amazing recipe!
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Made these yesterday and they are DELICIOUS! I added ground almonds (suggested by someone in comments below) – it definitely helped to keep them from sticking together. It added a nice flavor too!!
I made these and took on a fishing trip to Alaska. They were amazing. I did roll them in ground almonds so they didn’t stick together, but they traveled well, and kept me from eating junk while enjoying the great outdoors. Thanks so much!!
Loving the easy and quick recipes.
OMG!!! these were amazing, I could not keep my hands off these as well as my family. I am making these again today. I made them when I went home to Chicago and all the family members dug in… delicious!!!! Also, I used agave in place of honey
These looks so uber yummy but man I hate dates!! Do have a suggestion as to what I could use to replace them?
You could use figs or prunes, or even nut butter. Enjoy!
I just tried making them just now and they do taste really great. I was just wondering how long can they stay out in those round shapes without them falling apart? Do they need to be continuously refrigerated? I plan to make them at one of our family events in the coming weeks and just wanted to know how long it can stay out for.
Hi Reena,
These will keep just fine out of the refrigerator. I just refrigerate them to help them hold their shape. Enjoy!
Just made these like 10 minutes ago and it taste absolutely amazing. Had one question though – how long can it stay out for (once it is out of the fridge)without losing it’s round shape?
They can stay out however long you would like, and they probably will not lose their shape unless they are transported (like in a ziplock bag or something). Otherwise, they should generally stay together in energy ball shape. :)
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Help, i cant get mine to stick together after refrigerating 1 hour
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made these and they are delicious.
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Made these finally! We formed them into Bars instead or balls. They are a little sticky, so we have to keep them in baggies, but they are VERY tasty!
Thanks Courtney!
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Thanks these look reallly healthy
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I was just wondering what the nutritional values are this particular recipe? I need the numbers ! HELP!! :-) :-) :-)
Hey John, I’m sorry but we currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site. The nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. But many of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. I hope that helps, and I hope you enjoy these! : )
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We love these energy bites! I have made them a handful of times, unfortunately my food processor burned up while making these about a month ago. It was a newer Kitchen Aid model! I was hungry for them again and tried making the date mixture with our Nutri-Bullet and even added extra honey to the date mixture, and the Nutri-Bullet now broke due to the fact that it overheated while trying to combine the date mixture. Any suggestions as to what I can do to still enjoy these treat without breaking another small appliance?
Oh no, so sorry both of those appliances broke! I’ve never had this problem! :( I have a cuisinart food processor, and it works great for these. You could try chopping the nuts and the cranberries, then using a mixer to blend everything, but the texture may be off. Otherwise, I can’t really think of a substitute. Sorry, I hope this helps!
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I’m a Thai people so I don’t understand what is “Chopped Dates” ?
Could you please translate more by giving me a picture what is it?
I find from google there are many kind of this.
Many thanks