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
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 30 1-inch balls 1x
Description
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)
Instructions
- 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.)
Ali, I made these and they are awesome! My favorite of your Energy Bites. YUMMMMMMM. :-)
I love this recipe and photographs. And I am so glad to see that they are just as healthy as I hoped they’d be. I love that it has both flax and chia.
Looks amazing!
These are delicious! Wow! I just made a batch today. I would love to do a feature of this recipe, on my blog, with your permission – of course. Let me know if that would be okay. I will link back to your post and recipe and can use my photos or yours. I will also send you a preview for your approval before publishing. Thanks for sharing. I’m glad I found your blog :) I’m your newest follower
I hope I’m not being a dummy. But am I missing a step? Why am I letting it cool if I’m not putting anything in the oven? Thanks
Jen, This mixture consists of Chia seeds and dry oatmeal, so it needs time to absorb the honey which will cause the Chia seeds to expand 3x in volume as well as softening the oatmeal. Cooling also helps to firm up the mixture, so it can be rolled into energy balls and not fall apart.
Ideal for a fast snack. I’m not a baker and they turned out gummy!!!
Thanks :D
Nice recipe!And easy to make! I like it !
Greetings Gosia
thanks for providing such a wonderful nutritional snack idea. . I work in a child care center I will definitely introduce this to my kids. thanks t
Super yummy, but a question: what kind of dates did you use? I got bulk whole dates and chopped them up and my food processor was not going for it when I tried to blend them with the honey, flax, & salt. I ended up microwaving the honey to make it more liquidy, and moving the whole shebang to the miniprep so it would have to stay closer to the blade, that worked better but still very sticky, not super blend-y. The finished product though is very very yummy!
This are delish!!! I used fresh dates which may have been a mistake. It was a ball of glue so I added hot water to loosen it and then it was fine. Next time I guess I should try dates already chopped in a can/bag. Recipe didn’t specify. This is a definate winner!! Figured up the calories to be 154 per serving.