How To Make Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites
Power up with these no-bake cranberry energy bites mixed in with crunchy pistachios, that are packed with flavor and nutrition to keep you energized!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8ozdates,chopped
- ½cuphoney
- 1tbspchia seeds,optional
- 1tbspflax seeds,ground
- pinchsalt
- 1½cupsoats,old-fashioned, dry, not cooked
- 1cuppistachio nuts,shelled
- 1cupcranberries,dried
- ⅓cupwhite chocolate chips,optional
Instructions
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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.
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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.
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Once the mixture is cool and easier to work with, use a spoon or cookie scoop to shape it into around 1-inch in diameter or your desired size of energy balls. Alternatively, you can line a small baking pan with parchment paper, and press the mixture evenly into the pan, let it cool, and then later cut it into bars.
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Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe Notes
Storing the energy bites in the refrigerator especially helps to hold their shape.
Nutrition
- Calories: 107.15kcal
- Fat: 3.29g
- Saturated Fat: 0.72g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.35g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.98g
- Carbohydrates: 18.45g
- Fiber: 2.17g
- Sugar: 11.25g
- Protein: 2.56g
- Cholesterol: 0.40mg
- Sodium: 73.04mg
- Calcium: 21.19mg
- Potassium: 143.99mg
- Iron: 0.69mg
- Vitamin A: 1.67µg
- Vitamin C: 0.76mg
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