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Cranberry-Almond No-Bake Energy Bites

By Katie Leaird

Published on January 4, 2022

Time

15 minutes, plus chilling time

Yield

Makes 12 energy bites

What Kids Are Saying

"They were so yummy I wanted to eat the whole entire batch!" —Zachary, recipe tester, age 7

Cranberry-Almond No-Bake Energy Bites

Ingredients

¾ cup (2¼ ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats ⅓ cup peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter⅓ cup sliced almonds ⅓ cup dried cranberries 2 tablespoons honey ⅛ teaspoon table salt

Before You Begin

You can add 1 tablespoon of chia seeds or ground flax seed to oat mixture in step 1, if desired. Energy bites can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to three days.

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to large bowl. Stir with rubber spatula until well combined.
  2. Wet your hands. Use your wet hands to roll oat mixture into 12 balls (about 1 tablespoon each). Place balls on plate.
  3. Cover plate with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Chill balls until firm, at least 30 minutes. Serve.

Cranberry-Almond No-Bake Energy Bites

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Time

15 minutes, plus chilling time

Yield

Makes 12 energy bites

What Kids Are Saying

"They were so yummy I wanted to eat the whole entire batch!" —Zachary, recipe tester, age 7

Ingredients

¾ cup (2¼ ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
⅓ cup peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter
⅓ cup sliced almonds
⅓ cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons honey
⅛ teaspoon table salt

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Ingredients

¾ cup (2¼ ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
⅓ cup peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter
⅓ cup sliced almonds
⅓ cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons honey
⅛ teaspoon table salt

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Ingredients

¾ cup (2¼ ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
⅓ cup peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter
⅓ cup sliced almonds
⅓ cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons honey
⅛ teaspoon table salt

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Why This Recipe Works

These energy bites couldn’t be simpler to make: Just stir all the ingredients together, roll the mixture into balls, and chill until firm. In less than an hour, you’ll have a stash of filling, healthy, and tasty snacks ready for kids (or grown-ups!) to enjoy after school or on-the-go. This recipe provides a great opportunity for kids to practice measuring oddly-shaped ingredients in dry measuring cups. As they measure the sliced almonds and dried cranberries, encourage them to make sure the whole measuring cup is full—they can lightly pack the ingredient down with their hands, if necessary. Then, have kids sweep across the top of the measuring cup with the back of a butter knife to level everything off. (One more measuring tip: To easily get sticky nut or seed butter out of a dry measuring cup, lightly spray the inside of the measuring cup with vegetable oil spray before you measure.)

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Before You Begin

You can add 1 tablespoon of chia seeds or ground flax seed to oat mixture in step 1, if desired. Energy bites can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to three days.

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to large bowl. Stir with rubber spatula until well combined.
  2. Wet your hands. Use your wet hands to roll oat mixture into 12 balls (about 1 tablespoon each). Place balls on plate.
  3. Cover plate with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Chill balls until firm, at least 30 minutes. Serve.

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