Being a self employed Do-er of ALL thing things, keeping healthy snacks on hand and ready to munch on has be come pretty essential to daily survival. Yes, SURVIVAL! I tend to get so wrapped up in my work that I forget to eat. Or I just plain don’t have time to stop. So on the weekends, I like to get a little bit ahead and make up a batch of these YUMMY Nutty Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites!!
Nutty Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites Ingredients
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup vanilla or chocolate protein powder
2 tsp. water
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (I buy organic)
1/2 cup cashews
Nutty Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites Instructions
- In your food processor, pulse 1/2 of the cashews until medium ground and set aside.
- Next, add peanut butter, cocoa powder, protein powder, chocolate chips and the remaining 1/2 of the cashews. Pulse together until well blended.
- In a medium bowl, add oats and mixture from food processor until ready to form into balls.
- Add water as needed.
- Form into balls keep refrigerated until you are ready to eat.
Yields about 12 bite sized Nutty Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites.
These also freeze well! So if you’re in the mood to double or triple the recipe and stick some in the freezer, go for it! When I freeze them I use a freezer friendly plastic container and separate the “layers” with a piece of wax paper. And when you’re ready eat them, just let them defrost for 30 minutes or so and you’re good to go!
These Nutty Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites are the perfect amount of nutty to chocolate to crunchy with a touch of sweet and salty! They’re a definite crowd-pleaser and have yet to fail to give me the energy I need to bust through a project or to make it to dinner when I’m starving! 🙂
Patti Tucker says
July 27, 2016 at 8:56 amLove the ingredients and I bet they are delish!
katcurling says
July 27, 2016 at 10:41 amThese look so yummy!
The Foodie Affair says
July 28, 2016 at 1:19 amThis looks so tasty and simple to make too! Perfect in between meal snack!
Alexis @ Chemistry Cachet says
July 28, 2016 at 5:22 amI LOVE no bake treats in the summer!! PERFECT! These look delicious 🙂
Bake Babble says
July 28, 2016 at 10:50 amThese look so easy and delicious! Perfect for a pre-workout snack 🙂
helenfern says
July 31, 2016 at 7:58 amI need these in the late afternoon at work!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner linky – and don’t forget to leave a comment – if your post is featured, it also gets pinned and tweeted! (If you commented)
whippedgreengirl says
August 2, 2016 at 9:26 pmYUM! I love energy balls- great share on Wed. Blog Hop 🙂 Pinning this now!
samantha says
August 3, 2016 at 9:43 amMy husband would love these for a long run! Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!
[email protected] Recipe says
August 3, 2016 at 7:43 pmI could definitely use these right now to carry me over these last few hours before bed time. Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays
Tess Chupinsky says
August 4, 2016 at 5:48 pmThese sound delicious and simple- going to give them a go this weekend! Love your page 🙂
Leslie says
August 5, 2016 at 4:13 pmThese look good. I like having them around the house when I need a little lift, which is usually around 730 after dinner. I’ve pinned these to try. Thanks for sharing!
Twochicksandamom/Donna says
August 10, 2016 at 9:06 amThese are so yummy-looking! Can’t wait to make them! Twochicksandamom picked your recipe to Feature this week at Wonderful Wednesday :). http://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/2016/08/wonderful-wednesday-81016.html?m=1
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Patricia Dorsey says
August 10, 2016 at 12:57 pmHow much protein powder?
Jennifer says
August 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm1/4 cup! I just updated the recipe. Sorry about that 🙂
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
June 6, 2019 at 9:41 pmThanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
[email protected] says
June 8, 2019 at 4:56 amYummy!! I’ll be making these soon! Thanks for sharing! They look delicious! Great idea to add the protein powder!
Jenny Walters says
June 9, 2019 at 7:13 amThese look delicious and what a fabulous idea for the summer. A healthy snack that I could so do with as I am the most disorganised eater too. They sound like they are packed with flavour as well as healthy nutrition. What a great recipe. Thank you so much for bringing them to #FiestaFriday
Life Diet Health says
June 10, 2019 at 3:48 pmThese look delicious – I haven’t added protein powder to my energy balls yet, and they’ve never made it as far as the freezer either! I will (attempt) to try both! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday.
Miz Helen says
June 11, 2019 at 2:03 pmI could really use one of those energy bites right now, it would be great! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen