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
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.)
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
I really like the ingredients and that they are healthy. They are a little too sweet for me with so much honey. Is there anything you would suggest replacing part of the honey with? I was thinking maybe some peanut/almond butter.
Just made these, look great, followed your recipe to the t , had a issue making the balls , kept falling apart.. made the bar instead. hope that stays together. good favor , very rich.
These look so good! And I actually have all of the ingredients- yay! Can’t wait to try them…
Love! Will definitely be making these! Thanks for sharing!
In love.
i personally can never get enough of your energy bites Ali! Even though I ADORE pumpkin, these have got to be my favorite of the bunch! I love white chocolate and cranberries together. I just love your site makeover Ali!
These look delicious! I love finding ways to sneak stuff like chia and flax into my food. Mixing it into yogurt and oatmeal gets old!
They look so healthy and delish! And I say this I swear with every comment I leave you, but I love love love your site makeover. Email me – have a couple questions for you! :)
Looks so festive and yummy! I’m thinking of making these as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. Something to help us get through the long day. ;o) I don’t have dates on hand but I do have dried plums (prunes) or dried apricots– would either of those work as a substitute? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I am always looking for calorie and nutrition values. It would be great if you could include them
I just made these and calculated the calories. If 30 balls are made from the recipe, they have approximately 162 calories each. The entire recipe has 4856 (counting the white chocolate chips, which have 373 calories for the entire recipe–about 12-1/2 per serving). I hope that’s helpful :)