Of all the recipe posts on Gimme Some Oven, my #1 most viewed post ever (thanks to you all and Pinterest) continues to be these No-Bake Energy Bites. And for good reason! These little guys continue to be one of my personal favorites, as well as one of the most requested snacks by my friends and family. And I love recipes like this that can double as breakfasts, snacks or even a quick dessert!
So for a fun twist this autumn, thought that it would be fun to celebrate the season and make some Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites! I was so excited to try these, and after throwing in a little of this and a little of that, was thrilled with the results. These little bites remind me a lot of my favorite fruit and nut bars. But the best part is that they are super easy to make homemade, packed with protein and ingredients you can feel good about, they are vegetarian and vegan (if you swap some agave for honey), and of course…they are delicious!
And I’m happy to say that the name holds true. The recipe not only calls for pumpkin spices and some pumpkin puree (which is perfect if you have leftovers from a can after making pumpkin bread), but I’m also excited to feature one of my other favorite fall ingredients — toasted pumpkin seeds! If you don’t have any on hand, you’re welcome to substitute in any other nuts or seeds. But I love the extra crunch and flavor that the little pepitas added to these bites. Thankfully the other ingredients all came together wonderfully too, making these healthy little bites the perfect mixture of sweet and slightly salty that everyone will love.
Cheers to pumpkin treats you can feel good about enjoying this season!
Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 8 oz. (about 1 packed cup) chopped dates
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 Tbsp. chia seeds or flax seeds
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats (dry, not cooked)
- 1 cup toasted coconut flakes
- 1 cup toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Instructions
- Combine the dates, honey, pumpkin puree, chia (or flax) seeds, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt in a food processor, and pulse until smooth and combined.
- Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and stir in the oats, coconut flakes and pepitas 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.)
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
You should be able to find chia or flax seeds in the health section of your local grocery store. But if not, you can also order chia seeds and flax seeds online.
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just wondering what a serving size is?
LOVE that these have no peanut butter! I have been searching for energy bites without peanut butter or almond butter or the like. I cannot wait to try them. I want to hop in my car right now to go get the ingredients.
They look delicious! I’ve never seen pumpkin puree in my country, but maybe I would find it in specialized shops.
You could always use any winter squash or sweet potato purée in place of pumpkin!
Made these for my daughters class. They we awesome and easy to make. The onky changes were I didn’t add the coconut and added a touch more oats and pumpkin seeds.
Do you have the calories etc for this?
I am wondering what happened to the original no bake energy bites recipe? I had it saved on Pinterest and although I’ve made it a gazillion times I still have to double check with the recipe….but when I try to get to the page it registration disabled? What does that mean? Will I ever have access to this delicious snack again?!
Served these on Thanksgiving and they were a hit, especially w/my 14 year old grandson.
Great recipe!
The link to the no-bake-energy bites has been broken :( I’ve made them twice now and wanted to pass the recipe along to a friend (and make them for myself again!). Is there any way I can get it? Thank you!!!
These are awesome! I added butterscotch chips!
Just pinned these to make this weekend! They look delicious!!!
I was hoping you could either rost the original no bake energy bites recipe! When I click the link it says registration disabled, I have made them before and they at e oh so delicious and I am hoping to make them again, except I didn’t print out the recipe and can’t. Seem to get to it! If you could either post again, or wouldn’t mind emailing it to me it would be much appreciated! Thanks for your wonderful creations and sharing them!
I agree! I’ve been trying to find them and they arent available. Can you please repost? Or tell us how to find them? Email? ANything?! I NEED them!!!