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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Hi! I wanted to let you know I will be doing a pumpkin recipe roundup tomorrow and am going to include this great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Judy, we appreciate that, if you could just make sure you link back, that would be great! Thanks! :)
A lot of your recipes like this have coconut, which I do not like. Is there a good substitute?
Janel, you can definitely leave the coconut out, and just add more nuts or dried fruit if you’d like.
I made these pumpkin no bake energy balls and got about 30 balls using the recipe above. What is the serving size you are using on the nutrition facts?
Hey Cher, I actually haven’t computed the nutrition facts for this. It looks like Karen did, but I’m not sure how many she factored. Sorry!
This recipe looks amazing. I was just wondering if you use dried dates or fresh dates (like Medjool)? Thanks!
Yummy. Made these and my 11 year old daughter loves them. I am happy!!
These are so good. I couldn’t find dates, so I just used dried cranberries. I couldn’t stop licking the spoon, it is just so good! Perfect sweet and salty fall flavour. My friends and family can’t stop asking for me to make them some! I had a lot of extra ingredients, including the pumpkin pie filling, which I just froze for the next batch I make. Give this recipe 5 stars!
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 65 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 103Calories from Fat 37
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.1g6%
Saturated Fat 1.5g8%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 2mg0%
Potassium 151mg4%
Total Carbohydrates 15.7g5%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g8%
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 2.5g
Vitamin A 8% • Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1% • Iron 10%
Nutrition Grade B
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
I came across this recipe on Pinterest and I love it!!! I just used agave instead of honey and it came out yummy!! Thanks this is my new favorite snack!!
I cannot wait to try these, I make the Energy Bites all the time and my family loves them, I am excited to try it with the pumpkin puree and the seeds. thanks for the recipe
CAn you replace the honey with stevia and more pumpkin or nut butter?