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A top-down view of a bowl filled with homemade no-bake energy bites made with oats, chocolate chips, and other ingredients. Three additional energy bites are placed on the wooden surface beside the bowl. The energy bites have a slightly rough texture.
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No-Bake SunButter Energy Bites

These nut-free energy balls are a kid-friendly snack, that's easy to store and fun for kids to help make.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 energy balls
Author: Anna Lutz, MPH, RD

Ingredients

  • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup *sunflower seed butter
  • 1/2 cup **ground flaxseed
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl large enough to easily stir the ingredients together.
  • Stir all the ingredients with a mixing spoon or rubber spatula until the dough comes together.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour to make scooping and forming the no-bake energy balls easier.
  • Use a 1 tablespoon size cookie scoop to form the energy balls and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. You might want to use your hand to finish forming the balls after you remove them from the cookie scoop.
  • Once you formed all the sunbutter energy balls, place them in the freezer on the cookie sheet.
  • After a few hours, remove them from the cookie sheet and place them in one large freezer safe container or place a few in snack size zip-top baggies and place them back in the freezer. Store in either the refrigerator or freezer.

Notes

*You may need to use your hands to finish forming them into the balls to help the dough stick together.
**Store ground flaxseeds in the refrigerator.