CRANBERRY PISTACHIO OATMEAL ENERGY BITES

Healthy meets delicious with these Cranberry Pistachio Oatmeal energy bites!

This recipe is:

• gluten free
• no bake
• quick and easy
• healthy
• & wholesome

Full of flavor and goodness you can taste in every bite, and they are so colorful too. They make a perfect dessert or snack!

You are officially warned, these are delicious and won’t last long. But not to worry because they’re easy to make so you can whip up more in a cinch.

This recipe is inspired by Gimme Some Oven, and I didn’t veer too far from the original recipe.

The only changes I made were:

• I used pure maple syrup, and less of it, in place of the honey.
• Instead of using white cocoa chips, I opted for semi-sweet dark chocolate chips.
• In hind site, I would add 1/3 cup of shredded coconut. I’m saving that for next time!

Hope this inspires something wonderful in your future. Happy Holidays. :)

How to make Cranberry Pistachio Oatmeal Energy Bites

Start by making your date paste.

Place dates, maple syrup, chia seeds, hemp hearts, flax seed meal, optional cinnamon and salt in food processor/high speed blender and process until it becomes a paste like consistency.

Gather the remaining ingredients to fold in to the paste.

In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the oats, pistachios, cranberries and chocolate chips, add in the date paste and mix well.

Place in fridge for 30 minutes. Once done, roll into bite size balls. Makes about 14 energy balls.

That’s it, so easy, healthy and delicious!

More no-bake cookie inspiration:

• Hemp Heart Energy Bites
• Almond Vanilla Chocolate Chip Bites
• Chocolate Pistachio Oatmeal Cookie Bites
• Raw Ginger Snaps
• Coconut Lemon Bombs
• Raw Coconut Brownie Bites
• Raw Pecan Tart Truffles
• Cinnamon Cranberry Energy Bites

CRANBERRY PISTACHIO OATMEAL ENERGY BITES

These no-bake cookie bites are full of flavor and wholesome nutrition!

Ingredients

Date Paste

• 1 cup medjool dates, pitted and chopped (about 11 dates)
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds, optional
• 1 tablespoon hemp hearts, optional
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
• pinch of sea salt

Fold-Ins

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup unsalted pistachios
• 1 cup dried cranberries or fresh chopped
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate or a dark chocolate bar chopped into small pieces, optional

Instructions

Place dates, maple syrup, chia seeds, hemp hearts, flax seed meal, optional cinnamon and salt in food processor/high speed blender and process until it becomes a paste like consistency.

In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the oats, pistachios, cranberries and chocolate chips, add in the date paste and mix well. Place in fridge for 30 minutes. Once done, roll into bite size balls. It helps to rinse your hands after every few balls to remove any excess date paste (otherwise it gets to be messy and the balls don’t roll as well).

Makes about 14 bites.

Store in refrigerator in an airtight container. Will last about 1 week.

NOTES:

If you can, try using fresh chopped cranberries in place of dried. They a little tartness and pair well with the sweetness of some of the other ingredients without adding refined sugars that are usually in dried cranberries. You can find organic dried cranberries that use pure cane sugar or applesauce to sweeten the berries. Fresh is always best so give it a try sometime, you may be surprised how good they are in this recipe.

Use cacao nibs in place of the chocolate chips.