Healthy Pumpkin Pie Energy Bites
Ingredients
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- 2 cups rolled oats (not instant)*
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips**
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1/4 cup peanut butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or honey)
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- Coconut and/or ground almonds for rolling
Instructions
- Combine oats, hemp, seeds, pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips in a food processor. Whizz until the pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips are chopped (but not pulverized).
- Add remaining ingredients and whizz until everything comes together.
- Scoop by tablespoonful and shape into balls.
- Roll in coconut or almond flour.
- Store in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Notes
* Use gluten-free rolled oats if necessary.
** Use vegan chocolate chips if you can find them, or substitute cacao nibs.
Find it online: https://www.crosbys.com/pumpkin-pie-energy-bites/