These Cherry Nut Power Bites require no baking and no chill time so they’re able to snack on in lower than 10 minutes!
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Now…onto at this time’s featured Wholesome Kitchen Hack:
No-Bake No-Chill Power Bites:
Usually once you make any type of no-bake protein/vitality bites/balls, you want to chill the batter for at the very least half-hour after mixing it collectively so you may form the bites/balls with out having them crumble.
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Effectively, no extra. You possibly can have each no-bake AND no-chill vitality bites with this hack: use frozen fruit as an alternative of dried fruit!
I inadvertently created this shortcut after I didn’t have dried cherries for a no-bake bites recipe and resorted to utilizing frozen cherries as an alternative. I spotted I might skip the half-hour chill time as a result of the frozen cherries cooled down the batter shortly and helped preserve the batter collectively.
I’ve solely tried this hack with this Cherry Almond model under thus far however I’m certain it might translate to different snack chunk/ball recipes, too. If the batter appears too moist after mixing within the frozen fruit, add one other tablespoon or so of the dry components like oats, flour or floor flaxseed.
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These Cherry Nut Power Bites require no baking and no chill time in order that they’re prepared for snacking in lower than 10 minutes!
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup golden floor flaxseed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup nut butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup frozen cherries, chopped up
- In a big bowl, whisk collectively oats, flour, floor flaxseed and salt.
- Add nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract and cherries. Combine collectively nicely till a dough is shaped. (If dough is simply too moist, add one other 1 – 2 tablespoons of oats, flour or floor flaxseed.)
- To assemble every chunk, scoop 1.5 tablespoons of batter into your hand and roll right into a ball.
- Serve instantly. To retailer, put right into a sealed container and preserve within the fridge for as much as 10 days.
What’s your favourite no-bake vitality bites/balls recipe?
