These Cherry Nut Vitality 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 right this moment’s featured Wholesome Kitchen Hack:
No-Bake No-Chill Vitality Bites:
Usually if you make any sort of no-bake protein/power bites/balls, you must chill the batter for no less than half-hour after mixing it collectively so you possibly can form the bites/balls with out having them crumble.
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Effectively, no extra. You’ll be able to have each no-bake AND no-chill power 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 may skip the half-hour chill time as a result of the frozen cherries cooled down the batter rapidly and helped preserve the batter collectively.
I’ve solely tried this hack with this Cherry Almond model under thus far however I’m positive it could 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 Vitality 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 just 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 power bites/balls recipe?
