These no bake energy bites with chocolate chips, are just the right bite when you’re craving a little something sweet. Super quick and easy to make-you can whip them up in 5 minutes for a healthy snack or dessert!
Have you ever had Hail Merry Merry Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites?
Both Big Tex and SiSi have told me they could EASILY be vegans if we had an unlimited supply of Hail Merry treats chillin’ out in our fridge for them to snack on every day.
As if.
Truth be told, I love ’em too, but they’re on my “every now and then” food budget. Not my daily food budget, so I thought it would be fun to experiment with making my own version.
Trust me. These do not disappoint.
I even priced them out for you, and for me too since I just sent in my taxes yesterday.
Sigh…
By my calculations, using almond flour, oil {coconut}, maple syrup, salt, and chocolate chips from Thrive Market, plus protein powder, these bad boys are anywhere between $ 0.15 to 0.25 less per serving.
On the surface, that doesn’t seem like much, but imagine if you ate one Chocolate Chip No Bake Energy Bite every day for a year, you would save up to $92.00.
Not bad.
And, not to mention my Chocolate Chip No Bake Energy Bites have twice as much protein, and almost half the amount of sugar as my competitor.
Just sayin.’
In the end though, I know I will still partake in Hail Merry goodies from time to time {Have you tried their Miracle Tarts yet? Swoon!!!}, but it’s nice to know I can whip up a batch of something equally delicious in 5 minutes flat, AND save a little dough. No pun intended 🙂
Chocolate Chip No Bake Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine almond flour
- 1 scoop protein powder of choice, see recipe notes
- 2 tablespoons almond oil {or coconut or other vegetable oil}
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips {or vegan chocolate chips}
Instructions
- Combine almond flour, protein powder, oil, maple syrup, and salt in a food processor {or mixing bowl}. Process on high until mixture starts to form a ball {or mix well with a fork or hand mixer}. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Shape into ~10 1-inch balls, and place on a dish. Eat immediately or, cover with plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator until ready to eat.
Notes
- Designs for Health Whey Cool Unsweetened Grass Fed Protein
- PureLean Vegetarian Protein Powder
- Garden of Life Organic Protein Powder
- Naked Rice Organic Brown Rice Protein {Low FODMAP, Vegan}
- PaleoPro Protein Powder {Paleo, Low FODMAP}
- Noosh {Unflavored} Almond Protein Powder {Paleo, Vegan}
Nutrition
Let’s chat!
Have you made Energy Bites before? Have you tried any of the Hail Merry treats? Did you wait until the last minute to get your taxes done like me? What would you do with an extra $92???
