No-Bake Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls
Tiffany Ni, 2T4
The best fall-themed snack for those busy days in the hospital. Feel free to double the recipe and store a bunch of these treats in your locker/lunch bag/scrub pocket for a quick snack!
Prep time: 30 mins
Yield: 24 energy balls
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
½ cup pumpkin puree
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (add more if your batter is too sticky)
1 tbsp pumpkin spice
½ cup mini dark chocolate chips
½ cup honey (or maple syrup)
Instructions
Add the peanut butter, pumpkin purée, honey, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl and use a wooden spoon to stir until well-combined.
Next, add gluten free rolled oats, mini chocolate chips, and pumpkin pie spice to the bowl. Stir until everything is well-combined and you have a “dough”.
Place the mixture in the freezer for 20 minutes for it to chill and firm up.
Remove the dough from the freezer. Using a cookie dough scoop, scoop the dough, then use your hands to roll the dough into balls.
Store the energy bites in an air-tight container in the fridge or freezer (lasts up to 2 weeks!)
