I’ve been making energy bites almost weekly for the past few years, but usually make a variation of this recipe. My grandmother gave me a bag of fresh walnuts from a friend a couple of weeks ago and I added a few to my normal energy bite recipe and this happened! The higher oil content in walnuts makes a really creamy tasting bite, really not unlike cinnamon cookie dough. That’s what it makes me think of, and whenever I have these in the house I go through them at lightning speed.
Walnuts aren’t as healthy as sunflower seeds – they have less magnesium, protein, iron, etc. really, lower levels of pretty much everything, and more fat. I use a mix of the two in these cookie dough energy bites. So these aren’t my everyday energy bites, but I treat them more like a dessert. They’re a great pick me up if you need a little boost and they taste like cookie dough, what’s not to love?!
I really do prefer them over my normal sunflower seed based bites, but I just go through them way too fast to make them all the time, hah. Sort of like chocolate chip cookies and watermelon. These bites are an absolute dream to roll out, not sticky at all, and do better in the fridge than the freezer. I find that they hold their shape a little better when not refrigerated than normal energy balls too but they definitely taste best from the fridge.
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Walnut Cookie Dough Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 70 grams raw walnuts
- 50 grams sunflower seeds
- 120 grams soft dates*
- 2 tablespoons bee pollen optional
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, blend the walnuts and sunflower seeds until a coarse meal forms.70 grams raw walnuts, 50 grams sunflower seeds
- Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until the dates are incorporated into a ball of dough.120 grams soft dates*, 2 tablespoons bee pollen, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 pinch sea salt
- Form into small balls, about 3 cm (1.2 inches), and refrigerate in a sealed container. They'll keep in the fridge for about a week and can be frozen.
Notes
* For American cup measurements, please click the pink link text above the ingredient list that says ‘American’.
Nutrition
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.
Diana Lopes says
Hi Alexandra! Your energy bites recipe looks super delicious. I can't wait to try it myself! It's the perfect snack during work hours =)
Charlotte | Sweet Sundays says
What a perfect afternoon treat! These sounds like something I could make on Sunday and keep handy to snack on throughout the week.
Dana Sandonato says
These sound fantastic! I could totally use some of these for tomorrow morning (we're running a 5K). I'm also in awe over your bowl and background here! Gorgeous!
Gabrielle @ eyecandypopper says
Walnuts are really good for the brain, so this sounds perfect! and your cat sounds adorable 🙂