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Cranberry Pumpkin Snack Bites on a plate with honey

Cranberry Pumpkin Snack Bites

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Utilize canned and dried produce in these easy, in-season snack bites! Perfect for on-the-go or fueling up pre-workout.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Calories: 2300

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
  • ½ cup pureed pumpkin
  • ½ cup + 2 tbsp sunflower seed butter
  • 2 tbsp ground flax
  • 1 ½ cup quick cook oats
  • ¼ cup vanilla protein powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup raw pepitas pumpkin seeds
  • ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp dried cranberries

Method
 

  1. Add pumpkin, seed butter, honey, and flax to a medium mixing bowl and stir well.
  2. In another bowl, mix the oats, protein powder, spices and salt.
  3. Incorporate the wet into the dry completely.
  4. Add the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries, mix well, and store in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
  5. Form the mixture into balls slightly smaller than golf ball size.
  6. Serve right away or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator, up to one week. Can be frozen up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 2300kcalCarbohydrates: 318gProtein: 94gFat: 117gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1268mgPotassium: 2129mgFiber: 41gSugar: 124gCalcium: 651mgIron: 23mg

Notes

You may require up to 2 tbsp extra oats and 1 tbsp extra protein powder depending on your sunflower seed butter consistency and preferred texture.

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