Cranberry Pumpkin Snack Bites
Utilize canned and dried produce in these easy, in-season snack bites! Perfect for on-the-go or fueling up pre-workout.
Calories: 2300kcal
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
Instructions
- Add pumpkin, seed butter, honey, and flax to a medium mixing bowl and stir well.
- In another bowl, mix the oats, protein powder, spices and salt.
- Incorporate the wet into the dry completely.
- Add the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries, mix well, and store in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
- Form the mixture into balls slightly smaller than golf ball size.
- Serve right away or store in an air tight container in the refrigerator, up to one week. Can be frozen up to 6 months.
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 2300kcal | Carbohydrates: 318g | Protein: 94g | Fat: 117g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 1268mg | Potassium: 2129mg | Fiber: 41g | Sugar: 124g | Calcium: 651mg | Iron: 23mg