Hi, My name’s Emma and I’m addicted to no-bake energy bites.

I know, I know we just made those delicious little, pretty in pink strawberry and cream cashew cookie bites last week but what can I tell ya, those babies lasted a whole 5 minutes and, well mama needed more!

So . . . .after talking to sweet sister of mine who just told me about these ah-maze-ing gluten free, Almond flour snickerdoodle cookies she had made, I knew what had to be done. I had to create my very own 5 minute, no-bake, clean eating, snickerdoodle energy bites! Because when the cookie craving strikes, who has time to wait around for the oven to pre-heat? Not this girl thats for sure – Ain’t nobody got time for that!!

Oh and just quickly, for those of us who are new to the snickerdoodle let me get you all caught up, a snickerdoodle is basically your trusty old sugar cookie spiced up with a good dash of cinnamon. Pretty simple really but they are so, so good. You know what they say, less is more.

And let me tell you, these Healthy, No-Bake Snickerdoodle Energy Bites are so much better than I imagined they would be.

Buttery cashews are combined with naturally sweet, deliciously chewy, caramel infused, medjool dates, a splash of vanilla, a sprinkling of cinnamon and a pinch of salt. That’s it! Talk about simple. Why had I not thought of this before?

Simply throw everything into your blender or food processor, blend/process until you have yourself a deliciously sticky little “ball” of cinnamon spiked, buttery sweet, cashew cookie dough and you are ready to rock and roll baby.

Literally, just pinch off some dough (I use approx 1 heaping teaspoon per bite) – roll, eat and repeat.

No need to risk burning your pretty little mouth because you can’t wait for your cookies to cool before you inhale  enjoy them. And when I say you I mean me obvs, (#ihavenoshame) but we’ve all been there right?! #truth

Buttery, sweet, chewy little, cinnamon spiked energy bites that are all natural, guilt free and perfect for anytime that inevitable cookie craving strikes. 

Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee as your morning snack

The perfect addition to your pre/post workout power up

Perfect for getting you through that post lunch, pre-dinner slump

Or the perfect little late night indulgence.

5 ingredients, 5 minutes in the making and 5 minutes until you get to savour the sweet cinnamon infused deliciousness that is the snickerdoodle.

Whoever said eating clean had to be boring? Pfft not this gal

What are you waiting for? Say it with me -“Roll, eat repeat” now go –

Make them, eat them, lurve them.

 

Healthy, No-Bake Snickerdoodle Energy Bites
Makes approx 35 healthy, simple, buttery, sweet, cinnamon spiked bites of energy packed deliciousness

Ingredients –

1 cup cashews (I used raw, unsalted)

6 medjool dates, pits removed

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

a pinch of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Place cashews in your food processor/blender and pulse until crumbly, you want there to still be a few bigger chunks to give the bites some nice texture.

2 – Add dates and pules until the mixture starts to come together into a sticky, loose “dough”.

3 – Add vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt flakes and pulse again until combined.

4 – Using your hands, roll approx 1 heaping teaspoon of cookie dough into little bite size balls then transfer to your mouth an airtight container (or even just a ziplock bag) and store in the fridge required ← that’s right, I said required. These bad boys are a need, not want people!

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

What’s your all time favourite cookie?