Healthy, easy, and delicious Raw Apple Cinnamon Energy Bites are made with whole foods that will energize you and keep you going. They're perfect for breakfast or to pack in school lunches. If you like quick and easy homemade snacks, you'll love our No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Bites, Carrot Cake Bites, and our Healthy Chocolate Energy Balls.
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HOMEMADE ENERGY BITES WITHOUT OIL
Have you heard of Figgy Pops? They’re organic unbaked energy balls that you can buy in the healthy snack food section of many supermarkets.
My friend brought some over to try at our last happy hour and I loved them. She brought their mango flavor, which were perfect for the end of summer.
However, I’m one of those people who would rather make my own vegan energy bites, rather than spending more money than necessary and finding things that I don’t want in my food, such as excess oil.
As delicious as those mango Figgy Pops were, they contained sunflower and coconut oil, which I just didn’t find necessary.
So, I created my own fruit filled energy bite recipe.
My version of Figgy Pops is oil-free and filled with healthy whole foods that you can feel good about putting in your body. They’re also refined sugar-free and gluten-free. So feel free to eat them without worry.
So how do you make these delicious no bake energy balls? It’s super easy!
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE ENERGY SNACKS
You’re going to need a food processor for this recipe. Sorry, but there’s no way of getting around it. The dried apples, dates, and seeds need to be ground up, and this is the best way to do it. You could try and use a high-powered blender, but I can’t guarantee that it will work out. Let me know if it does.
First – Toast the pepita and hulled raw sunflower seeds until they release their oils and give off a nice toasty aroma. Shake the pan often so they don’t scorch.
Second – Put the ingredients in a food processor, including the toasted seeds, and grind until it forms a solid sticky ball.
Third – Scoop out a heaping teaspoon, or tablespoon if you want large bites, and roll into balls.
Fourth – If you want to add extra crunch and nutrition, roll them in black sesame seeds.
That’s all. These are so easy to make and so delicious. They’re perfect for a pre or post-workout treat because they’re filled with so many nutritious, high energy ingredients. Just check it out. Click the ingredient names to go to the links for more information.
INGREDIENTS FOR APPLE CINNAMON ENERGY BITES
Dried Apples - A great source of fiber, good for cardiovascular health, and an anti-inflammatory.
Cinnamon – Can lower bad (LDL) cholesterol, anti-inflammatory, has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and even anti-viral properties.
Dates – Natural energy booster, prevents and relieves constipation (shouldn’t be a problem if you eat a whole food plant-based diet), lowers cholesterol, good for bone health.
Dried Cranberries – Anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular benefits, antioxidants, digestive tract benefits.
Pepitas – An excellent source of zinc and other minerals, antimicrobial benefits, high in antioxidants.
Raw Hulled Sunflower Seeds – Anti-inflammatory, good for cardiovascular health, helps lower cholesterol, excellent source of important minerals, such as folate, selenium, vitamin E, and more.
Chia Seeds – An excellent source of fiber, good fat, good carbohydrate (ENERGY), lots of protein, important minerals.
Sesame Seeds – These little seeds are the B.O.M.B.! If you only click on one link, this is the one. Great source of protein, reduces blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, helps with digestion, good for skin and heart health, and so much more.
WHY WE LOVE VEGAN ENERGY BALLS
These little balls of apple cinnamon goodness not only taste great, they’re so good for you, and they provide you with the energy that their name promises.
One batch makes approximately two dozen apple energy balls, so if you’re in need of a boost, pop one or two of these in your mouth and you’ll feel ready to get things done in no time.
Remember, these are oil-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free energy balls. So much better than you can get from store bought bites.
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RAW APPLE CINNAMON ENERGY BITES
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried apples
- 10 large dates pits removed
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pepitas
- ¼ cup raw hulled sunflower seeds
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ cup black sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a medium pan, toast (shake the pan frequently to prevent scorching) the pepitas and sunflower seeds on medium heat until they release their oil and give off a nice toasty aroma. Approximately 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Put all (except the sesame seedof the ingredients, including the toasted seeds, in a food processer and process until the dried fruit and seeds are ground up and the mixture turns into a sticky solid ball.
- Scoop out 1 heaping teaspoon (5 g), or if you want larger balls, 1 tablespoon (14 and roll into balls. Put the sesame seeds on a flat surface and roll the balls in the seeds to cover.
- Refrigerate in an air tight container for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Dawnell says
These are super good! Thank you for sharing and including so many health promoting ingredients in these little delights 🙂
Linda & Alex says
Hi Dawnell! Thank you so much for the kind words. We're so happy you enjoyed the recipe. 🙂
Kin says
Would love to make it fir my super picky kid. Is there any substitute of Dates?? Can you please share more egg and gluten free Lunch box ideas ? Thanks 😊
Linda Meyer says
Hi Kin! You can substitute the dates for any dried fruit. Raisins, dried figs, apricots, whatever you think your child will eat. 🙂 None of our recipes contain eggs, and if you click the "Gluten-Free" button in our menu bar at the top, you can scroll through to see if there are any recipes your kiddo might like. If you have any specific recipe requests, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to create it.
Jennifer says
I see the instructions on the website for the raw appple bites but not quantities for ingredients. Could also not fine on Pinterest. Can you provide how much of each ingredients to use?
Linda Meyer says
Hi Jennifer. Did you scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post? I see all of the ingredients with measurements and the instructions in the card on my computer and I checked on my phone as well. Just in case your computer is giving you trouble, here are the ingredients.1 cup (91 g) dried apples
10 large dates, pits removed
½ cup (38 g) dried cranberries
¼ cup (32 g) pepitas
¼ cup (32 g) raw hulled sunflower seeds
3 tbsp (45 g) chia seeds
1 tbsp (15 g) lemon zest
2 tsp (5 g) ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground sea salt
¼ tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
½ cup (81 g) black sesame seeds
Happy Healing says
YUM these look soo good! I love making energy balls like this, and I love the idea of sesame seeds!
Linda Meyer says
Thank you! They're really good, and the sesame seeds give them a nice crunch.
Christine @ Run Plant Based says
Wow, these look delicious and perfect for dessert or pre-workout snack. Thanks!
Linda Meyer says
Thanks! I took a bag of them on our long run and Alex really liked them. They were perfect for getting us through the hangry part of our run, like mile 16 and beyond. 😉