Vegan Pumpkin Energy Bites
Here’s how you can make these delicious vegan pumpkin energy bites.
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One of my favorite treats to make is energy bites because they’re easy to make and delicious. It’s a quick snack that you can have for work or a snack throughout the day. It’s one of my go-to recipes to make when I want a quick treat.
Ingredients
- Oat Flour: The first ingredient you need to make these delicious vegan pumpkin energy bites is oat flour. Blend 1 cup of rolled oats in a blender to form oat flour.
- Vanilla Extract: You need 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Truvia: You also need 2 tbsp of truvia, or a sweetener of your choice.
- Canned Pumpkin: The next ingredient you need is 3/4 cup of canned pumpkin.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice: You also need 1/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice for this recipe. Pumpkin spice adds a strong pumpkin pie flavor.
- Cinnamon: The next ingredient you need is cinnamon. Cinnamon is an essential ingredient for pumpkin recipes.
- Chocolate Chips: You also need chocolate chips. Some of my favorite chocolate chips are Lilly’s baking chips and Enjoy Life’s chocolate chips. They’re both vegan baking chips and super sweet.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: The next ingredient you need is creamy peanut butter. My two favorite peanut butters are Krema and Smucker’s Creamy Natural Peanut Butter.
- Rolled Oats: The last ingredient you need is 1/4 cup of rolled oats. Fold 1/4 cup of rolled oats into the pumpkin batter.
Directions
First, preheat the oven to 350°.
Then, blend 1 cup of rolled oats in a blender to form oat flour.
Next, combine the dry ingredients together: oat flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and truvia.
Then, combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl: vanilla extract, canned pumpkin, and creamy peanut butter.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Then, fold in 1/4 cup of rolled oats and 1 tbsp of chocolate chips.
Next, place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and form 15 balls.
Bake in the oven at 350° for 15 minutes.
Let cool and enjoy!
Vegan Pumpkin Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp truvia
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips (vegan)
- 1 tbsp creamy natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Blend 1 cup rolled oats in a food processor to form a flour-like consistency
- Combine oat flour, cinnamon, pumkin pie spice, and truvi to one bowl
- Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl: vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, and creamy natural peanut butter
- Fold wet ingredients in dry ingredients until batter is evenly mixed
- Add in 1/4 cup rolled oats
- Add in 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips
- Lay parchment paper on baking sheet
- Form 15 balls
- Bake in oven at 350° for 15 minutes
- Let cool and enjoy!
Notes
These vegan pumpkin energy bites are a great snack to make when you want a fun pumpkin treat. It’s also a great treat to make when you don’t have a lot of time. These energy bites only take about 15 minutes to bake!
