These Sweet Potato Energy Bites are snack-sized bites packed with protein and healthy fats!
Hi Friends!
It’s time for another Recipe Redux post. The theme for this month was a fun one:
Bars & Bites for Brown Bags
Whether you pack your lunch in a bento box, a brown bag or a retro cartoon character lunch box, don’t forget the bars and bites. Small squares or round bites can pack nutrition into a sweet or savory taste. Show us your favorite way to jazz up any type of lunch box.
When I started thinking about what flavor combo I wanted to make, I decided to get a little crazy.
You guys know I love my Sweet Potato Banana Bites– I make them pretty much weekly for a pre-workout snack. However, they require baking…and in honor of the warm weather we’ve been having lately, I thought it might be fun to try a no-bake version! I also decided I wanted to make a batch of bites without using dates. I love dates and use them in my go-to energy bite recipes, but since not everyone always has dates on hand, I thought I’d attempt to forgo them.
Here’s what I came up with:
PrintSweet Potato Energy Bites
A no-bake energy ball packed with nuts, seeds and healthy fats!
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup oats
- 3 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, shelled
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup almonds (or other nut)
- 6 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1/2 cup cooked sweet potato
- 1/4 cup mashed banana
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (more if desired)
- 1–2 Tbsp maple syrup/honey, optional
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Combine oats, pumpkin seeds, hemp, chia and almonds in a food processor and pulse several times to crush nuts.
- Add remaining ingredients and process to combine.
- Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
- Pour dough onto plastic wrap, squeeze to form into large ball, wrap and freeze for 30-45 min.
- Remove dough and portion into snack-sized balls.
- Store in the freezer.
As usual, you guys know I don’t like things super sweet. I made mine without the maple syrup/honey addition, but I think most people’s taste buds might enjoy a little added sweetener. If you have dates and want to throw some in, go for it. If not, adding a little maple syrup or honey should sweeten them right up.
Since they’re no bake, you can taste as you go. Start with no sweetener and then add some as needed!
I love keeping mine in the freezer, but if you’re going to pack them in your lunch they should still be fine at lunchtime if you throw them in frozen in the morning!
Check out the links below for more tasty bites and bars!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
These look awesome. I love the addition if hemp seeds in there! Those little batboys are brilliant!
i know! they’re amazing!
Ooh I have some cooked sweet potato sitting in the fridge right now – making these!
perfection!
Sweet potato, one of my all time favorite ingredients! Your recipe looks delicious Lindsay.
thanks jill! we share an affinity for sweet potatoes 🙂
you know i love bites!! great combo! pinning!
So creative! And your pictures look awesome !
thanks girl!
I need these!! YUM!
Such a great idea of using sweet potatoes in bites, so creative and sounds delicious!
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I love the looks of these! I’ll be trying them soon. 🙂
hope you love them!
these look delicious. i do loveeee sweet potatoes.
Awesome! I start classes again next week and with 12 hour clinicals need easy snacks that I can pop in my mouth. Looks like I’ll be making these this weekend!
let me know how they turn out!
Genius! And thank you for no dates! I have never tried them so I never put them in recipes. These sound so yummy!
woohoo! enjoy!
Yay for these being vegan! 🙂 I’m honestly not sure if I have ever paired chocolate with sweet potatoes… but I am totally on board for trying it!
you must try! it’s a delicious combo!
Now I’m sorry that I ate the last of my sweet potatoes yesterday!
perfect excuse to get more!
Uh yum! Love these.
I have a bunch of butternut squash I need to use up. I’d think that’d be an okay sub for the pumpkin, don’t you?
that should probably work. might need to add a bit more sweetener
I pretty much love anything involving sweet potatoes 🙂 Going to try them for sure!
yay! hope you enjoy!
These look fantastic. It’s hard to go wrong with sweet potatoes! And I bet the maple syrup adds a nice flavor.
yes! i love the two together!
These are genius!!!
🙂 thanks friend!
Oooh, these look tasty! Thanks so much for sharing!
enjoy!
Interesting combo!
YUM! I love little energy bites like these that are tasty and super convenient to have on hand. Plus who doesn’t love sweet potatoes?! 🙂
agreed. sweet potatoes for the win!
Given the fact that I love sweet potatoes, I’m psyched that that’s one of the ingredients in these bites. They sound amazing and are definitely a perfect work snack!
I agree. Hope you enjoy!
Another recipe I can’t wait to get my hands on! Yumm!
I’ve never thought of using sweet potatoes for snack bites! Love these!
It was an experiment that turned out well!
Perfect as a pre work out snack!
love these bites..i like to have these on hands at all times.
They’re perfect for stocking your freezer!
I loveee energy bites and I’ve never made them with sweet potatoes or bananas so I’m excited to try!!
woohoo! enjoy!
OK .. this is just about the healthiest recipe I’ve EVER seen! Looks amazing. I need to try hemp hearts and this recipe has definitely inspired me 🙂
definitely give them a try! they’re a fun mix-in!
like sweet potato pie! love it
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dessert for snack. what could be better 🙂
Yum! I would have never thought to use sweet potato in snack balls…I can’t wait to try it out!
I’m a huge sweet potato fan and these look like a perfect treat! Can’t wait to try them.
woohoo! let me know what you think!
I am going to raid your freezer!
Yum!
Love these and love that they aren’t super sweet! I’m with you- I prefer foods on the not-so-sweet side. Dates are perfect for that!
yes they are. can’t believe it took me so long to discover them!
I’ve made a sweet potato ball recipe awhile back as well and LOVE it, so I bet these are SO yummy 🙂 Looks incredible!
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Wow! Some really awesome recipes. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re one of a few who could get me to appreciate sweet potatoes!
doing my best!
Ooh, these sound amazing! Perfect flavors for fall. I will try these the next time I have a sweet potato in my drawer.
Hope you enjoy!
Ahh, these sound amazing! I love sweet potato! (Can’t wait til they go on super-sale again soon! *-*)
woohoo! it’s almost that time of year!
This looks fabulous! I ALWAYS have roasted sweet potatoes on hand for easy snacking so this looks like a great way to enjoy them ;). Pinned!!
thanks Min! Let me know if you try them out!
And they’re vegan! Hurray! The sound delicious!
So clever – I gotta get back into making sweet potato puree again – use to use it in my mac & cheese and tomato sauce all the time but have gotten lazy. Now this is the recipe to fire me up to do it!
oooh in mac and cheese?! brilliant!
These are amazing! I just made them the other night and they turned out wonderfully. Thanks for the recipe!
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so glad you liked them!
Was looking for a pre-workout snack with sweet potato. These came out really sticky for me but I rescued them with some coconut flour and cocoa. They did give me energy at the gym at 6am so maybe I’ll try again with a little tweaking. I love sweet potatoes!
hmmm sorry they were sticky! hope you can find a version that works for you!
I love love sweet potatoes and these little energy bites are so great before a workout. Used what I had on hand-chocolate almond butter, chia, flax. Thanks for the recipe/ inspiration! Would you happen to have general nutrition info?
I loved the sweet potato idea but am a little hesitant about mixing in the banana and chocolate .
Can anyone give their feedback please. Which flavor can you taste most? Sweet potato or banana?