Pumpkin Energy Bites:

^^Here is a photo of the Pumpkin Balls from GimmeSomeOven's website^^

Since I have made some really great snacks from the website gimmesomeoven.com (which is a fantastic website full of awesome recipes- check it out right now!) I thought why not try another! These no bake pumpkin energy bites did not disappoint!

Ingredients

• 8 oz. (about 1 packed cup) chopped dates
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 Tbsp. chia seeds or flax seeds
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats (dry, not cooked)
• 1 cup toasted coconut flakes
• 1 cup toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

First, I put the dry ingredients in the bowl I would be mixing everything up in.

[quick oats & pepitas (toasted pumpkin seeds)]

Next, I combined all the "wet" ingredients in the food processor until it became all mushy.
[dates, honey, pumpkin puree, flax seed, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg- I also added a handful of walnuts]

While pulsing the processor I had my coconut flakes in the toaster oven at 250, checking often to make sure they didn't burn.

Once the coconut flakes and the mush were done, I folded everything in the mixing bowl until wet and dry ingredients were thoroughly combined. Then I put the bowl in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour to chill.

Once the mixture is chilled it is easy to scoop it up and roll into small snack bites!

Even though my pumpkin bites sort of look like weirdo meat-balls, they are deliciously sweet and incredibly healthy for on the go snacking!

I definitely suggest trying these out sometime. If you don't like pumpkin, GimmeSomeOven has another rockin' recipe for peanut butter balls- they are my all time favorite. Here's a link: no bake energy bites

Later days,
-k