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Trying to eat healthier in the new year? Looking to liven up your child's school lunch box? Need energy for a workout? If you want to eat something healthy and homemade, but have little time to spend in the kitchen, this list of 25 no-bake energy bites and bars is for you.
They are all low-stress, portable, whole food snacks that often require nothing more than a bowl, spoon, and refrigerator. Make a batch on the weekend and stash them in the fridge for convenient, energizing, ready-to-go treats all week long.
No-Bake Bites:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Babies - Chocolate-Covered Katie
Photo & Recipe Credit: Chocolate-Covered Katie
Peanut Butter Brownie Balls - Fit Foodie Finds
Photo & Recipe Credit: Fit Foodie Finds
Almond Joy Energy Bites - Gimme Some Oven
Photo & Recipe Credit: Gimme Some Oven
No-Bake PB&J Thumbprint Cookies - Healthy Aperture Blog
Photo & Recipe Credit: Kylie Held Mitchell for Healthy Aperture Blog
Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed No-Bake Energy Balls - Carla's Confections
Photo & Recipe Credit: Carla's Confections
Almond Peanut Butter Balls - Lori Zanini, RD, CDE
Photo & Recipe Credit: Lori Zanini, RD, CDE
Nutty Cookie Dough Bites - Wholify
Photo & Recipe Credit: Wholify
Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Balls - Texanerin Baking
Photo & Recipe Credit: Texanerin Baking
Mini Sunflower Seed Cranberry Balls (gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, vegan) - The Healthy Apple
Photo & Recipe Credit: The Healthy Apple
No-Bake Pumpkin Raisin Bites - To Live & Diet in L.A.
Photo & Recipe Credit: To Live & Diet in L.A.
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Energy Bites (Naturally Sweetened) - Gimme Some Oven
Photo & Recipe Credit: Gimme Some Oven
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Bites - The Live-In Kitchen
Photo & Recipe Credit: The Live-In Kitchen
Oatmeal Cookie Energy Bites - C&J Nutrition
Photo & Recipe Credit: C&J Nutrition
Original Fudge Babies - Chocolate-Covered Katie
Photo & Recipe Credit: Chocolate-Covered Katie
No-Bake Energy Bites - Cooking Classy
Photo & Recipe Credit: Cooking Classy
Peanut Butter Banana Fudge Balls (gluten free, whole grain, dairy-free, vegan) - Texanerin Baking
Photo & Recipe Credit: Texanerin Baking
No-Bake Bars:
Honey-Sweetened Almond Chocolate Chip Granola Bars - Cookie + kate
Photo & Recipe Credit: Cookie + kate
5 Minute No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars - fANNEtastic food
Photo & Recipe Credit: fANNEtastic food
No-Bake Protein Bars - The Lean Green Bean
Photo & Recipe Credit: The Lean Green Bean
No Bake Apricot & Dark Chocolate Bars (Vegan & Can Be Gluten Free!) - Nutritionist in the Kitch
Photo & Recipe Credit: Running on Real Food
No Bake Granola Bars - The Lean Green Bean
Photo & Recipe Credit: The Lean Green Bean
Homemade Chewy Granola Bars - The Six O'Clock Scramble
Photo & Recipe Credit: The Six O'Clock Scramble
No Bake (And Easily Customizable) Granola Bars - Peanut Butter Fingers
Photo & Recipe Credit: Peanut Butter Fingers
Five Minute, No-Bake Sunflower Oat Bars - Choosing Raw
Photo & Recipe Credit: Choosing Raw
Chocolate-Drizzled Cranberry and Pistachio Bars (gluten-free) - Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker
Photo & Recipe Credit: Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker
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