Cinnamon Raisin Energy Bites

Energy bites are such a good snack to have on hand, and these cinnamon raisin ones taste like a cookie or your favorite cereal, but pack more protein!

Delicious and easy recipes that require no baking are some of our favorites. They also make terrific recipes for healthy meal prepping because they're just so fast. With a bit of protein powder, some cinnamon raisin almond butter, and other on-hand pantry ingredients, these energy bites are easy to make. They require just a little bit of chilling, and then they're ready. It's hard to argue with something that tastes like a cinnamon raisin cookie, but is actually way healthier. Serve them after school for a snack, after a workout to replenish some nutrients, or after dinner as a dessert. Or eat them just because!

No Bake Cinnamon Raisin Energy Bites Ingredients

• ½ cup nuts 'n more cinnamon raisin almond butter
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup oat flour
• 2 scoops Nuts 'N More almond-infused whey protein powder
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ¼ cup milk

Create a simple, delicious, and protein-packed #mealprep snack with this recipe featuring almond butter!

How to Make Cinnamon Raisin Energy Bites

These come together easily. Combine the almond butter, milk, and honey together in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine rolled oats, oat flour, protein powder, and raisins. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and then roll the batter into balls about the size of walnuts. Transfer the balls to a baking sheet lined with parchment and refrigerate for about 20 to 30 minutes. Store them in airtight containers in the fridge.

How to Store and Serve Cinnamon Raisin Energy Bites

Keep these in airtight containers in the fridge; they'll keep longer that way and stay firm. They should be good for a week. You can also freeze any kind of energy bites, these included, in an airtight container. They're fun to prep for snacks alongside a handful of almonds or some berries, for example, or maybe even a little bit of plain yogurt, Greek or otherwise. 

Substitutions and Alterations

If you can find a cinnamon raisin almond butter like the one we've specified here, then that's what you use. But you can make your own almond butter with those flavors by adding about ½ teaspoon of cinnamon to the almond butter when you combine it with the honey and milk.

Feel free to use a neutral-flavored protein powder (whey or plant is great) if you can't find the one we've specified here. Vanilla is probably the best bet because it won't compete with the other flavors in the energy bites. 

Any kind of milk works here, whether dairy or non-dairy. 

Dried cranberries, cherries, or blueberries would also be a fun twist.

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ALMOND BUTTER TIP:

Almond butter offers cardiovascular benefits because of its fiber and fat content. Almond butter is made up primarily of unsaturated fatty acids that improve your blood cholesterol levels to help combat cardiovascular disease, and also provide energy