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Nut-Free Sunflower Oat Energy Bites

No-bake oat bites held together with sunflower seed butter and honey, with mini chocolate chips. Made for nut-free classrooms.

⏱ 45 min (15 min prep, 30 min waiting) 🍽 Serves 12 · 2 bites (makes 24) lunchboxkid friendlymake aheadbudgetfreezer friendly vegetarian

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ContainsMilk, Soybeans. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 12 servings
  • 1 cup Old-fashioned rolled oats
  • Β½ cup Sunflower seed butter
  • β…“ cup Honey
  • β…“ cup Semisweet chocolate chips, mini chips
  • 2 tbsp Ground flaxseed, ground
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Table salt (to taste)

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: mixing bowl, spoon or spatula, tray or plate, airtight container.

  1. Stir the sunflower butter, honey and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth.
  2. Add the oats, ground flaxseed, chocolate chips and salt. Stir until everything is coated. If it’s too sticky to roll, add a spoonful more oats.
  3. Chill the bowl 20 to 30 minutes so the mixture firms up.
  4. Roll into 24 balls about 1 inch across, with damp hands. Keep them in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Make aheadKeeps 1 week in the refrigerator.
❄️ FreezerFreeze up to 3 months; they thaw in the lunch box by lunchtime.
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can measure, stir and roll these. No stove or oven needed.
Dairy-free swapUse dairy-free chocolate chips, or raisins.
Honey swapUse maple syrup; for children under 1 year, don’t use honey.
Nut free swapSunflower seed butter keeps these free of peanuts and tree nuts. Check the chocolate chip label too.

Goes well with

🍌 Sunflower Butter Banana Roll-Ups

Good to know

For babies and toddlers Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our back-to-school lunchboxes; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.