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Get your apple pie fix with these raw, gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar-free apple pie bites! Ready in 20 minutes and will totally satisfy your sweet tooth for dessert or a snack.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am so inspired by fall flavors! Apples, squash, pumpkin, sweet potato… the list goes on. I’ll never tire of creating new fall recipes!Â
I love apple pie and apple crisp but sometimes I just want a quick snack that doesn’t take much effort. Enter: apple pie bites. These apple pie bites are ready in 20 minutes and made with just a few key ingredients! The only kitchen appliance you need is a food processor. Let’s get to it!
Packed Full of Energy!
These little snack bites are packed with nutritious ingredients to keep you satisfied and energized all day long. The combination of dates, dried apples and oats provide a great sense of fiber, the cashews provide healthy fats and protein and the cinnamon and nutmeg help round out this snack in the flavor department! They’re perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert – both at home and for on-the-go snacking.
Apple Pie Energy Ball Ingredients
- Dates
- Dried apple rings
- Rolled oats – make sure you get gluten-free oats if necessary.
- Cashews
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Sea salt
How to Make Apple Pie Bites
STEP 1: Add the dates and apple rings to a food processor and pulse until they are pea-sized.
STEP 2: Add in the cashews and process until the dates, apples and cashews come together in a sticky ball.Â
STEP 3: Carefully break up the ball with your hands and add in the oats, spices and salt. Process until all of the ingredients are well combined and have a sticky consistency.
STEP 4: Roll into 15-20 balls.Â
How to Store Energy Balls
Store your energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. They will last up to a week in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.
PrintApple Pie Bites
Get your apple pie fix with these raw, gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar-free apple pie bites! Ready in 20 minutes and will totally satisfy your sweet tooth for dessert or a snack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 15-20 balls 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Raw
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup unsweetened dried apple rings, chopped
- 1/2 cup rolled oats, gluten-free if necessary
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add dates and apple rings to a food processor and process until pea-sized.
- Add in cashews and process until dates, apple rings and cashews come together in a sticky ball.
- Break up the ball with your hands and add in the oats, spices and salt.
- Continue processing until all ingredients are well combined and have a sticky consistency.
- Roll into 15-20 balls, depending on size.
- Store in fridge or freezer.
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These remind me of when I was in grade school and teachers would get mini donuts (Munchkins?) and I would HOARD THEM ALL… And shovel them in my face! Awww the memories, lol!
Please send some over my way. Please. thank you 🙂
Lol…you’re so funny and you’re certainly entitled to vent! I love traditions. My family definitely does the whole turkey deal here in CT, US. However, I’m half Italian so we sometimes ALSO do lasagna. Sooo muuuch foood.
I need a good healthy snack to counteract that day (and really any other day where I’m not a healthy eater) and this one will do just fine. I love the ingredients! I love that it’s easy! And I love that I don’t have to bake them. Clear winner in my book. 🙂
Tina at http://www.tinaschic.com
Your apple pie bites look delicious! Since I’m American, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Since my mom is Italian we don’t do the typical Thanksgiving. We have turkey, but with raviolis, artichoke torta (a family specialty), a veggie dish, focaccia bread, homemade cranberry sauce and salad. For dessert, we always have pumpkin pie and usually an apple dessert, too! Just thinking about it is making my mouth water!
-Melissa @ Fit ‘n’ Well Mommy
I’m a proud Canadian and I found myself laughing at every “beef” you had with our holiday. However, I am incredibly excited to go home and visit with my family this Thanksgiving, moving out has made me more than a little homesick! I think I’ll make these for the bus ride home, something tells me travelling during rush hour will make me hungry!
Where have these apple pie bites been my entire life? I don’t know but I need them to enter my life as soon as possible, especially in my mouth! Oh goodness!
Ummmm yumm! No we don’t celebrate thanksgiving but I wish we did.
I seriously have to buy a food processor that doesn’t die when I try and blend up dates so I can make these!! YUM!
Hahah you go girl! I love your mad respect for TJ’s. The feeling is totally mutual. These look like total heaven….can’t wait to whip them up once I get my hands on some TJ’s dried apple rings!! YUM.
I’m not in category A, B, or C. I am Canadian, but I am not horrified this post. I slightly agree that we are confused on the days, and it just makes for confusion when planning the weekend. I guess it is good that we are still thankful haha.
These bites look fantastic. It’s always great to have another bites recipe!
I am in category B! 🙂 I love Thanksgiving. Our tradition is actually the next day. After all the traditional food, we go out to dinner and to the movies the day after. When I lived in Australai I made a whole American Thanksgiving for all my Aussie friends. It was the middle of spring and the turkey was $80 for only 6kilos.