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I’m a big fan of peanut butter! But I have to admit it, I don’t like eating it on a traditional way: on a piece of toast with jam. Nope, sorry! But I do like it in smoothies, energy bars, even just spooning it from the jar. But it has to be the most natural, unflavoured and unsalted peanut butter: no preservatives, no added sugar and no palm oil. Well, you might ask how is it possible to buy this peanut butter. And the answer is: most zero waste shops sell freshly made peanut butter. It’s literally, just the toasted peanuts, that go into the grinder they use and the fresh, all natural peanut butter comes out. You must try it to believe it, just how much better it tastes compared to peanut butter off the supermarket shelves.
So I had peanut butter from my zero waste shop and thought I should make some treat with it, but didn’t want to bake – so I settled on Vegan Puffed Quinoa and Peanut Butter Energy Bites.
puffed quinoa energy balls
Now the best thing about home made energy bites and bars, that you can add a lot of things to them – or not, depending what do you have at home. They can always do with some sort of a nut butter, sweetener, seeds or nuts and dried fruit, but it’s entirely up to you what you add.
Energy bite ingredient ideas
Nut butter
- peanut
- almond
- hazelnut
Seeds
- pumpkin
- sunflower
- hemp
- chia
- seasme
- hulled linseeds
Natural sweetener
- maple syrup
- agave syrup
- coconut sugar
- molasses
- fruit jam
- banana purée
- apple purée
Nuts (toasted or not)
- almonds
- hazelnuts
- peanuts
- pecans
- brazil nuts
- cashews
Dried fruits
- Dates
- Figs
- Cranberries
- Sultanas
- Apricots
Bulking agent
- Oatflakes
- Cereal/Muesli
- Puffed quinoa
- Granola
This time I chose puffed quinoa and peanut butter as main ingredient. The rest is just what I had at home: mixed seeds and nuts, dates, dried cranberries, some maple syrup and chocolate. You can even add chocolate chips.
I’m not saying this Vegan Puffed Quinoa and Peanut Butter Energy Bites are low in calories… of course they aren’t but then you only need one to satisfy a craving of sweet but healthy treat.
Enjoy!
If you like this vegan treat, check out my other recipes too:
Vegan Date and Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Super Simple Vegan Brownies Recipe
Best Vegan Banana Bread Recipe