These easy No Bake Honey Almond Bites are a honey-sweetened healthy snack made with nuts and seeds. Gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free.
When you need a quick snack, these healthy honey almond bites are a delicious solution. Like my protein balls or chocolate energy balls with dates, they can be whipped up quickly.
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Why you'll love this recipe
- Simple ingredients
- Easy almond butter snacks
- No bake recipe
- Gluten-free and dairy-free
Ingredients and substitutions
Here are a few quick notes about the ingredients in this recipe. You can see a complete ingredient list and instructions in the recipe card below.
Almond butter - This is our "glue," or binder for our bites. Plus, a great source of protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Any nut butter will do, but all-natural is best.
Honey - An ingredient that is rich in amino acids, vitamin C, and all major minerals, it is also free of refined sugar.
Slivered almonds - You can usually find slivered almonds in the baking aisle of your local grocery store. Or, finely chopped work too.
Coconut flakes - I like toasted unsweetened coconut flakes, but regular unsweetened flakes are perfect too. Note that if you choose to use sweetened flakes, your bites will be much sweeter.
Sunflower seeds - A good source of protein and fiber, I recommend using the unsalted raw variety. But roasted and salted works fine too, use what you have!
Sesame seeds - With a healthy dose of fiber, b vitamins, and plant protein, this little seed is mighty! Hempseeds, chia seeds, or flaxseeds would make good substitutes.
Vanilla extract - The vanilla helps balance out the sweet and salty.
Step-by-step instructions
Before you start: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Step 1: In a large bowl, add honey, nut butter, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
Step 2: Add almonds, coconut flakes, sunflower and sesame seeds, and salt. Stir well until the nuts and seeds are evenly coated.
Step 3: Using a #40 size cookie scoop or tablespoon, pack the tablespoon with some of the mixture and place it on the prepared baking sheet. This should give you a rounded, dome-like shape. Alternatively, you can roll into a tight ball.
Step 4: Sprinkle bites with desired toppings and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Tips
- A cookie scoop is the best option for making these energy bites. If you are using a tablespoon or just your hands, I would suggest using a bit of cooking spray on the spoon or hands to help keep the mixture from sticking.
- Using all-natural nut butter is best. It gives the creaminess you need and is without any added oils or sugars.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Due to the honey in this recipe, these energy bites can get gooey when at room temperature for too long.
Serving suggestions
A little extra sprinkle of your favorite toppings on these bites will make you love them even more! Some of our favorites include a sprinkle of sea salt or extra sesame seeds.
Or chop up a little bit of dairy-free chocolate chips and fold them into the mixture.
FAQs
Honey goes great with almonds and combined they are packed with nutritional benefits.
Try eating it in protein balls, slathering homemade almond butter on toast, or using it in healthy granola bars.
Recipes that use almond butter
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📖 Recipe
No Bake Honey Almond Bites
Ingredients
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup all-natural almond butter unsalted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- a couple pinches salt
Optional toppings
- sesame seeds
- cacao nibs
- sea salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add honey, almond butter, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
- Add almonds, coconut flakes, sunflower and sesame seeds, and salt. Stir well until the nuts and seeds are evenly coated.
- Using a #40 size cookie scoop or tablespoon, pack the tablespoon with some of the mixture and place it on the prepared baking sheet. This should give you a rounded, dome-like shape. Alternatively, you can roll into a tight ball.
- Sprinkle honey almond bites with desired toppings and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Robyn
Has anyone made these with PB instead of almond butter? I'm thinking natural PB is about the same consistency as almond butter. I'm trying to keep the cost down. Thank you.
Tessa
Hi Robyn! Natural peanut butter should work just fine here in place of almond butter.
Caroline
Tessa, I'm crazy over these! So perfect for those times I'm craving something sweet! Hmmm, I may be popping one or two every night! ;)
Tessa
Ahh, thank you Caroline!! Exactly. Sometimes all I need is something small, sweet, and a bit salty, and I am good to go!
jaime // the briny
these remind me of those little individually wrapped sesame candies. have you ever had those? super crunchy, sweet, but salty, too? i'm not sure if they're asian candies or general supermarket things. at any rate, those things have such a lasting, sweet spot in my memory, and your gorgeous no-bake bites look like a super wholesome, livened up version of those. this is just the sort of treat i like to make: fail-proof, simple, made up of a collection of delicious-by-themselves parts. love! xo
Tessa
Ohhh, yes!! I have had those! You are so right, lots of similarities there. Oh man, I am all about fail-proof and simple if I can do it. Thank you, dear Jaime! xo.
Sarah @ Snixy Kitchen
I'd pick these honey bites to try for sure! I'm excited to make these (I'm loving the no-bake part!)
Tessa
Haha, the bakery had about 12 of them out and I was thinking, "so, can I just take all 12?". I mean, they are little, right? Hope you love them!
Amanda Paa
these are so clever! beautiful, yummy, and full of some of my favorites like coconut flakes and almond butter. and i love the motion photos. xo
Tessa
Aw, thank you! I know, coconut flakes + almond butter and I'm pretty much done for. ;) xoxo!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
Wow, these look totally easy and so delicious Tessa! Love the sesame seeds and cacao nibs on top!
Tessa
Thanks, Mary Ann! I love a good excuse to sprinkle things - probably one of my favorite things about baking! ;)
Abby @ Heart of a Baker
I adore no bake things, especially now that it's getting warmer and my house heats up like WHOA. I'm pretty sure I have all the ingredients for this, so these are happening ASAP! :)
Tessa
I know, all of a sudden I'm like, "is the AC working?!". Haha. I hope you like them, friend! xo.
Lisa
SIMPLY DELICIOUS! Thank you.
Tessa
Thank you so much, Lisa!