Pumpkin energy bites, but make them look like tiny pumpkins! 🎃 These little guys are soft, chewy, and spiced just right. Like fall coziness rolled up into a bite.
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They're made with pumpkin and they look like pumpkins. So cute, just like my lemon truffles that look like lemons! Plus there's no baking involved, just peanut butter, pumpkin, protein powder, and a little sweet coating on the outside.
They're high protein, low carb, sugar free, and come together in minutes, making them the perfect grab-and-go snack for fall days, Halloween parties, or just when you want something festive hanging out in your fridge.
You're going to love this cute dessert so much, you'll make it every fall just like me!
Ingredients
Energy Bites
- peanut butter or other nut butter
- pumpkin puree
- liquid sweetener (allulose)
- protein powder (Keto Chow)
- pumpkin pie spice
- vanilla extract
Coating
- pumpkin pie spice
- granulated sweetener (allulose)
How To Make
Step 1 - Mix it up. Grab a bowl and stir together the peanut butter, pumpkin, sweetener, protein powder, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla. It should turn into a thick, doughy mix.
Step 2 - Scoop and roll. Use a small cookie scoop (or a spoon if that's what you've got) and roll into little balls.
Step 3 - Coat 'em. In a separate bowl, mix your granulated sweetener and pumpkin spice. Roll each ball around until they've got a nice sparkly coating.
Step 4 - Make the pumpkin magic. Take a piece of kitchen twine, wrap it gently around each ball, and press lightly to create four little ridges. Pop a chocolate chip on top as the "stem."
Step 5 - Chill and snack. Stick them in the fridge for about 30 minutes so they firm up. Then grab one whenever you need a quick, festive, high-protein bite.
Tips and Tricks
No twine? No problem. Use a toothpick to press little lines around the sides to mimic pumpkin ridges. Same cute look, way less fiddly. 🎃
Switch up the stem. Don't have chocolate chips? A pumpkin seed or even a tiny piece of pretzel works perfectly on top. Adds a little crunch too!
I hope these pumpkin energy bites bring a little fall fun to your snack lineup. 🎃 Quick to make, festive to look at, and so easy to keep on hand-give them a try and let me know how they turned out for you! xoxo Olivia
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Recipe
Pumpkin Energy Bites (that look like pumpkins!)
Ingredients
Truffles
- 1 cup peanut butter or other nut butter
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup liquid sweetener (allulose)
- 1 scoop or serving or ½ cup protein powder (I used Keto Chow)
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating
- 2 tablespoon granulated sweetener (allulose)
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Combine truffle ingredients.
- Scoop 2 tb for each truffle with cookie scoop.
- Roll balls in sugar mixture coating.
- Use twine to make 4 shallow indents to form ridges.
- Top with chocolate chip.
- Chill 30 minutes.
gomez says
yummy.so good and so easy
Olivia Wyles says
Yay! So glad it turned out good for you, thank you for trying.
Pinky says
These look great! I haven't tried the recipe yet because I have a question first: How many truffles does this recipe make, using a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop? Thanks!
Olivia Wyles says
Thank you, and great catch! It makes about 12 bites.