Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Balls

Light brown energy bites with flecks of oats and dark chocolate chips with pumpkin seed on top and cinnamon sticks beside it.

A delicious fall snack that's actually good for you: pumpkin oatmeal balls! It comes together in minutes and is loaded with nutrient-dense ingredients that taste like the ultimate fall treat.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Servings: energy balls

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Equipment

1 food processor

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons flaxseeds
¼ teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
¼ cup pumpkin puree
4 tablespoons maple syrup
¼ cup chocolate chips use mini if you have them!

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse the rolled oats, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, salt, and pumpkin spice for about 1 minute, until it all looks like coarse sand. There will be some whole flax seeds still, but that’s okay.
Add the pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and chocolate chips. Pulse until a dough forms. Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to roll the dough into balls. It will make about 16 energy balls.
Store these balls in the fridge for 2 weeks or in the freezer for 6 months in a sealed container.

Notes

For step-by-step photos, scroll up into the blog post.

Flaxseeds: You can use ground or whole flax seeds for these energy balls.

No pumpkin puree? Use runny nut butter! The flavor of pumpkin spice really comes from the pumpkin pie spice mix, so if you don't have pumpkin puree, you can skip it and use almond butter or peanut butter. If using almond butter, these energy balls contain 3 grams of protein each.

This can be made in a food processor or high-powered blender.

Warm machine: If you find your machine is being clunky or getting warm, you can stop it, place everything in a bowl, and use a spoon, or your hands to form the dough.

If you liked this recipe, try these 3-ingredient pistachio energy balls next.

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