Made with basic pantry staples such as oats and ground flaxseed and flavored with hazelnut butter and cocoa powder, these 6 ingredient Nutella Energy Bites are the perfect homemade Nutella snack for all you Nutella lovers!
Energy bites are our go-to snack. I can't remember a time I didn't have a batch on hand in our fridge. Usually I just make my 5 Ingredient Energy Bites as they are super adaptable and I can use what ever homemade nut butter I have on hand. Sometimes I'll whip out my food processor and blend nuts and dates into a sweet, grab-and-go snack like in this Lemon Coconut Bites Recipe. But if you're a fan of nutella snacks, then you'll love these simple nutella energy bites!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe!
- Who doesn't like Nutella? Especially a nutella snack! I make my own Homemade Nutella now and this rich, chocolatey, hazelnut spread never gets passed up in my house!
- This nutella snack recipe calls for just 6 ingredients, many of which are pantry staples in my house.
- Everyone has had a peanut butter energy bite, but have you ever had one made with hazelnut butter? It's nice to switch things up sometimes.
- Thanks to ground flaxseed, rolled oats and nut butter, these Nutella snack bites are a balanced snack to keep you fueled until your next meal.
Ingredients
- Quick Oats - Quick and instant oats are a more broken down version of rolled oats and they work best when making energy bites as the liquid ingredients can hold them together better than rolled oats. If you only have rolled oats on hand, I'd recommend pulsing them a few times in a food processor to break them down a little.
- Ground Flaxseed - Ground flaxseed works as some of the glue to hold these bites together. If you can't find ground flaxseed, you can buy whole flaxseed and grind them into powder using a spice grinder.
- Chocolate Chips - Use your favorite non-dairy chocolate. I personally like to chop up some of my favorite chocolate bar so that there are hearty, chocolate chunks in each energy bite.
- Liquid Sweetener - This seems vague, but most liquid sweeteners will work. I always recommend a thicker liquid sweetener such as brown rice syrup or honey (if not vegan), but maple syrup or agave should work as well.
- Hazelnut Butter - If you can't find hazelnut butter, you can always make your own! Use my homemade peanut butter recipe but use raw, skinless hazelnuts instead of peanuts and use only ¼ teaspoon of salt. Then you'll have some homemade hazelnut butter perfect for making these nutella snacks!
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Substitutions & Variations
- Quick Oats - There aren't many substitutions for quick/instant oats as the smaller pieces of oats help the bites stick together. If you don't have quick or instant oats on hand, use a food processor to pulse some rolled oats for a couple seconds until broken up.
- Sweetener - Maple syrup, brown rice syrup, agave and honey (if not vegan) all should work in this recipe.
- Chocolate Chips - If you want to decrease the sweetness in this recipe, you can omit the chocolate chips or swap them out for chopped nuts.
- Hazelnut Butter - If you can't get your hands on hazelnut butter, just use another kind of nut butter. Cashew, almond or peanut butter would all be delicious in this recipe! Obviously using a different nut butter would change these nutella snack bites into a different flavor, so just keep that in mind.
How to Make Nutella Snack Bites
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl combine all of the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine.
Step 2: Add in the hazelnut butter and liquid sweetener.
Step 3: Stir everything together really well until a sticky dough forms.
Step 4: Roll the dough into balls and store them in an airtight container in the fridge.
Top Tips
- If the dough seems to dry and crumbly, you can always add in some more nut butter or liquid sweetener, or even a touch of water!
- I always use damp hands when I'm rolling my dough into balls. The water helps to keep the dough from sticking to your hands. Continue to re-wet your hands as needed.
Recipe FAQs
Nutella is a brand of roasted hazelnut chocolate spread. It's often consumed for breakfast and dessert.
Sugar, Palm Oil, Hazelnuts (13%), Skimmed Milk Powder (8.7%), Fat-Reduced Cocoa (7.4%), Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Vanillin.
No. Hazelnut butter is just roasted hazelnuts that have been ground into a butter. Nutella, however, is a chocolate spread that contains hazelnuts, milk powder, cocoa powder.
I like to keep my energy bites in an airtight container in the fridge. They should last for a couple weeks. However, longer they sit in the fridge, the harder they become so you may want to leave them at room temperature for a while before enjoying one.
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Healthy Nutella Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups quick oats
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup (scant) chocolate chips or cacao nibs
- ½ cup hazelnut butter
- ½ cup liquid sweetener maple syrup, agave, honey if not vegan
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the quick oats, ground flax seed, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips/cacao nibs.
- Add in the hazelnut butter and liquid sweetener and mix everything together until a dough forms.
- Using damp hands, roll the dough into balls.
- Store the balls in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
Emily says
So I love that you've been soaking in the girl time and taking advantage of doing friend dates. 🙂 I bet these make really good snacks with those girl friends. 🙂
Faith says
It's been such a treat Emily:) and yes, all my girl friends are big fans of chocolate...just like me!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Enjoy your girl time! It sounds like a blast!
I love the look of these bites. They have all of my favorite flavors!
Faith says
Thanks friend!
Cassandra says
This could not come at a more perfect time! I was looking for a way to use up the last of my Nutella. Other than just eat it with a spoon...
Faith says
So glad this post was helpful! If you use real Nutella instead of hazelnut butter, they'll be really sweet, but nothing wrong with that!