Move over cinnabon, these gluten free snack bites are even better! Chocolate or Plain Cinnamon Bun Oat bites! Great for breakfast on the go.
Well, it’s September. Whoa.. where did summer go? I don’t know about you, but as soon as September hits, I start to crave Fall flavors, smells, etc. Maybe it’s the memory of childhood? You know, the back to school hot oatmeal drenched in maple syrup and mom’s cinnamon rolls on the weekend. Hmmm.. no wonder I had cavities. LOL! Okay, not so healthy but it’s the memory and the experience that makes me smile.
Anyway, September’s Healthy Bites flavor captures all of Fall in a Ball. Clever, aren’t I?
And it just so happens that September is build a better breakfast month, so why not go with a breakfast flavor too, a healthy one!
Ready for the Recipe and Giveaway?!
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Energy Bites
- Total Time: 30
Description
Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 Cup gluten free super oats or granola (if you don’t have super oats, then use ¾ cup GF oats and ¼ cup chopped pumpkin seed, flax, or chia seed).
- ½ cup Vanilla Protein of Choice
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon and ½ tablespoon cinnamon sugar
- 1 tsp butter extract
- ½ tsp Cinnamon roll or cinnamon extract
- ⅓ cup peanut butter or seed butter (chocolate or plain work great!)
- ⅓ cup maple syrup (or honey if you can’t use maple syrup)
- Optional – ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- GRAIN FREE OPTION – Use banana chips or ground coconut instead of oats
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients. Add in your nut butter and syrup and extracts being the last .
- Note: If you use bigger oats or thicker protein, you might need to use more honey or nut butter.
- Mix well ( I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. Coat bites with extra vanilla protein/cinnamon. I usually coat them after they have set in freezer for at least 5-10 minutes. Then return to freezer after. You can grind your oats if you want before hand if you’d like, or keep it crunchy and leave it as is.
- Makes anywhere between 26-27 balls. Just depends how big or small you roll them. Mine are usually around 18grams
- Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness
- Note – if you use a peanut butter that is no stir, it might be easier to hold together. The natural peanut butters work great but you will have to add more honey (to prevent from crumbling) if you are using the last bit of the jar.
Notes
Recipe by Lindsay at Cotter Crunch
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: snack
- Cuisine: american
The giveaway will include one batch of Healthy Bites (your choice) plus the 2nd edition of my Ebook (left side bar for automatic purchase).
Love Grown Foods is also letting me giveaway a bag of Super Oats plus 4 mini boxes of Power O’s.
So that’s 3 winners!! The healthy bites giveaway and Love Grown Foods is open to US residents and Canada but the eBook open to ALL!!! Sound good? GO ENTER!
LC
I know this is a strange question but I don’t use protein powder…is there anything I can substitute?
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Hi Joann! this recipe is pretty old. We updated with better substitutes here https://www.cottercrunch.com/no-bake-cinnamon-vanilla-breakfast-protein-bites/. If you don’t have protein powder you can use more oat flour but reduce amount a little bit because oat flour weighs more. Hope that makes sense
Do you have the nutritional info on these? I’d like to add them to “myfitnesspal” app.
just emailed you, let me know if you get it! xxoo
no, I didnt see it anywhere in my inbox. can you please resend?
Hi heather! all my bites are between 45-50 calories and 5-7grams carbs , 2-3 grams protein. Does that help?
great thank you so much!!!
Made today and LOVED!! You are a genius – thanks for the delicious recipe!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cinnamon Healthy Bites!! YUMMMMM
Love pumpkin bread. With some apple butter even better.
oh yes, apple butter! YUM!
Yummm these sound amazing!
These look so good! Wow, need to make them, I have a ton of coconut flour but have not been successful baking with it.
I am a huge cereal fanatic but have to onyl buy it occasionally since I’ll eat the whole box in one sitting. But I would feel better about it if it were these power O’s 🙂
keep me posted on if you make them Gaby!
apples and pumpkins are my favorite fall foods, plus I’m really excited for soup and chili!
Oatmeal with cinnamon and apples
I love pumpkin flavored things!
The banana chip idea is genius!
and it makes it crunchy!
I dump cinnamon on things year round, but there is something about cinnamon flavors in the fall that feels perfect! Now if only fall would hurry up and get here so I can bring out my boots and sweaters 🙂
I love oatmeal. Any time of the year, it is always my go-to!
AH! I would so love to win this! THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!! My phone won’t let me post to Instagram right now (not sure what’s wrong?) but I entered all the other methods. My favorite fall flavors are mocha, cinnamon, pumpkin, apple, and hazelnut or vanilla- preferably all combined:)
Thanks so much Lindsay and have an awesome day!
Looks good, another to add to the “To Make’ list! By ‘butter extract’ do you mean ghee?
it’s actually like vanilla extract. I buy it online at amazo or at whole foods. but ghee would be good! hehe YUM
as lead campaigner behind ‘breakfast for every meal’ i fully endorse! 😉 haha…but in seriousness, the fact u channeled cinnamon buns = amazeballs. healthify THAT Cinnabon. 😉
i do anything for you!
Loving your healthy bites as my new go to for pre workout and need a tasty snack options. Bye vey energy and protein bars!
Yes starting to crave the Hineycrisp apples :). And wearing jeans ! But don’t want to say bye to summer quite yet. Especially since I was not able to run this summer due to injury. Fall ain’t so bad either but bright mornings and minimal run clothing is my fav. Thanks again for introducing me to such great real food snacks .
i’m so glad they are fueling you Elise!!
I love homemade oats with nut butter and apples! A dash of cinnamon and vanilla extract and it’s FALL!! So good!
Looks so incredible!
All of fall in a ball. Hehe. Too cute, love it!
i’m going to have to go with pumpkin as my favorite fall flavor! 🙂
mine too!
OH I always crave fall flavors… it helps that I’m born in October and slightly obsessed with pumpkin! 🙂
I love egg and cheese with toast no matter what time of year!
Apple pie is a nice dessert
Love oatmeal in the fall!
I love oatmeal in the fall for breakfast. Its too hot in the summer to eat it and the fall seems like the perfect temp!
While I’m partial to pumpkin all the winter squashes like butternut and acorn I adore as well. So comforting!
Eggplant is my favorite fall flavor! I know that’s not a “sweets” flavor, but eggplant is SO good and toasty in the beginnings of the upcoming tundra.
Love pumpkin but apples always have a special place with me – they are portable and cook up so deliciously! These little cinnamon bites – they remind me of munchkins – which makes me think of when I was in grade school celebrating birthdays – love it!
favourite back to school breakfast is oatmeal 🙂 and favourite fall flavours are pumpkin and apple/cinnamon
Favorite breakfast: plain greek yogurt with cinnamon and oats or else a crunched up luna/lara/think thin bar. OR plain oatmeal w/ cinnamon cooked topped with grapes and vanilla almond milk (hot/cold combo is amazing!)
Anything pumpkin or apple!!
OMG I used to love Mom’s cinnamon rolls on the weekends! Hot apple cider and apple cider donuts while picking for pumpkins! 🙂
ohhh now i want to make an apple cider bite! haha
I love pumpkin oatmeal in the fall!
I love warm spices like cinnamon and molasses, gingerbread is one of my favorite things in the fall.
My favorite fall flavors are cinnamon and pumpkin.
I really like to make a peanut butter and jelly chia pudding for breakfast.
I love anything apple or pumpkin…yum!
anything apple flavored!
Apple Pie is very tasty for fall!
Looks awesome ! Can’t wait to try.
Yumm, I love fall baked goods!! The best ever!
Pumpkin Oatmeal!
My favorite fall flavor is caramel… and apple!
Sweet potato pudding is one of my favorite fall items!
So ready for fall! Especially pumpkin and apples (:
Pumpkin, apples and carrots!
pumpkin… everything!
you and me both friend
I really enjoy pumpkin. It is a great fall flavor
I love all things apple this time of year.
I love oatmeal for breakfast.
one thing i miss about living in the midwest is FRESH apple cider. such an amazing fall treat!
These Healthy Bites look amazing AND I think I have all the ingredients on hand…can’t wait to give them a try 🙂
i’ve got extra if not! xxoo
Mmm, I love all things pumpkin and cinnamon!
I love cinnamon!!!
Pumpkin overnight oats, heavy on the cinnamon with a dash of stevia and a little vanilla extract. Yum!
anything pumpkin or molasses!
I love that cinnamon comes ‘back in style’ in the fall.
Pumpkin and ginger!
These sound amazing, kind of like snickerdoodle.
I pinned the book so I remember to buy it once I get a food processor.
Definitely pumpkin oats or oat bran with cinnamon and maple syrup drizzle!
favorite fall flavor – pumpkin everything, of course!
During the fall I can not get enough apples, cinnamon and pumpkin flavors. I love everything about this season and I can’t wait to make my way around the apple orchards in boots and scarves : )
I love anything and everything cinnamon and pumpkin. well heck, im not picky…i love anything fall!!!
Oatmeal all the way! Can’t live without it.
Pumpkin and cinnamon!
I love making pumpkin pie oatmeal!
I am a huge pumpkin latte fan!
You make the best flavors! I can’t wait to try these 🙂 I, of course, like anything cinnamon, pumpkin, or apple.
Favorite fall flavors: pumpkin, butterscotch, and caramel!
Cinnamon & Vanilla!
I love everything pumpkin flavored!
Definitely oatmeal and anything pumpkin flavored!
I will take alllll your glorious balls. Thankyouverymuch.
Pumpkin anything for fall! hands down 🙂
I love pumpkin anything!
oh have mercy i have GOT to make these!
I can’t decide… pumpkin, apple, or Oktoberfest beer. Okay, I pick beer. 😉
Cheers.
double cheers!
Anything pumpkin!
YUM!! Just pinned this, looks so good! and it reminds me to order more super oats. loooove them!!
oh i wish i could share with you here!!
Yum – I think this might be my favorite flavor that I’ve seen so far – I love cinnamon rolls so I know these are delicious!
yay! let me know if you try them
I love pumpkin flavored things but I also really like salted caramel 🙂
Wifey would eat these like no tomorrow!
oh… ummm. does gravy count?
sure! maybe we need a gravy boat bite, haha
I love cinnamon! I’m so looking forward to fall flavors. Now if we would just get cooler weather. 90s would be totally find with me. 🙂
You know I’m all about the pumpkin. Lol
My favorite fall flavors are anything to do with pumpkin or apples!
I LOVE anything pumpkin.
I miss cinnamon buns terribly!! That would definitely be my favorite fall flavor. Of course, I can’t deny pumpkin or any squash for that matter. I just love all of those warming spices too; nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, ginger. Ohhhh, molasses and ginger. LOVE!
These sound delicious! I think I will make them this weekend to share with my co-workers and great Monday with a smile! Same as you – all things fall make me smile!
These look awesome and its actually a recipe where I already have all of the ingredients! I cant wait to try!
Fall isn’t really a celebrated month here in the UK – you only find pumpkin in the stores at Halloween and even then they are carving pumpkins and no use for eating 🙁
But I do buy tinned pumpkin all the time and love to use! Fall (or autumn as we call it here) for me has to be full of apples! All those varieties that finally come into season! Delish!
Oh I love this flavor!! Back to school and fall always makes me think of maple. Can we have summer back please? Just for a little?
Oats with greek yogurt is always my staple breakfast food!
The pumpkin pie spice is making a reappearance in my day!
Ah-MAZE-ing!!!
Favorite back to school breakfast….overnight oats…grab and go 🙂
Mmmm these sound AMAZING, Linds! I LOVE cinnamon/cinnamon roll anything and everything. Can’t wait to try this recipe (and maybe win some!). 😉
Favorite fall flavors: pumpkin and cinnamon!
My favorite back-to-school breakfast is toasted with nut butter and cinnamon! And yay for Power O’s! I am LOVING them!
I love everything Pumpkin.
yes, i am so excited for pumpkin season! i’ve been on an overnight oats kick lately. i’ll have to try creating a pumpkin version when fall arrives 🙂
Cinnamon rolls right out of the oven were ALWAYS a favorite breakfast of mine growing up. I’m still a sucker for all things “cinnamon bun” flavored!
Fall is my favorite season! Probably because of all the great tastes and scents 🙂
I like the taste of baked apples.
I’m dying for pumpkin everything, even though it is still in the 90’s here and feels like the 100’s.
Nothing unique here…my favorite fall flavor is pumpkin! I got a taste or early fall in PA and now I’m kind of sad that it’s still so hot and humid down in FL!
I love cinnamon and pumpkin! I’ve still been enjoying lots of smoothies in the morning though!
Fall is my favorite time of the year! I love so many Fall flavors, but to just pick one, it would have to be pumpkin!
Well not to be super basic, but my favorite fall flavor is either pumpkin or apple spice. It’s a toss up. I do have a favorite fall smell, too, though–campfire!
I always love the warm spices…. cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, etc. in my Fall and Winter brekkies.
I am curious… the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of the super oats, but yet you suggest using more than double that if you use oats/seeds combo… is there an error there? I would love to try these!
thank you for telling me! just fixed it. One cup oats!
Thanks so much! will be trying this for sure.
I’ve been dying over the new Jif whipped pumpkin spice peanut butter and it melts so damn perfectly over a hot protein pancake…so, yeah, that
Favirote fall flaves if mine are Pumpkin and apple. For breakfast I rotate between the 2 flavors in my oatmeal. Actually to be honest it’s my staple breakfast year round. Love your blog and thank you for sharing your creative recipes. I can’t wait to give this one a try.
I’m trying to avoid gluten as much as possible which is hard when you have a sweet tooth 😀
These seems wonderful but I might need some assistance is trying it out.
I just started cooking for myself and I really like your blog! It’s very helpful!
Oh Lindsay – these bites – good gosh – THEY make me crave fall!!! I am so not a fall / winter person – but I could be with a bucket of these bites! And thanks for the giveaway – if it just was for the box of healthy bites it would have been fabulous – but you threw in so much goodness! Happy September sweet lady!
Definitely craving fall flavors. I bought several cans of pumpkin at the store just yesterday! However living in Arkansas means that it will be at least another month until it feels like fall here.
Fall are my fave flavors – cinnamon apple, molasses, pumpkin & more! The smells of the food & the fall spices!!!
Those bites look AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love making pumpkin oatmeal with almond butter in the fall!
Fall is my favorite season – the weather, the holidays, the food, plus my birthday – what could be better? I am definitely one of those annoying people who wants apple and pumpkin spiced everything on the first day of sept! This looks awesome, as usual!
I’m a FIEND for cinnamon, so this might just be one of my favourite bites recipes yet. And this time of the year is probably the tastiest for me — bring on ALL the apple, cinnamon, pumpkin, and kabocha!
ummm…… these are just what I’ve been craving! I love all things cinnamon. I treat myself to Dunkin Donuts munchkins every so often, but these are such a better version. Can’t wait to try them out for myself.
I can not WAIT for fall scents! My town has an apple harvest festival; apple pies, pumpkin funnel cakes, etc. galore! My nostrils are ready. 🙂
I love anything pumpkin or apple scented!
mmm, with the start of september, i’m definitely ready to incorporate maple syrup into everything.
I love ALL THINGS PUMPKIN!! 🙂
But these look amazing. The second best thing to pumpkin in the fall is apple cinnamon.. yummmmmmm 🙂
This is perfect–one of my friends is a cinnamon bun addict and her birthday is coming up. I’ll make a batch for her! Thanks for sharing.
Fall makes me think of soups!
pumpkin anything! smoothie! pancake!
When I think Fall, I get excited to make baked oatmeal when I’m visiting my family! If it’s early autumn, I add figs…later in autum, I make pumpkin spiced oats!
Pumpkin. ALL THE PUMPKIN!!! 😉
I love oatmeal with fruit and almond butter!
OOOOOH cinnamon!! Everything should cinnamon and pumpkin flavour this time of year! In fact I am off to get a pumpkin latte as we speak
Fall flavors hmmm really I just think about chili and soup, so maybe tomato?
I think fall flavors have to be my favorite, pumpkin… duh, especially pumpkin spice added to anything!
I love the fall flavors, like cinnamon, pumpkin and nutmeg! Yummy
I die for power O’s.. I love me some pumpkin in fall!
i’m gonna get some for you! xxoo
Holy yum!!! Can’t wait to try these! I’d say my favorite fall flavor is sweet potato but that’s really my favorite EVERY SINGLE DAY flavor, so I’m going to with…apple!
oh for sure! same here
eggs, toast, and jelly! i need a substantial breakfast to power me through the work day!
always a good choice!
What a balanced snack. Protein, fat and carbs. Loove that the carbs are slow digesting as well. These look sooo good. Anything cinnamon bun flavored is ok in my book! Thanks for sharing these oats look like a great option when I’m on the go 🙂
you would love love grown!
Fall flavors? Pumpkin, cinnamon and is baked oatmeal a flavor? If it is add it to the list.
Caramel, pumpkin, cinnamon! Can’t wait for fall!
Awesome flavour alert!!!
My fav breakfast (always) is cinnamon banana oats with PB
Fall flavour? Who can beat the good old cinnamon?! 🙂
Um, hello yum! I love cinnamon. Fall flavors have to include pumpkin right? And maple syrup reminds me of fall too.
Those bites look like donut holes…. if only right?
I am reluctantly craving fall. I love summer and hate to let it go, especially because that brings us one step closer to winter (nooooooooo), but I do love fall.
I am stoked to try the recipe! The Power O’s look delish!
I am a pumpkin spice girl! But I never turn down cinnamon anything so these are a win. I need to carve out some time for ballin’! I have three flavors that I need to make and I just haven’t been able to get my act together!
Flavors: pumpkin, sweet potatoes & ooh yes cinnamon on everything lolZ. Mmmm cinnamon buns lol!!
Oh Lindsay this is an AMAZING giveaway! So many good things! My favorite fall breakfast has to be anything doused in cinnamon! But pumpkin pancakes are always a good base to that, too! 🙂
These bites look delish!
Cinnamon bun is the best flavour and with oats- epic. I’ve been obsessed with that oatmeal combination! Better than Cinnabon should be our tagline!