No Bake Gluten Free Muesli Energy Bites Recipe! This gluten free muesli bite recipe is super simple to make, vegan friendly, and a must make for healthy snacking. Homemade cranberry energy bites ready in no time!
Good Monday Morning to ya friends! Well, today’s gonna be a good day. Yes, Healthy Bite recipes and giveaways are back in action for 2016! And to kick it off, I have one of my original gluten free energy bites recipes to share, plus a pretty nifty giveaway! Yep, Gluten Free Muesli Energy Bites with Cranberries. But there’s more to these gluten free muesli energy bites that make them just bites and just snacky. You’ll like my “extras” I included in the recipe too, I promise.
But first, the story of how these gluten free muesli bites came about and why. Because, let’s face it, every bite recipe creation needs a good back story, right?
So in our first year of marriage to the kiwi, back in 2008, I had just been diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. At that time, the states did not have many gluten free options. And gluten free muesli (which was our favorite breakfast) did not exist. AT ALL! It wasn’t until we visited New Zealand again (I think it was my second time there), that I discovered a WHOLE ARRAY of specific gluten free foods, restaurants, etc. You see, Celiac was (and still is) more prevalent in New Zealand, so they are used to accommodating to those on a gluten free diet. That being said, you can imagine the excitement when I discovered multiple types of gluten free cereals/oats/bars, etc. And then…. I tried to pack them all in my suitcase to bring back to the states, but unfortunately, I didn’t have enough room. Darn!
So instead, I took note of the ingredients and promised myself I’d try making my own version of these gluten free goodies once we arrived back home. Hence these gluten free muesli energy bites. One of my very first HEALTHY BITE recipes. And one of our favorite energy bites for proper fuel, breakfast, etc.
Okay, so you ready to find out what is in them and how to make these SUPER HEALTHY gluten free muesli energy bites?
Well, for one, muesli is a cereal consisting of grains (raw), nuts, dried fruit, and seeds. But in order to make these gluten free, we are using raw gluten free oats and combining them with almond flakes/slivers. The key here to blend (in a Vitamix) them together to make one base.
Then you can add in your dried fruit, nuts, and seeds. For this gluten free muesli, we are using pumpkin seeds, almond meal, and dried cranberries/berries. All of these are naturally sweetened and then spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little sea salt. It smells heavenly!
Once you make your gluten free muesli mix, you can them combine it creamy almond butter, honey or agave nectar, sea salt, and pure vanilla. I’ve also made these with sunflower seed butter. I wouldn’t use peanut butter as it takes away the perfectly sweetened and spiced muesli. Just so you know.
Simple, yes. But you will also be surprised at how much flavor and texture comes out of this little bite! All due to the “blending” process.
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Gluten Free Cranberry Muesli Energy Bites
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 22 1x
Description
Gluten Free Cranberry Muesli Energy Bites (Vegan, NO Bake)
Ingredients
- ¾ to 1 cup gluten free oats (use 1 cup if batter is too wet after mixing)
- ¼ cup sliced almond
- ½ c coconut flour – about 72 grams weighed (see notes for other options)
- ⅓ cup almond butter (sunflower seed)
- 2–3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries or berries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Dash of sea salt
- ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
Instructions
- First, combine the oats and almonds in a high-blender. Pulse until almonds and oats are fine-texture, but not ground.
- Next, in large bowl, add in all the dry ingredients. Mix together.
- Add almond butter and honey and mix with a spoon. Then add vanilla. Mix again, using your hands if needed. (It’s easier using your hands to mix after a certain point.)
- Roll dough into bite size balls. Roughly 2 tablespoons or 18 grams each. Place on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Makes between 20-22 balls.
- Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness.
Notes
If you don’t have coconut flour, you can use protein powder or peanut flour but make sure it’s the same grams and very fine.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 min
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 3 g
- Fat: 3.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
And speaking of blending…. guess who got an upgrade on her blender? Yes, my vitamix got an upgrade! Are you seeing what I’m seeing? That would be a Vitamix 780 touch screen. Let’s just say Santa thought I was a really good girl this year and delivered it right on time.
But in all seriousness friends, I don’t think I could have been able to keep Healthy Bites going (for 7 years now) without a high quality reliable kitchen appliance, such as a Vitamix. I’ve used a vitamix to make all varieties of Healthy Bites for over 5 years now and you better believe I will continue! Because like I mentioned, blending and CONSISTENCY are key for perfect bites.
In order to show my appreciation for all of you who have continued to support Healthy Bites, I’m giving away a batch PLUS A VITAMIX! Vitamix has been so gracious and offered one of my readers and supporters a chance to win their Vitamix 5200. This is an amazing device! This series is was what I first started off with and is the perfect universal tool for your kitchen. You know, so you can make all the healthy bites. Wink Wink.
2 winners –> One for the batch of Healthy Bites and one for the Vitamix. Sound good?
Here’s how to enter and how to win!
I truly hope to take Healthy Bites down a new road this year. A road to BIGGER and BETTER things. So wish me luck and I’ll for sure keep you posted. Thank you all again for continuing to support!
Now go make some gluten free muesli energy bites and fuel up for the week.
Happy Meatless Monday!
Have you ever made your own gluten free muesli?
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Cheers,
My health has improved dramatically, but I still have a sweet tooth. That’s why I was so glad to learn about Guilt-free desserts! Refer ebook: http://bit.ly/1qy6NSv ! I am so happy to know that you really can have your cake and eat it too.
I think I would make a milkshake
I would make a milk shake.
I would make energy bites!
I’d love to make nut butters, and almond milk, and smoothies, and soups…. Pretty much everything!
A huge green smoothie
Smoothies!!!
The first thing I’d make with a vitamix is hummus. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would make a strawberry banana smoothie.
I would make a big batch of chipotle salsa
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I’d make a smoothie
I’d make a batch of bites
you’re the best!
I would definitely try to make almond butter.
I would make some sort of delicious smoothie!
I’d love to start making my own nut butters and would start off with cashews!
I’d make a smoothie!
Smoothies and energy bites!
I signed up for your emails:)
I would make some yummy potato soup.
I would make lots and lots of almond butter and some nut milks. And try my hand at energy bites 🙂
I’ve always wanted to make my own coconut butter! Especially flavored varieties, such as vanilla or toasted coconut butter (or vanilla toasted coconut butter!)
Energy Bites, of course. 🙂
Xxoo
so wise!
My blender is dying, and I haven’t been able to make my homemade pesto (it goes on EVERYTHING) in a while! That would definitely be my first!
I’m loving this recipe and it’s ingredients! I really need a good blender for using nuts in. So many recipes involve almonds, cashews etc (and ingredients like dates!), which require an inefficient blender 🙂
I would make broccoli and potato soup.
I’d make peanut butter with roasted nuts first. Thanks!
I signed up for your emails 🙂
I’d make a smoothie! Always my fave!
I would make soups.
A yummy homemade tomato soup, thanks for the chance!
I signed up for your emails, thanks.
Hmm… If I won the vitamix…this probably sounds weird, but I’d make cashew cheese. So good! Anything with cashews!
No doubt I’d make a green smoothie to break it in!
I would make some smoothies!
SMOOOOTHIES!
I would make some energy bites for my kids!
I’d make a fruit and almond milk smoothie first!
The first thing I’d make is soup. My high powered blender doesn’t allow hot foods, so I have to use my other blender for that. This would replace both of those.
Those look and sound delicious. I have never tried to make anything like this. If I were to win, I would definitely make a green smoothie first. Those are my favorite and I have always wanted a Vitamix!
I would make strawberry and banana smoothies for my whole family. They love smoothies.
a protein smoothie
I would make protein fluff for sure !
I would make homemade nut butter! Your energy bites look amazing 😀
I’d make a huge batch of coconut butter. My food processor does a terrible job with coconut butter and I’ve got a sneaking suspicion it’s about the bite the dust 🙁
I would try to make my own peanut butter
The first thing i’d make would be soup because it’s cold lately.
This would be great for nut butters and pesto
If I won the Vitamix, the first thing I would make would be coconut milk and green smoothies! My son is allergic to a TON of food so smoothies would be great to replace nutrients he’s missing from the foods he can’t have. Thanks for this chance!
I would try making nut butters – thanks!
chocolate ice cream 😉
Green juice!!
I LOVE muesli. Usually I make it with chia, almonds, hemp seeds and dried cranberries – so naturally these bites are right up my alley! If I won the Vitamix, I would shed a few happy tears. Then I would immediately use it to continue enabling my smoothie addiction 🙂
smoothies!
These look so delish! If I won the vitamin I would definitely make these! Oh and also some homemade nut butter! Thanks for another great recipe!
to be honest, if i won i’d love to surprise my mother in law with this! she’s vegan and makes herself a green smoothie each morning but usually has to sort of “chew” the smoothie because her blender does such a bad job. she would be so thrilled to have this for her smoothies and other cooking endeavors 🙂
i love that! you are a great daughter in law
I think I would make some sort of soup in the Vitamix because it is so cold lately!
The first thing I would make is almond milk!
I would make a yummy soup first thing if I won the Vitamix! I have wanted this blender for sooo long, I am crossing my fingers! Thanks for the giveaway : )
If I won the Vitamix, the first thing I would make is probably healthy bites (maybe even this recipe). Seriously. Made the peanut butter chocolate chip bites last night…and there are only a few left. We love them! And so happy that I found your blog…
love that! YES! my fav too!
I would have to say that it would be clam chowder soup
What a giveaway! We use our vitamix at least 2x a day! It’s the best and worth every cent that my in-laws spent on it! And as for muesli, i have actually made my own! It’s the best! yum, these balls have got to get made!
I would make hummus.
I’d make homemade almond butter!
Ha, I’m not sure if I have more of chance winning this or the power ball. The first thing I would make would be almond butter. I’ve always wanted to try and make my own.
haha i say You can win both!!!
These bites, a smoothie, homemade almond butter and milk, soup… Pretty much all the things!
Making a soup, no doubt!
I love vitamixes! the blender i have at home is on its last legs, which is tragic. i would make these bites, or some kind of nut butter!
We’d be lost without our Vitamix, too! Best kitchen appliance hands-down.
I would make almond butter for the first thing I’d whip up!
I subscribed!
If I won, these bites would be it! Just found your blog. Love it.
Wonderful! So glad Dawn. xxoo
I would make my smoothie and try out soeme healthy bites!
The Vitamix is my dream blender!
Healthy bites!!!!!!!!!!
I would make a strawberry and banana smoothie.
I’d make protein fluff and nut butter combinations!
Blender love! I honestly have no idea how I’d survive without my blender — it’d probably be on my list of things to grab if there was a fire in my home 😆
haha no kidding! and probably some almond butter right?
I would definitely make any (and all) of your no bake bites! I have a terrible blender and haven’t been able to make things like this for years…it barely blends a smoothie of just fruit and almond milk lol
The first thing I’d make would probably be pretty boring – my usual oat smoothie, because I make that regularly, and so mathematically speaking, it would probably be first. That said, there are lots of more exciting snacks that would follow!
NUT MILK . . . and date energy bites:)
I need to fill my freezer with balls again. I used to take a bite out of one every time I walked by. Crack balls!
Awesome giveaway! I’d probably make a creamy vegetable soup or a curry sauce with my Vitamix.
i’d definitely make one of your smoothie recipes 🙂
Yum!! these sound so good and I love your story behind it, friend! I had no idea celiac was more prevalent in NZ either!
the first thing I’d make would be homemade almond milk!
I would make my own nut butters with this first, for sure! It takes forever in my food processor because I’m so afraid of it overheating!
I need to make a Muesli Mix when I’m back home! So many of them are filled with sugar, so I never buy them. Also love the nutmeg, cinnamo, vanilla and seasalt combo here. Delicious!!
I would have to make some ballin bites first if I won the mixer since it came from you! Now which flavor is the next question!!! 🙂
Wow, awesome giveaway AND awesome Bites!! I had no idea that New Zealand had more Celiac. Gluten-free or not, these snacks sound delicious!!
I would make lactation cookies to boost my supply for my baby boy!
I would make a smoothie plus these healthy bites! I make smoothies for my daughter all the time to sneak in veggies!
signed up 🙂
If I won the Vitamix I would be whipping up smoothies and power bites all day long!
Oh Def going to try these… Especially if I acquire a vitamix. Delighted to have found this website.
I’d make smoothies with my son!
If I won I would make my own nut butters and try to make some soups since it is winter time!
If I won the first thing I would love to make would be almond butter and lots of smoothies. I also subscribed to your newsletter 🙂
I have an older refurb vitamix that I adore, but would also looooove an upgrade! Nut butters, smoothies, oh my!!
I would make strawberry banana smoothies!
I started eating a vegan diet back in April, and have been wanting a Vitamix to make a few recipes that my blender won’t quite accomplish! I’ve heard it makes smoothies SUPER smooth, and the possibilities when it comes to sauces, crusts, and bites would be endless!
Since it’s not warm enough for smoothies yet, I would probably make soups in the blender first! Or my own nut butter! Now I’m hungry!!
I would start whipping up some fun nut butters…Then I would make a pesto sauce…Then ALL the smoothies! 🙂
Would love to start making energy bites!!:)
If I won the Vitamix, I would make this No Bake Gluten Free Muesli Energy Bites Recipe because I love cranberries!
Thank You for the great recipe and giveaway
oh yay! love that!
🙂 Thank You So Much again for the chance!
I would make hummus first!!
Props on that amazing blender. I have an old one, but it still does the trick. The large container kind of bit the dust though, so I’ve been making the same giant smoothies in the shorter one. I could definitely go for an upgrade.
Obviously I would make a smoothie. Also, I signed up for emaaaaaaaails. 🙂
I’ve dreamed about owning a vitamix! I’d make some healthy snack bars or bites for my kids first thing 🙂 These bites look absolutely perfect by the way!
I would make fresh nut butter – it’s been too long since I made a batch! 🙂
I first thing is first and I would have to make myself a smoothie!
These look amazing! I would make a giant smoothie!
The Ethanol Spirit would crush some ice for a nice chilly Moscow Mule.
Good luck with the new plans for 2016! Excited to see it unfold. I would love to win a Vitamix to make some homemade soups, salsas and nut butters!
Nut butter!
I would make blender muffins.
I’d make lots of nut milks!
Oh my gosh my head is spinning…. definitely more smoothies! I hate making them in my food processor, which is all I have that does the trick.
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I would make smoothies… because that’s about all this busy momma has time for with trying to keep up with 2 kiddos! Maybe after both kids are in bed I could make me some healthy bites! 😉
ps… I can’t wait to see what’s in store for healthy bites!
YES, NO, YES!!! I just love these but A is going to be crushed when she finds out someone beat us to her “bestest idea” of Muesli Power Balls, luckily ours our different and she doesn’t know how to navigate the internet too much yet. However she can Google search. Nicely done my friend, great minds think alike, can’t wait to try yours!
haha we can share the idea!
SOUP. Or hummus. Or some “Nice cream”. Or these healthy bites (or any of the flavors in your ebook that I still haven’t made because I’m TOO LAZY.)
haha i don’t blame you. I get lazy and make the same ones.
Oh I could get down with these bites!! Oats are pretty dang versatile. yum!
Soup, for sure — it’s been SO cold lately!
Girl, this is the jackpot of giveaways! (Or maybe that’s just me? ?) I definitely need some Healthy Bites in my life again! And I’d also need to make some homemade coconut cashew butter 🙂
Love no-bake snack bites! If I won I would definitely make my favorite fruit and veggie shakes and I would most definitely try these 🙂
Oh. MY. GOSH. Give me these! They look so good!
My 15 yr. old Vitamix sounds like it’s about to die! I could really use a new one!! I use it EVERY day for smoothies. I’d love to try these Cranberry Energy Bites, they look delicious! I’m a follower already.
Probabaly a ginormous smoothie followed by some peanut butter 🙂
I would make smoothies and bowls, all day everyday!
I subscribed!
I will make soup!! It is so chilly here in Chicago!
What an awesome giveaway!! I’d make chia pudding 🙂
The combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, AB and vanilla have me drooling! I have had the honor to taste your incredible bites and these sound like another winner to me! I would of course have to give these bites a go with a new Vitamix!
I would totally make some of these energy bites! or a homemade soup 🙂
So, I’ve only had museli out of a box. It was decent, but I’m pretty sure these balls will taste a million times better! Can’t wait to try them out!
i think you’d like making your own! muesli of course. and your husband would love you even more! haha
I might make some nut butter or energy bites!
oh my gosh, this giveaway is the greatest.
I would probably make your maple vanilla nut latte energy bites!! YUMMO!!
Homemade energy balls. I have several recipes that call for dates and my nutribullet just cant handle those well.
yes, that would be perfect!
I have never made my own muesli actually, but I love it. I entered a Whole Foods Vitamix contest last week and found out yesterday I lost- hopefully I have better luck winning this time or at least winning the Powerball 🙂
i think you’d love making your muesli jess!
I think the first thing I would make is some type of nut butter. I have always wanted a Vitamix. And these energy balls look great. Thanks for the recipe!
Perfect timing! I have making bites on my to do list today and these sound delicious 😀 Thanks for sharing ~xoxo
Can’t wait to try these out for breakfast tomorrow. Great way to be ready for the week ahead!
I would love to use this for soups and for making my own nut butter. I have been dreaming of owning one of these!
I would definitely make these! I live gluten free dairy free and love your site!
I’m so glad Jenny. Email me anytime you need more ideas!
I would love to make Sunflower seed butter. I do not own a blender!
I’d be making some homemade nut butters of all kinds! Thanks for the giveaway!
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thanks Kaila!
I subscribe of course!! 🙂
This is such a yummy recipe and a GREAT giveaway!! Thank you! I would make some of my new vegan alfredo sauce in the Vita!
Making these today!
Oh my goodness how exciting!!!! YAY for the new Vitamix! And those energy bites look SO good 🙂
Hmm I think I’d have to make a big ol smoothie
I need a Vitamix in the worse way- my current blender is about to bite the dust! Fingers crossed! 🙂
Muesli is such a funny word Hahahahaha!
Love these bites Lindsay! Cranberry obsessed right now!
Oh man, I’m pretty sure my blender (non-vitamix) is about to die so this would PERFECT timing! I would start with my morning smoothie, then make a big batch of creamy butternut squash soup, blend up some veggies in oil for my boyfriend to sneak into muffins for his son…should I keep going? 😉
I’d make a homemade sauce!
I would love to win a VitaMix!
First thing I would make are these! And maybe a green smoothie. These look delicious!
Woah now these healthy bites, as well as all of them, look fabulous! I love the addition of dried cranberry for some tartness. This is like an epic party of flavors in my mouth! I love my vitamix so much and now I don’t think i could ever go back to a regular blender again.
I think it would be awesome to make my own oat flour, then the possibilities are endless!
If I won the VitaMix, the first thing I would make is your Cocoa Coconut Low Carb Shake recipe.
A) yum b) I don’t think that I knew that Celiac was more common in New Zealand. That is really interesting.
You know I can’t pass on a good snack much less one with muesli! I’m already a subscriber!
I would make homemade spaghetti sauce!
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