Sweet, salty, chewy, and crisp, these no-bake trail mix bites are sure to satisfy any craving! Gluten-free, nut-free, and vegan, they’re a healthy snack that anyone can enjoy!
Hi snack addicts. This one’s for you.
No bake sweet & salty trail mix bites that are guaranteed to satisfy and kick cravings in the teeth, thereby taking away the [sometimes agonizing] process of having to rifle through kitchen cupboards asking yourself “what do I feel like eating?”
Want something sweet? These have it.
Something salty? These have it.
Chewy? Yep.
Crispy? Uh huh.
Chocolatey? Obviously.
Healthy? You betcha!
No matter what you want, these bites can provide.
They’ve got oats, crispy rice cereal, pretzels, honey, raisins, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, chocolate… they’re basically a bag of trail mix in a chewy, sweet & salty bite that’s covered in chocolate…
And if you’re one of those people who like to pick the good parts out of trail mix and leave the rest?… I’m sorry. That won’t work so well with these bites, but all the flavours and textures work so well together that you’d be kind of crazy to get all picky choosy with them.
No offence. I love you.
And I love these bites.
I made these gluten-free (as long as you use gluten-free pretzels*), nut-free, and vegan so that everyone can enjoy them, but feel free to customize them based on your personal preferences and needs. Don’t have brown rice syrup* on hand? Honey works just fine. Don’t like the taste of sunflower seed butter*? Sub in your favourite nut or seed butter. I like to keep these nut-free to make them safe to take to school, but again… it all depends on what you need. Hope you love ’em as much as I do!
Happy eating!
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No-Bake Sweet & Salty Trail Mix Bites
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 bites 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (160 g) brown rice syrup*
- 2 Tbsp (32 g) sunflower seed butter**
- 1 Tbsp (14 g) coconut oil
- 3/4 cup (60 g) old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup (15 g) crispy rice cereal
- 1/2 cup (17 g) pretzels, crushed***
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (80 g) dried fruit (I used raisins and cranberries)
- 1/2 cup (70 g) pumpkin seeds***
- 1/2 cup (80 g) chocolate chips, for melting
Instructions
- Add the brown rice syrup, sunflower seed butter, and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl and nuke on high until the ingredients are fully melted and combined, about 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and allow the mix to cool and thicken for about 5 minutes. Alternatively, you could heat them over the stove on medium-low heat.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stirring until evenly distributed. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until they’re fully incorporated.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge to chill for about an hour. This is to make it easier to shape the mix into balls, otherwise it’s slightly too sticky and loose.
- Using a heaping tablespoon, roll the mix between your hands to form individual balls. Set them aside on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and repeat with the remaining mix
- To prepare the chocolate coating, melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double broiler, stirring periodically to ensure no clumps remain. Drop each ball into the melted chocolate, and use a spoon to roll it around and make sure it’s fully coated. Remove and place back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, repeating until all the bites have been coated.
- Refrigerate the bites for ~15 minutes, or until the chocolate has set. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks..
Notes
* You can also use honey if you don’t need these to be vegan. ** Feel free to sub these with another type of seed or nut if you don’t need them to be nut-free. *** Make sure to use certified gluten-free pretzels if you need these to be gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 60 mins
Keywords: bites, gluten-free, healthy, no bake, recipe, snack, sweet & salty, trail mix, vegan
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What a wonderful bites this is. I tried it and I simply loved it.
I had the exact same problem! They are very tasty, however, they don’t stick together. I followed the recipe exactly. Any suggestions?
Would these freeze okay? Trying to get plenty of each to grab snacks in the freezer for post-baby snacking. Thank you!
They should freeze totally fine 🙂
These look delicious and I love that they are nut free for kiddos snacks at school, Thanks so much and please post more like this,
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These were delicious! Mine really didn’t stick together though. They ended up more like a cluster but were falling apart before I even dipped them in the chocolate. I wish they were more “portable” but I also found that the chocolate was so melty on my fingers even after coming right out of the fridge. I would probably just drizzle some chocolate on top rather than trying to dip them. So yummy though!
Making these tonight! Do you think peanut butter would work in place of the sunflower seed butter?
That would be totally fine, Jae!
I actually made them before reading your reply – peanut butter was amazing! These were so good. Plan on making them again this weekend…. maybe that’s a bad thing though, couldn’t stop eating them (for breakfast) even my BF thought they were amazing (he is good about trying my gluten free baked goods). Thanks again!
Oh wow! I bet I could polish off a whole batch of these in one sitting! I always pick out chocolate if a mix has any type of dark chocolate mixed in!
I think these look and sound absolutely amazing. Bring on the bites. I’d eat them as is and wouldn’t pick a thing out.
You are upping your tease game girl! These are glorious not only to look at but in the taste AND texture departments as well! Happy Tuesday to ya!
But seriously, why you gotta go and do this to me? 😉 Holy smokes these would be bad in my house. I would eat these bites as more of a meal than a snack! haha
I always pick out the little chocolate pieces first haha. These little bites look incredible, love that there is a chocolatey coating on top! I bet I could devour the whole batch in one sitting 🙂
It’s always chocolate and dried fruit for me first. That combo is literally my kryptonite.
Good recipe! I want to enjoy it right away. Yes, It is sure that i will try on this weekend. ^^
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Need these in my belly STAT!! I’m visiting family right now but as soon as I get home, my sister and I are making these. Plus gingerbread because I forgot over the holidays and my mom has been asking…I’m okay with gingerbread, but I mean…these have chocolate…and all my favorite things! So yeah, these win.
You could always compromise and make gingerbread then dip half of each cookie in melted chocolate 😀
Girl, you always have my taste buds on speed dial! I’m a sucker for anything trail mix related…
Way too good, I bet my kids would LOVE these! And yes I totally pick the good stuff out of trail mix lol! These bites definitely look like they solve that problem 🙂
I love this recipe! I made a few adjustments to use some ingredients I had on hand, and I am so pleased with how it turned out! They are delicious 😀
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I’m so glad you liked them, Lily!
so pretty! I’d pop these all afternoon!
Wow. Literally this morning after having just a bite of one of your sweet and salty granola bars I said to myself, “I could make this bite-sized!” And now you did it!!
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These look like a perfect little snack for the start of the school semester. It’s always nice to have something I can stash in my bag for class. 🙂
Wow, these would make the best snowboarding snack, cause they would stay good when it’s cold and you could just pop them in when you get hungry.
So much YES! These are actually kind of perfect when they’re frozen, And can you believe I didn’t manage to make it out to the mountains even once yet this season? Having withdrawals so bad 🙁
Oh man, all of the ingredients in this bite make for one epic combo! I wouldn’t want to pick anything out. I just want to shove as many in my mouth as I can. 🙂
M&ms, raisins and cashews. I looooove trail mix!
I am absolutely one of those people that picks out the good stuff first, lol. I would definitely enjoy these, though! I love the sweet/salty combo!
I’ve been enjoying a lot of sweet and salty snacks right now too. For me, I pick out and eat the m&m’s as well as raisins first.
If I could eat m&m’s, those would probably be mine too. But I do raisins and chocolate for sure.
raisins. I pick out the raisins first!
It’s definitely raisins paired with chocolate for me 😀