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Kid-Approved No-Bake Energy Bites Recipe {Great Alternative to Granola Bars}

Have you FAILED at making homemade granola bars before? NO MORE. This Kid Approved No Bake Energy Bites Recipe is an awesome, super easy no-bake alternative to pre-made granola bars. Bonus: Your kids think they are dessert and it's HEALTHY.

A few weeks ago, I was lamenting about my son’s addiction to granola bars.

It went a little something like this… I watched my son pack his lunch. Sandwich. Chips. Radishes. Four GRANOLA BARS. (WTH?)

When asked, he said it was because he needed one for lunch, two for snack and one for his girlfriend. (Again, WTH?)

I did the math quickly in my head and realized my son was eating about $1 in granola bars a day. In order to not go in debt over granola bars, I decided it was time to make my own recipe.

Before I go any further, I have a confession. This is not my first time at the “I’ll bake my own granola bars” rodeo. I’ve been here before. I’ve tried to make my own granola bars/energy bites at least a half-dozen times. Each time had the same result, they end up in the trash and I wonder WHY IN THE HELL DO PEOPLE MAKE THEM FROM SCRATCH BECAUSE THEY ARE SO BAD.

So, I did a little research, talked to a couple of my girlfriends, and created a hybrid recipe of my own with the help of the recipes from The Greenbacks Gal and Smashed Peas & Carrots. And they were AWESOME! I love this recipe for the following reasons.

It’s freakin’ easy. Like you can’t mess it up.

Your kids think they are eating dessert. They aren’t. You’ve tricked them. {Enter maniacal laugh.}

You can add your own super-food dried fruit to suit any picky palate. My kids get dates in their bites and don’t even know it. They swear everything is chocolate. {Enter maniacal laugh, again.} Me, I love dried blueberries (I get them at Costco).

So, take THAT bad-granola-bars-bites rodeo! I’ve created a winner that my family asks for week after week.

Have you FAILED at making homemade granola bars before? NO MORE. This Kid Approved No Bake Energy Bites Recipe is an awesome, super easy no-bake alternative to pre-made granola bars. Bonus: Your kids think they are dessert and it's HEALTHY.

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