Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites | Gimme Some Oven (2024)

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170 comments on “Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites”

1. Kim Berwald — March 28, 2016 @ 2:47 pm Reply

   I didn’t see where you listed the nutritional value to the recipes.

   Per serving – how many calories / fat / carb, etc. Thanks.

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — March 29, 2016 @ 10:58 am

     Hi Kim! We’re sorry but we are unsure of the nutrition facts/amount of calories in this recipe. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!

2. Valerie — March 29, 2016 @ 12:37 pm Reply

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   I made these energy bites over the weekend and they were FABULOUS! The only change I made was using the Agave instead of honey because I thought they may too sweet. It was the perfect mix with everything else. My dates were room temp so they were easy to cut and they minced up just fine in the food processor. Once everything was mixed, I placed in a 8×8 pan w/parchment paper and left overs I made into little balls. Stick them in the frig for 30 and then I wrapped up in wax paper. Will definitely make these again!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — March 29, 2016 @ 1:54 pm

     Thanks for sharing Valerie —we’re glad to hear you enjoyed these! :)

3. Lacey — March 30, 2016 @ 9:23 am Reply

   These were fantastic! I substituted apple butter for honey since I am vegan, subbed raisins for cranberries (because that is what I had on hand), and subbed sesame seeds for flax seeds (also what I had). Otherwise I followed the recipe and these turned out fantastic! Thank you SO much!!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — March 30, 2016 @ 10:59 am

     Thanks for sharing Lacey —we’re so glad you enjoyed them! :D

4. elizabeth — June 20, 2016 @ 11:01 pm Reply

   Hi, do you have the nutrition info for this recipe?

   Thank

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — June 21, 2016 @ 10:07 am

     Hi Elizabeth! We’re sorry but we are unsure of the nutrition facts/amount of calories in this recipe. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!

5. Christine — August 6, 2016 @ 4:16 pm Reply

   I’ve made these twice. I find it easier to mix ingredients in the food processor as indicated and then add all the other ingredients except the oats so that those items are well blended. Then, add the oats.

   If the mix is too thick, I’ve thinned it with water so it’s not over the top sweet.

   I’ve added mixed dried fruit instead of only cranberries and have rolled them in a bit of coconut to finish.

   Nice recipe!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — August 7, 2016 @ 6:23 pm

     Thanks for sharing your tips with us Christine! We’re glad you enjoy these! :)

6. Melissa — November 13, 2016 @ 6:02 pm Reply

   These are absolutely fantastic. However, I must mention, my Ninja Bullet did not appreciate it. It actually started smoking when I tried to blend the first part of the recipe, so I ended up having to transfer the date mixture before it was completely smooth. My recommendation: Blend the dates and seeds before adding the honey. I think the honey grinded my gears and it could hardly move, thus, blowing out the motor. Or you know, don’t use a Ninja Bullet. ;-)
   I added a little dark chocolate instead of the white chocolate and it’s fantastic. The recipe is a big hit in my house right now. Thank you!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — November 18, 2016 @ 2:08 pm

     We’re so glad you enjoyed these! And as for your Ninja Bullet —yikes, that’s no good! We’re glad these still worked out for you, considering. :)

7. Mel — December 9, 2016 @ 2:23 pm Reply

   Silly question: Are we using dried dates or fresh?!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — December 15, 2016 @ 11:04 am

     Hi Mel! We used dried. We hope you enjoy!

8. Michael M. - Whitby Canada — February 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm Reply

   Hi Ali.
   I just recently discovered your blog and I’m very thankful for the great work you do and share. I tried and love your original no bake bite recipe with the peanut butter and chocolate chips and the whole family loved the energy bites. My wife asked me if I could make them a little less sweet. I saw on your recipe page that you had a pistachios and cranberries recipe. I bought the ingredients but I wonder if the bites would taste better if I toasted the pistachio nuts first. I find them a little blahhh in their raw state. Would that ruin the recipe?

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — February 28, 2017 @ 5:56 pm

     Thank you for your sweet words, Michael —we’re so happy you enjoyed the no bake energy bites! And yes, we think you could definitely toast the pistachios a little bit first —that won’t ruin the recipe at all! :)

   • Tina — June 16, 2017 @ 9:41 pm

     Nutrition information?

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — June 17, 2017 @ 12:47 pm

     Hi Tina! We’re sorry but we are unsure of the nutrition facts/amount of calories in this recipe. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!

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9. Amanda — July 4, 2017 @ 9:10 pm Reply

   This looks delicious, but I don’t like dates :( any ideas for a substitution? Thanks!

   • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — July 10, 2017 @ 11:45 am

     Thanks, Amanda —we hope you enjoy these! As for the dates, we haven’t tried a substitute with this recipe, but we think you could experiment with raisins, dried prunes, or dried figs. We think any one of those three (or even a combo) might work just fine. We hope this helps!

10. Lisa — August 1, 2017 @ 10:42 am Reply

    Can you use anything besides dates in this recipe? Not a big fan of them.

    • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — August 3, 2017 @ 12:22 pm

      Hi Lisa! You could try raisins, figs, or prunes instead. We hope this helps!

11. Harsh bafana — August 1, 2017 @ 12:58 pm Reply

    Hi am on a kto diet how do v substitute th honey n th dates as v r not allowed both these

    • Hayley @ Gimme Some Oven — August 1, 2017 @ 9:04 pm

      Hi there! Hmmm, we’re sorry, but we’re not familiar with that diet. Since we haven’t tried these without honey or dates, we’re really not sure.

12. Angela — August 4, 2017 @ 9:54 pm Reply

    This just burnt out the motor on my Cuisinart food processor that I’ve had for 19 years!!!
    Maybe if I would have heated/melted the honey it would have helped, but I’m NOT happy!

    • Ali — August 5, 2017 @ 9:18 am

      Oh no! Sorry to hear about that, Angela. :(

13. Jo Ann — August 14, 2017 @ 8:00 pm Reply

    I have made this recipe several times. These energy bites are delicious!!!

14. Stephanie Aiello — August 21, 2017 @ 9:21 am Reply

    I didn’t think I cared for dates. This recipe has changed that for me. I love these scrumptious little bites!!!

15. Jo Ann — November 1, 2017 @ 8:31 pm Reply

    Love these energy bites! Great flavor.

    • Ali — November 2, 2017 @ 5:30 am

      Awesome!

16. Anu — November 25, 2017 @ 6:50 pm Reply

    Looks gorgeous…well done

17. Sylvie Adams — January 17, 2018 @ 11:57 am Reply

    My grandkids like it! Got them hooked.

18. Peter Brooks — August 1, 2019 @ 8:49 pm Reply

    These do not work. They crumble apart when I try to ball them. No amount of re-cooling fixes this. Do you actually test the recipes? Adding more honey doesn’t help. There is too little moisture. Bad recipe, frustrating and annoying. Not even a good taste. Bah.

19. Lyn — December 16, 2019 @ 9:28 pm Reply

    Sorry most chia recipes ask for the chia seeds to be soaked and I looked and looked and no mention of it. Even in the comments? Sorry. So did you soak the chia seeds?

20. Tina — March 28, 2020 @ 5:04 pm Reply

    The recipe was really easy to put together and it tasted very good, however we could not make them stay in a ball, was very disappointed, because I wanted to be able to just grab and go, not going to happen we ate with a spoon

21. Betty — June 9, 2020 @ 11:39 am Reply

    I made the Cranberry Pistachio Energy bars and everyone loved them. This is the best recipe for
    a great snack. Thanks

22. Danielle — July 14, 2020 @ 7:39 pm Reply

    So read where a lot of people want to reduce the sugar or carb load from the honey & dates..

    The only thing I came up with requires baking for 8-10 minutes on 350. Substitute 1 banana or 1/2 to 1 cup natural unsweetened apple sauce

    – obviously not the same consistency but way less calories and sugar

    My last suggestion is if you don’t mind added fat use a 1/2 c of a nut butter ( 1 cup oats, 1/2 c nut butter(almond,peanut,etc), 1/4 cup honey and this usually works in leu of the dates)

23. Soteira — January 2, 2021 @ 6:36 am Reply

    My little one is hooked on these but the daycare is nut-free. Have you done any successful substitutions for the pistachios?

24. Veronique — February 4, 2021 @ 11:08 am Reply

    Delicious!!!! The best snack ever!

25. B. Scott — February 18, 2021 @ 2:14 pm Reply

    These came out delicious.. I soaked my dates for a few minutes in couple tbl spoons of very hot water to soften up the dates as I thought that they would be too thick to process them and that worked out fine. Added a extra 1/4 cup of oats to soak up the juices dates. Used dried cherries as I did not have the cranberries

26. Tania — April 3, 2021 @ 9:40 pm Reply

    Really love how easy these are to make. Perfect for an afternoon pick me up at work. However, they are that little bit too sweet for me (I know, I know, is there even such a thing?! Hehe). I think it’s the combination of dates + honey. Next time, I am going to substitute the dates for peanut butter, and the honey for maple syrup (but reduce it to half). Otherwise, these are wonderful!

27. Michelle Jackson — August 12, 2021 @ 6:02 am Reply

    I did 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2cup pistachios instead of all pistachios. I also did a few TBSP of coconut oil instead of the honey to limit sugar and they turned out great- sweet enough with dried fruit and chocolate chips. Thanks:)

28. Marge B — March 17, 2022 @ 12:33 pm Reply

    Can these be frozen? I will be the only one eating them and don’t want them to go to waste. Halving the recipe? Will it work out the same?

29. Terry K — April 15, 2022 @ 11:01 am Reply

    Great recipe. Instead of honey I used a fruit syrup that I make myself. Highly allergic to honey. My customers love these raw bats. TY.

30. Kim — March 30, 2023 @ 4:03 am Reply

    Mine are not forming together what can I add