No-Bake Sweetpotato Coconut Ginger Energy Bites
Recipe courtesy of Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN, on behalf of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked sweetpotato
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup peanut butter or desired nut butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- In large bowl, combine sweetpotato, oats, peanut butter, honey, ginger and cinnamon; stir until well combined.
- Refrigerate bowl about 20 minutes to firm.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove dough and portion into snack-sized bites. Gently roll bites in shredded coconut and refrigerate 15-20 minutes or freeze 10 minutes.
- Remove from refrigerator or freezer and serve.
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Notes
Nutritional information per serving: 115 calories; 7 g fat (11% daily value); 3 g saturated fat (19% daily value); 1 g polysaturated fat; 2 g monosaturated fat; 49 mg sodium (2% daily value); 129 mg potassium (4% daily value); 11 g carbohydrates (4% daily value); 2 g fiber (8% daily value); 5 g sugar (6% daily value); 3 g protein (6% daily value); 1,348 IU vitamin A (27% daily value); 1 mg vitamin C (1% daily value); 11 mg calcium (1% daily value); 1 mg iron (6% daily value); 9 g net carbohydrates.