Homemade energy bites

I AM always on the lookout for healthy go-to snacks that I can grab while heading out of the door and take to work to eat after lunch.

I’m guilty of nipping to the shops and picking up a cereal bar or an energy bar, but this can become quite expensive and a lot of the cereal bars aren’t actually that good for you so I decided to create my own.

These bars are low cost and definitely offer value for money. Another great thing about them is that you can customise them, throwing in whatever nuts or fruit that you fancy.

They are also super quick and easy to make and don’t take up too much room in the fridge either.

Makes 14 energy bites.

You will need:

125g dried apricots

100g raisins

100g cashew nuts

125g dates

25g raw cacao powder

4 heaped tablespoons of honey

3 heaped tablespoons of Meridian smooth peanut butter

Method:

I found the best way to make these energy bites is to put the mixture into the blender a little bit at a time.

So basically – and this shows just how simple they are to make – put a portion of all of the ingredients into the blender and whizz around until they are well combined.

If the mixture is looking a little dry, add more honey or peanut butter.

Keep blending the mixture until it is all combined and then tip out of the blender and into a bowl or on to a plate.

Now you can get your hands involved and form the bites in to whatever shape you desire. I went for balls but bars work just as well. Form them in to the desired shape and then sprinkle them with a bit of cacao powder and pop into the fridge to set and you have homemade energy bites.