These M&M Cashew Crunch Energy Bites are a delicious salty sweet peanut free snack!

M&M Energy Bites

I know not everyone can have peanut butter, or sometimes it isn’t a snack that your kids are able to bring to school.

These M&M Cashew energy bites are made with creamy cashew butter and have the best added crunch from mixing in chopped up salted cashews. As for the mini M&M’s, well who doesn’t love those?!

It’s fun to mix it up and if you have never tried cashew butter before this is a great way to start!

We have all our favorites energy bite ingredients here: oats, protein powder, salt, vanilla extract, and of course a creamy nut butter and sweetener to hold it all together.

Ingredients You Will Need

Here is what you need to make these energy balls.

Natural creamy cashew butter: the only ingredients should be cashews, oil, and salt.
Rolled oats: Also known as old fashioned oats, these give a nice chewy texture to the energy bites.
Roasted salted cashews: These add a yummy salty flavor and crunchy texture to the recipe.
Honey: The sticky sweetener that holds it all together.
Vanilla protein powder
Vanilla extract
Salt: make sure to see the notes section for how much salt to add based on whether or not your cashew butter is salted or unsalted.
Mini M&Ms: The sweet chocolate is the perfect contrast to the rest of the ingredients!

How to make M&M Cashew Crunch Energy Bites

Step 1: Use a food processor to process the salted cashews into small pieces.

Recipe Tip

If you do not have a food processor, you can roughly chop the cashews with a knife on a cutting board.

Step 2: Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl, then use a rubber spatula to mix it together until a thick batter forms.

Step 3: Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Use a mini cookie scoop to drop balls of batter onto the baking sheet. Roll each ball with your hands to smooth out the edges.

energy ball ingredients in a mixing bowl

energy bite batter mixed together in a bowl

Kitchen tips

A mini cookie scoop is a game changer for making energy bites! It makes the process go a lot faster and cleanup easier. I recommend a 1.5 tablespoon sized scoop.

Step 4: Place the baking sheet with the energy bites on it into the refrigerator for 1 hour, or until the balls are hardened.

Storing

Leftover energy bites can be stored in an airtight container or bag. They will keep 5-7 days in the refrigerator, or 2-3 months in the freezer.

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Notes

Cashew butter note Natural cashew butter does not have added sweetener. The only ingredients should be cashews, oil, and salt. How much salt to add If your cashew butter does not contain added salt, use the full amount listed in the recipe. If it does have salt in the ingredients, only add ¼ teaspoon of salt, or salt the batter to taste.