These no bake peppermint chocolate snack bites are like little bites of holiday goodness! They’re the perfect little treat for yourself, Santa or for gifting. Plus, they take about 10 minutes to prepare. Let’s make them!
Hi! How was your weekend? Did it fly by in a hot minute?
We planned on putting our tree up, but nixed that idea until next weekend. But, it has to go up then.
After that, we are full steam ahead with holiday get-togethers and parties.
To me, a big part of the holidays is the whole “getting ready” part, don’t ya think?
All of the excitement, preparing and anticipation of what’s to come gets me all giddy.
Making These No Bake Snack Bites
To make these peppermint chocolate snack bites, your food processor is your best friend! I use mine on the regular so it’s pretty much taken up a permanent space on our counter.
Basically, you place the oats in the processor and blend until it has a flour-like texture, add the remaining ingredients, form into balls, refrigerate for a bit and dig in (full details are in the recipe card below).
Easy Homemade Food Gift for the Holidays
These are perfect to whip up as homemade foodie gifts this holiday season (or would even make a lovely hostess gift). Wrap up a bunch in pretty packaging and way to go!
I dare ya to eat just one! They disappeared really fast in our home. What’s your favourite thing to make for the holidays?
If you need more holiday inspiration, check out my wicked easy homemade hot chocolate.
If you make these no bake chocolate peppermint balls, be sure to leave a comment below!
Peppermint Chocolate Energy Bites (No Bake)
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rolled oats, or use gluten-free rolled oats if desired
- ½ cup good quality cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 tablespoons semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips
- 2.5 tablespoons finely crushed candy cane
Instructions
- Place oats in a food processor and process until finely processed. Add cocoa powder and salt and process until combined.
- Add coconut oil, honey, vanilla extract, peppermint extract and process a minute or so until combined.
- Add chocolate chips and white chocolate chips and pulse a few times until incorporated, but still pieces of chocolate chips. Add crushed candy cane and pulse a couple of times.
- Line a large plate or baking sheet with wax paper. About a tablespoon or so for each energy bite, roll mixture into balls and place onto the plate or sheet pan. You can enjoy these right away, but they're best when refrigerated for 30 minutes to an hour. Properly store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and enjoy within a week.Note: They will be firm coming straight out of the fridge (which is okay), but if you want to wait until they've softened a bit, wait 10 minutes before enjoying.
Nutrition (estimate only)
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an estimate only. Ingredients can vary and Girl Heart Food makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Neha
What a great idea to munch on these bites during holidays. I loved the fact that they look so indulgent and hide good ingredients inside. No bake treats are perfect treats during holidays. I gotta rush to my kitchen to make some right away!
Girl Heart Food
They definitely are 😉 Thanks Neha! Hope you like ’em!
Agness of Run Agness Run
This would be my perfect kind of treat, Dawn! Excellent idea for an awesome dessert for Christmas. 😉
Jolina
Hi Dawn! You really make the best snack bites. They always look so delicious and perfect! For some reason when I roll stuff they become oval/rectangle LOL. I’ve been baking batches and batches of cookies and sad to say they have been disasters mostly. Gotta get my cookie baking mojo back! Hope you’re having a great Sunday!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Jolina!! Have a great week, my friend 🙂
Marissa
I love this kind of treat that tastes decadent, but is actually nutritious. Perfect for snacking at the holidays (and all year long!!)
Girl Heart Food
Totally! Thanks Marissa!
Christina
If you dared me to eat just one I would fail, instantly. I can’t be trusted with tasty adorable bite-sized snacks. What an awesome idea for holiday gatherings, people can cure their chocolate craving without being overloaded with sugar. Quick, healthy, and tasty are definitely a must this time of year. Seriously, awesome recipe. 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Haha! I can’t blame ya there 😉 Thanks so much Christina! Have a lovely weekend!
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries
What a great snack – love how easy they are to make! Our tree is already up this year (sent hubby out into the cold to get one last weekend) and I have been baking all week for family & friends. It is such a wonderful time of the year, just love everything about Christmas. Usually, by the end of autumn, I am ready to get the house all decorated but I am not allowed to put any Christmas decoration up before the 1st of December 😉 Have a great weekend, Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Miriam! I’m starting to get pretty excited – putting our tree up this weekend 🙂 Have a great weekend too!
Katherine | Love In My Oven
I just love snack bites, and these are so perfect for the holidays!! Peppermint and chocolate goes SO well together. I’m 100% pinning these! Yummy!
Girl Heart Food
It totally does! Thanks so much, Katherine! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do 😉
Matt
Well these look like the perfect quick energy bite that would be perfect to go! If only my tiny apartment had room for a food processor xD. That said maaaybe i could work something out! I really need to splurge and buy one of those mini ones that I could possibly find room for. If I do I’ll be sure to check thise recipe out!! 🙂
Girl Heart Food
They really are useful in the kitchen 🙂 Thanks so much, Matt! Hope you get to try them out!
Jennifer Banz
My daughter couldn’t wait to get the tree up this year! I bet she would love these peppermint energy bites too!
Girl Heart Food
I sure hope so 🙂 Thanks Jennifer!
Amy Nash
These look perfectly tasty and shareable! I love having different shapes and varieties on cookie platters and these would make an easy, unique addition!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Amy! They certainly would 😉 Enjoy!
Sandi
My kids would go crazy over these!
Girl Heart Food
Happy to hear that Sandi 🙂 Thanks!
Jill
We put our tree up this past weekend but it’s still naked! I think I need to make a batch of these bites so I can power through the decorating!
Girl Heart Food
Haha – these would definitely help 😉
Katie Crenshaw
This is going to be my new favorite Christmas snack!!! My whole family will enjoy these.
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thanks Katie – I’m sure they will 😉
Sues
I agree that the holiday anticipation is the best! Basically meaning sitting on the couch watching holiday movies and eating treats like these. We decorated our tree this weekend, but I wasn’t really feeling it… But now I’m so happy it’s up and it’s def helping me feel more festive. These little bites would help, too 🙂
Girl Heart Food
They definitely would 😉 Thanks Sues!
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers
What perfect little bites and no-bake is always good 🙂 We managed to get our tree up this past weekend, so I’m feeling all festive now. Let the baking begin!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Jennifer! Our tree is coming up this weekend 🙂 High five for holiday baking!
Milena | Craft Beering
I will take the next batch you make please:) I am loving the idea of using peppermint flavoring in the bites, don’t think that I have ever had ones quite like that! Very cool to serve as an afternoon coffee treat or packed as gifts to give to colleagues. Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
I would gladly give it to ya! Thanks so much, Milena! Cheers to a great week!
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
These bites look delicious and sound so Christmassy! I need more 10 minute cookies in my Christmas baking life! Time is getting short. This weekend flew by, and I can’t believe Christmas Day is in exactly 3 weeks! But we are definitely in the Christmas spirit in our house. Glad to hear you’re feeling it! You’ll be in full Christmas mode once your tree goes up! Have a great week Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
I hear ya, Leanne! I know! Time is going waaaaay too fast!! Thanks so much and have a great week too 🙂
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
No tree for us yet Dawn! I spent the weekend baking in the kitchen! So fun! I’ll get to the tree and shopping soon though! These bites are perfect for the holidays! I always love the chocolate peppermint combo during the holiday season! Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
Sounds like a fun weekend to me! Thanks so much Mary Ann!
David @ Spiced
10 minutes!? Now I can definitely get behind that! I agree that holiday baking totally puts a little pep in my step. There’s just something so comforting about baking on these cold early winter days! And then I just want to curl up on the couch with my baked creation and a glass of wine and binge watch Netflix all night. 🙂 Hey, it’s the holidays…you’re totally allowed to do stuff like that! I definitely need to give these snack bites a shot as I love chocolate + peppermint…especially during this time of the year!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks David! And, yes, totally allowed to indulge a little over the holidays 😉
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Nope – I couldn’t stop at just one, either! We’ve been decorated since Thanksgiving weekend…. with all that it takes to decorate – I want to enjoy it for a little while! ahhaha! 😉 Now about these bites…..chocolate and peppermint? WINNER!!! Thanks for sharing! Have a great week, my friend! XOXO
Girl Heart Food
Hehe – glad I’m not the only one 🙂 Thanks Annie! Have a great week too! XOXO
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
My favorite part of Christmas is the getting ready part. Christmas Day is always kind of a letdown because there are no more preparations to do :). Have fun putting up your tree next weekend! I think my weekend will be filled with eating these energy bites to get ready for heading up to my parents’ house for Christmas. I need all the energy I can get. And all the chocolate and peppermint too!
Girl Heart Food
Right?! Haha – I hear ya, Kelsie! Thanks so much!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
How cute are these little bites?! You know I’m a huge fan of no-bake anything, so these sound perfect for the season. And I totally agree that preparing for the holidays is half the fun of it. It just goes by SO fast! I would love to be munching on a few of these cuties while watching some Christmas moves. Pinned! Happy Monday to you!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Gayle!! Eating these, watching Christmas movies sounds perfect to me 😉 Have a lovely week!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
Since we “skipped” Thanksgiving over here at the SuBourbon Country Cottage, we put our tree up before American Turkey Day. 🙂 I am WAY ahead of the game this year, which is totally not normal for me. Normally I’m a wait until the very last minute kind of holiday girl. But this year, I got game. LOL!!!! I’m glad ya’ll had a great weekend!! Tree or no tree, girl! Anyways, these snack bites look absolutely delicious! You just can’t do the holidays without some peppermint, so these are so perfect and festive! Plus, SO YUM! Cheers! xo
Girl Heart Food
What? Super early! Lots more time to enjoy it, though 😉 Thanks Cheyanne! Have a great week!