All the yummy flavours of pumpkin pie in an easy and delicious portable form, these pumpkin pie bites are sure to be a fall favourite! Fair warning, you just may want to eat more than one of these pumpkin balls!
Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! What are you up to? I hope you are enjoying a big plate of dinner with all the delicious sides.
Speaking of sides, what’s your favourite? I think mine has got to be dressing, otherwise known as stuffing. I don’t know what it is about that stuff, but I can eat a huge plate of just that with gravy.
It’s corny, but we should all be thankful every single day … thankful for life, thankful for friends, thankful for family.
It’s all too easy to take things for granted. We’ve all been there, complaining about stuff in our daily lives.
But, as the saying goes “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Take a minute today and be in the moment. Look around. Smile. Do something nice for someone else. Be thankful.
I want to take this moment to thank you, my subscribers, my readers. I appreciate every single one of you. It makes me so happy to cook, share recipes and stories with you all. Thank you. It means the world to me.
Happy Thanksgiving.
So, with that mushy stuff aside, let’s make some pumpkin bites, shall we?
Ingredients for Pumpkin Pie Bites
These no bake pumpkin pie bites are made with a few simple ingredients (and you probably already have them on hand).
So, you’ll need:
- Pumpkin puree
- Oats
- White chocolate chips
- Walnuts
- Maple syrup
- Warming spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg and clove or use an equivalent amount of homemade pumpkin pie spice.
What Is Pumpkin Puree?
Don’t confuse pumpkin puree with pumpkin pie filling.
Basically, pumpkin puree is the real deal. It’s real pumpkin that’s pureed. No added stuff.
Canned pumpkin or pumpkin pie filling, on the other hand, is sweetened and usually has a bunch of spices added to the mix, like cinnamon, nutmeg and clove. For these no bake pumpkin pie bites, I’m using pumpkin puree.
The only size can of pure pumpkin puree that I’ve found around here is a whopping 3-cup can. What the what? Who needs that much pumpkin in a recipe.
Don’t get me wrong, the stuff is great, it’s just a lot. Sometimes I find it hard to avoid food wastage with just hubby and I so I’m always trying to look for ways to repurpose stuff into another meal.
I love little nibbles, like these pumpkin pie bites, and they couldn’t be easier to whip up.
Within minutes, you could be shoving one of these into your pie hole. You just mix the ingredients up in a food processor, form into balls and way to go!
Fan of pumpkin? Check out this pumpkin spice coffee creamer!
How To Make Them
- You basically add the wet ingredients and seasoning (pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt) to a food processor and blend until combined.
- Next, add oats and walnuts and blend a little, breaking things down.
- Blend in white chocolate chips.
- Roll into balls, refrigerate for a little and enjoy!
Full details are in the recipe card below.
Tips and Variations
- These pumpkin pie bites are perfectly delicious to eat right away, but they’re even better when chilled for about 30 minutes.
- I used regular white chocolate chips. Milk or dark chocolate are other yummy options.
- Speaking of white chocolate chips, mini chips would work great too.
- Walnuts were used, but you could try pecans or almonds instead.
More Pumpkin Recipes You May Enjoy
If you make these no bake pumpkin pie bites, be sure to leave a comment below!
Pumpkin Pie Bites (No Bake)
Ingredients
- ½ cup pure pumpkin puree (canned pumpkin puree), not pumpkin pie filling
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- pinch salt
- 1.5 cups gluten-free rolled oats, or use regular oats if desired
- ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside.
- To a food processor, add pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Process to combine, about 30 seconds.
- And add oats and walnuts. Process until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Add white chocolate chips. Process until just combined, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Roll mixture into balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and place onto prepared baking sheet.
- Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes to chill and firm up a little more. Enjoy! Note: Properly store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within a week.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
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!
Ann
I have made these a couple of times just as the recipe instructed. I needed to make no adjustments. The white chocolate chips makes it very creamy, I would suggest you do not change out for any other chocolate chip. Delicious!
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thank you very much, Ann! I’m so glad you enjoy the recipe!!
Alice
Very good! I didn’t have all the ingredients, so I had to make a few modifications. Instead of maple syrup I used mollasses & instead of white chocolate I used semi sweet. Still, they turned out spectacular. I will be making these again, as they were a hit among my family and everyone was begging for more. Also, perfect pre-workout snack (my siblings are all in sports and have been eating these before games!!)
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thank you very much, Alice!! So happy you enjoyed the recipe! They’re such a yummy treat, aren’t they?
Michael
We love these! But do you have the nutritional values for them?
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thanks very much, Michael!! I’m so happy you enjoy the recipe. Sorry, I don’t have the nutritional information for this recipe.
My Nguyen
So delicious! I modified—using a little bit less oats & syrup, and I added some dried cranberries. Thanks for this yummy idea!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Thanks very much! Happy you enjoyed!
Peggy Rickelman
Are these pumpkin balls made with quick oats or the other kind?
Peggy
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Hi Peggy, you can use quick oats or old-fashioned oats in this recipe. Hope you enjoy!
Anelda
Is the nutritional info per ball or batch? They look amazing
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Hi Anelda – thank you 🙂 Per ball.
Chelsey
These look SO delicious! Love pumpkin and I love that these are no-bake! My kiddos are going to go crazy over these. I’m a little afraid that if I make them they will disappear before I get a chance to try one myself!
Girl Heart Food
Haha – been there 😉 Thanks Chelsey!
Shauna Solomon
What a lovely article. Just came across it now though, I realize it was written for Thanksgiving. There truly is so much to be thankful for and its important to remember this when things get difficult.
I have so much pumpkin leftover from roasting one on the weekend. Going to give these a go! I hate waste and these bites sound perfect!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Shauna! These are good any time of year if you as me 😉 Enjoy!
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
I made these today and it seriously took me just 10 minutes! They taste just like pumpkin pie and they even had a similar texture! So good!
Girl Heart Food
Yay! So happy you made ’em!! Thank you so much, Leanne!!