{"id":35,"date":"2020-03-18T11:07:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2020-07-18T11:08:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T11:08:56","slug":"double-chocolate-energy-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ENERGY BITES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today on our KIDS MAKE! series, we are making this incredibly simple sweet treat with only five ingredients.\u00a0 These little no-bake bites are a staple in our freezer at our house.\u00a0 My kids still prefer these\u00a0\u00a0THE BEST<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Energy Bites<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>made with M&M\u2019s but almost any little chocolate peanut bite will be accepted in the house.<\/p>\n

A little something is always necessary after a meal, right?\u00a0 And these little bites do the trick.\u00a0 Make note I only 1\/4 cup of agave nectar.\u00a0 You are welcome to use a different sweetener like honey, but I have found that I only have to use a 1\/4 cup of agave versus 1\/2 cup of honey in order to get the same consistency of the bites.\u00a0 Yes, by using agave nectar I only have to use HALF as much!\u00a0 And by keeping those chocolate chips mini only a small amount (1\/4 cup) is needed.<\/p>\n

Some recipes that claim they are \u201chealthy\u201d have double the amount of chocolate chips and sweetener I have in my recipes.\u00a0 Taste tested by a number of family critics, we have found those large amounts of sweetness unnecessary.<\/p>\n

Quick oats provide a wonderful source of fiber and by using quick oats versus rolled oats, the texture may be more accepted by little ones, but either is totally fine. Fiber is always needed for the kiddos to help with any tummy trouble (and adults, too).\u00a0 I even think these bites are totally acceptable for breakfast!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My daughter loves doing these videos and I hope you do as well.\u00a0 She keeps me on my tabs with doing them each week, at least for the summer.\u00a0 Enjoy friends!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chocolate Energy Bites<\/h2>\n
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This 5-ingredient recipe is a must-have staple to satisfy any sweet tooth. This no-bake recipe is perfect for the kids to make.<\/div>\n
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  • 1<\/span>\u00a0cup\u00a0<\/span>natural peanut butter<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/4<\/span>\u00a0cup\u00a0<\/span>agave nectar<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/4<\/span>\u00a0cup<\/span>\u00a0cocoa<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 1\/2<\/span>\u00a0cups<\/span>\u00a0quick oats<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/4\u00a0<\/span>cup\u00a0<\/span>mini chocolate chips<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Today on our KIDS MAKE! series, we are making this incredibly simple sweet treat with only five ingredients.\u00a0 These little no-bake bites are a staple in our freezer at our house.\u00a0 My kids still prefer these\u00a0\u00a0THE BEST\u00a0Energy Bites\u00a0\u00a0made with M&M\u2019s but almost any little chocolate peanut bite will be accepted in the house. A little […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreancientforest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}