Description
Easy No-Bake Pumpkin Breakfast Bites ready in 30 minutes! Healthy, gluten-free, and kid-friendly with oats, pumpkin, and chocolate chips. Perfect grab-and-go breakfast
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup canned pumpkin purée
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- â…› teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Optional Boost:
- 1–2 tablespoons ground flaxseed or chia seeds (for extra nutrition)
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients (2 minutes): Dump your oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a big bowl. I use my wooden spoon to mix it around until everything looks even.
- Add the wet ingredients (2 minutes): Plop in that pumpkin and honey. My kids always want to help with this part because it looks gross at first, then suddenly comes together. Keep stirring until all the oats are coated.
- Fold in the goodies (1 minute): Toss in those chocolate chips and chia seeds if you’re using them. I always steal a few chocolate chips during this step – don’t judge me.
- Chill the mixture (25 minutes): Cover your bowl with plastic wrap and stick it in the fridge. I usually clean up the kitchen during this time or fold a load of laundry. Don’t skip this part even if you’re impatient like me!
- Roll into bites: Get your hands slightly damp and roll the mixture into balls about the size of a ping pong ball. I line them up on a plate as I go.
Notes
Double the batch – seriously, make two. My neighbor borrowed a cup of flour last week and I gave her half my bites. She texted me the next day asking to trade recipes.
Cookie scoop works great but clean hands work just as well. I bought a fancy scoop and honestly prefer using my hands.
Keep paper towels handy because this gets a little messy no matter what you do.
Make them smaller if you want more pieces. My youngest prefers tiny ones he can pop in his mouth.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 52mg
- Fat: 2.5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg