The sweet fun of birthday cake in a healthy no-bake bite. These vegan grain-free cake batter bites will be your new fave rainbow snack recipe!
I intended to bring these happy little bites to the blog last week in honor of my birthday, but life got busy with birthday things and non-birthday things and…alas I am a week late. Lucky for you it probably wasn’t your birthday, and lucky for me I already made and ate them long before my birthday, and lucky for all of us these bites are a doesn’t-have-to-actually-be-your-birthday delicacy. So it’s never too late or too early for this rainbow recipe.
How To Make Healthy Cake Batter Bites
This recipe is vegan and grain-free, one bowl and just a few simple steps. Very easy to find yourself making on repeat. You will need…
- Almond butter. Or cashew butter would be delicious, even tahini if you like that taste.
- Applesauce. Unsweetened is best, this keeps them moist and fluffy.
- Maple syrup. Or your preferred liquid sweetener.
- Vanilla and almond extract. Just vanilla is fine, but personally I like a little bit of almond flavor in there too.
- Coconut flour. It might be tricky for baking, but its incredible in no-bake bites. The texture will not be as fluffy and cake-like if you sub in anything else.
- Salt. Just a little bit to balance the sweetness.
- Almond milk. Added slowly so the batter is just sticky enough to hold together.
- Rainbow sprinkles. The most fun of funfetti ingredients. I just used good ol’ grocery store variety, but I also like these vegan ones or these naturally colored ones too
This recipe is nearly impossible to mess up, just make sure you chill them long enough before eating for the ideal firm but fluffy texture. And a cookie scoop definitely speeds up the process but rolling by hand works just fine too.
More No-Bake Snack Recipes You’ll Love
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Funfetti Cake Batter Bites
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chilling Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 16 bites 1x
- Category: snack
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: american
Description
The sweet fun of birthday cake in a healthy no-bake bite. These vegan grain-free cake batter bites will be your new fave rainbow snack recipe!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (65g) cashew or almond butter (or tahini is really good too!)
- 1/4 cup (80g) maple syrup
- 3/4 cup (180g) unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 2/3 cup (80g) coconut flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2–4 tbsp almond milk
- 3–4 tbsp rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Whisk together almond butter, maple syrup, applesauce, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Add flour, salt, and sprinkles. Mix, adding milk 1 tablespoon at a time until batter is moist and fluffy.
- Scoop/roll into balls.
- Chill 2-3 hours.
- Enjoy! Keep leftovers in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
Keywords: gluten free, grain free, easy, healthy, energy bites, balls, snacks, dairy free, no bake, cookie dough
cant wait to make this soon i never had funfetti cake batter bites before looks easy to make will try this for my birthday on 19 September and after work next week perfect for my after office snacks
So so excited for you to try them!! Let me know what you think🥳
Well, aren’t these cute little things? Thanks for sharing the recipe, Natalie. And happy belated birthday to you! 🙂
So happy and adorable right?! Thanks Victoria❤️
Birthday bliss bites FTW! A made something very similar on my bday for my yoga students a couple of years ago and it brought out my inner child to share sprinkle-studded snacks with friends like back in the day =) You for sure mastered the ratio of ingredients for no-bake coconut flour goodies. Truly the perfect little treat.
Hehe how lucky your students were, I wanna go to that yoga class! Sprinkles just make everything so much happier☺️
Would a glaze of some kind work on these to fancy them up a bit? Wanting to make them for my sister in laws baby shower. Thanks so much for the great recipe!
Sure! Maybe try one of these:
Lemon glaze: https://feastingonfruit.com/puffy-glazed-lemon-cookies/
Raspberry glaze: https://feastingonfruit.com/raspberry-glazed-chocolate-donuts/