The doughy taste and texture of a bakery style banana nut muffin yet requiring no baking, flour, butter or oil! These No Bake bites are vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free and high in protein- The perfect portable snack which tastes JUST like a banana nut muffin!
Sick of no bake muffin bites?
Too bad, so sad.
Just kidding, but seriously, when you find success with making a no bake bite which tastes like a bakery style muffin like this one– Of course your going to play around with different flavour combinations.
When it comes to the infamous Banana Nut Muffin, the big question here is…..What is the nut used in those bakery style muffins?
I’ve always been under the impression that it was walnuts but my mum and friend Emily reckon it’s almonds. My other friend Tim said it’s definitely peanuts and my other friend Erin says it’s pine nuts (um, Erin it’s not pesto).
Niki said it’s caramel.
Yet again, she’s doing herself no favours by showcasing her intelligence.
I stand by walnuts and seeing as this is my blog and my recipe, walnuts it is. Just Kidding.
When the team at About Time reached out to try some of their products, I of course thought to trial their protein goodies in a recipe or ten. While I’ve opted for protein powder as my protein booster in recipes, I’d never tried a pre mixed liquid- Enter- Prohydrate.
Prohydrate is a ready to drink protein packed beverage. They contain no artificial colours, flavours, are gluten free AND sweetened with stevia. Each bottle contains 20 grams of whey protein isolate and clock in at 95 calories- Perfect for me after a workout (a.k.a. sitting on the bike and playing through instagram!) or to use as a dairy free milk substitute in this recipe!
These No Bake Banana Nut Muffin Bites are based off the blueberry muffin energy balls and apple and cinnamon muffin bites. I think I may make it my mission to replicate my favourite sweet treats in no bake cookies and cookie dough bites and my favourite muffins in no bake muffin bites.
Like the other recipes, these No Bake Banana Nut Muffin Bites have the taste and texture of a bakery style muffin but without any oil, flour, butter or unnecessary fats. They are high in protein, thanks to using About Time Pro Hydrate instead of dairy free milk. They are also gluten free, vegan (if you follow instructions) and as always, I’ve included a paleo version for those who follow that style of eating. For those who don’t have access to prohydrate, you can sub in dairy free milk of choice! For a gluten free flour blend, I recommend this one here by Gluten Free Mama.
Make these delicious No Bake Banana Nut Muffin bites and YOU be in control of the nut that goes it.
As long as it’s not caramel. Actually, that doesn’t sound so bad….
Healthy No Bake Banana Nut Muffin Bites
Ingredients
For the original version
- 1/2 cup gluten free oat flour
- 1/4 cup gluten free rolled oats
- 1 scoop of neutral or vanilla protein powder optional
- pinch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1-2 tablespoon Coconut palm sugar can sub for any granulated sweetener of choice
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup can sub for any liquid sweetener such as molasses, agave, honey or brown rice syrup
- 1 small banana mashed
- 1/4 cup nuts of choice I used crushed walnuts, peanuts and almonds
- 1/4- 1/2 cup About Time Prohydrate can sub for dairy free milk of choice*
For the Paleo Version
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 scoop paleo friendly protein powder optional
- pinch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon Saigon cinnamon
- 1-2 tablespoon coconut palm sugar
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup can sub for honey
- 1 small banana mashed
- 1/4 cup nuts of choice I used crushed walnuts, peanuts and almonds
- 1/4- 1/2 + cup dairy free milk of choice*
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, rolled oats, protein powder, cinnamon, sea salt, granulated sweetener of choice and mix well. Stir through the maple syrup- The mixture should be quite crumbly.
- Add in the mashed banana and crushed nuts mix very well.
- Using a tablespoon at a time, add the dairy free milk of choice OR About Time Pro Hydrate and mix until a thick batter is formed.
- Using your hands, form into bite sized balls and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to firm up.
Notes
* If you use protein powder, you may need more/less milk- Play by ear. Coconut flours differ brand by brand so adjust liquids accordingly Adapted from Apple Cinnamon Muffin Bites
If banana nut muffins aren’t your thing, then I’ve got you covered!
Blueberry Muffin Energy Balls (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten Free)
Apple Cinnamon Muffin Bites (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten Free)
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Yay more balls! 🙂 I love banana nut anything so this looks really yummy!
Thanks heaps, Tonya! 🙂
I’ll never tire of no bake muffins. And I say walnuts. Looks great Arman!
Thanks so much, Linda- Walnuts it is 😉
Those bites sound delicious! Most bite sized no bake snacks are made mostly out of dates, so I’m glad that yours are different – such a nice change 🙂
Thank you! I’ve never used dates for mine and don’t intend to- Just not a fan!
I feel like it was your recipe I made before with some sort of banana no bake bites… and they were delicious! I have total confidence that these would be banging as well.
Ohh the banana smoothie ones? Probably 😀 Cheers mate!
PINNED! want…. NOW!!!!
I told you, I’m waiting for you guys! 😉
You had me at “doughy” 🙂 Looks like a perfect and easy snack to have on hand!
Thanks Tara! 🙂
Every time I make balls they aren’t very “ball-like” lol how do you do it? How’s the Big Apple treating you? 🙂
Haha, the right proportion of liquids and loads of practice 😉
Loving it! 🙂 Thanks for asking!
Ohhhh… I wondered if I could use the ProHydrate in a non-liquid creation. Leave it to you to make balls. 😉
YES!!! But you just need to be a tad wary!
Definitely walnuts or sometimes pecans. Although, I like the way Niki thinks.
Can we bring a batch of every flavor of your muffin bites around NYC and see how many things we can eat them with? In our rice pudding, ice cream, milkshakes, froyo… use ’em as Bareburger buns…
NO. We will do no such thing. We will be saving our appetites for the good stuff 😉
i’m thinking i should hire you to be my baller for my small biz here. LOL! no seriously, you’re on a ROLL! haha
YES. Can we seriously open up a business together!
Another great one, how do you do it?! And I literally have a single overripe banana left from this past week. And of course you know I own coconut flour, done deal 🙂
Haha, thanks Michele I hope people don’t hate me….I have a whole paleo range of no bake bites coming out starting next week!
Arman, no bake is fine by me! The easier the better. These sound wonderful…I always assumed they were walnuts too. Great minds think alike as they say 😉
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
Right? Thank you Catherine! I hope you had a great one- The weather was beautiful today!
I’ve never been able to stomach protein water very well. I think its all the chemicals that are necessary to make it shelf stable. Therefore, I would use almond milk in this recipe. And it is most certainly WALNUTS in the bakery muffins. Is there a lemon poppyseed bite coming soon? (It’s the best muffin there is)
This protein powder and protein drink doesn’t have all those chemicals but the works great with almond milk 🙂
Oh my gosh, I totally LOVE this whole banana muffin in a bite thing. I just want to sink my teeth into one of those bad boys!
YES! That’s what their totally designed for 😉 Thanks Lisa!
Um is that even a question? It’s WALNUTS! Duh. Banana-walnut muffins. Damnit now I want one!
come to NYC. Per-lease.