Sometimes you want a snack without turning on the oven. These 8 no-bake snacks are made with a bowl, a blender or, for a few, 10 minutes on the stove. There are sweet energy bites and ladoo for the afternoon slump, savoury crunchy mixes for the snack jar, and a couple of chickpea ideas when you want something more filling. Most can be made ahead for the week.
Quick picks: for a sweet make-ahead snack, peanut butter energy bites. With no added sugar, date and nut ladoo. For something savoury and crunchy, masala makhana.
1. No-Bake Peanut Butter Energy Bites
Oats, peanut butter, honey and chocolate chips rolled into bites. Make a batch for the week.
Includes chilling time
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A chocolatey version of energy bites with oats and natural peanut butter.
Gluten-free with certified oats
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Dates, mixed nuts and cardamom blitzed and rolled. No stove and no added sugar.
10 minutes
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Blend a bowl of hummus and serve it with cucumber, carrot and pepper sticks for a filling snack.
10 minutes, no cooking
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The no-cook chickpea salad is just as good spooned onto crackers or lettuce cups as in a sandwich.
10 minutes, no cooking
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Fox nuts tossed in a pan with ghee and spices. Light, crunchy and ready fast.
10 minutes on the stove
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A savoury, crunchy snack mix of cornflakes, peanuts, cashews and curry leaves.
10 minutes on the stove
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When you want something sweet and cool: mango blended with yogurt in one blender.
5 minutes
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What does no-bake mean?
No-bake means the snack does not go in the oven. Most of these need no cooking at all; makhana and cornflakes chivda take about 10 minutes in a pan on the stove.
How long do energy bites keep?
Energy bites keep in an airtight container in the fridge for about a week, and they freeze well for up to 3 months.
Which no-bake snacks are good for lunch boxes?
Energy bites, date and nut ladoo and cornflakes chivda all travel well. Check your school rules first, as many schools do not allow nuts or peanut butter.
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