Skinny Lemon Bites
These no bake skinny lemon cookie dough bites are gluten free, vegan, and ready in 5 minutes!
I don’t know about you guys, but the weather here in Southern California is starting to get a little ridiculous! It’s been so warm. This last weekend we spent at the park with the kids playing soccer, taking them to the pool for swimming, and picnicking outside. I think we completely skipped over winter, and perhaps already have moved past Spring and right on into Summer. Which is a major bummer!!! Spring is my favorite season!
So instead of enjoying the season of Spring outside, I’ve decided to bring the taste of Spring into my kitchen.
These healthy little bites of citrus-y springtime are so quick and easy to make. And they taste divine!
How I wish I could survive on cupcakes and milkshakes and whatever else I can develop in my little kitchen here. But sadly I can’t. So to make myself feel better I made these little tasty treats.
These little lemon bites, which really do taste like a lemon cookie dough, are actually healthy. They are also gluten free and vegan.
The recipe for these makes about 2 servings. And I wish I could tell you how they store and how long they will last for, but it seems every time that I make them, they quickly disappear!
There is nothing better than yummy treats that I can snack on during the day that are actually good for me to eat!
Skinny Lemon Bites
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw unsalted cashews
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, or honey
- ¼ tsp lemon extract
Instructions
- Process the cashews and oats together in a food processor until there are no big pieces left.
- Add in the agave nectar and the lemon extract and pulse briefly to mix together.
- Scoop out the mixture with a spoon and roll into small balls by hand, the mixture will be slightly sticky and will hold shape.
Nutrition
Other Lemon Treats!
How many calories are in them? How many carbs and sugars?
What the calorie content for these and the serving size
Just finished making these! I added more oats to make more and also added lemon zest! I substituted honey for the agave nectar.. These are yummy!
Maybe I missed reading it, but for this recipe…..if using a tablespoon…how many could I make?
Hi May! I make these a lot and I always seem to end up with a different amount each time! I don’t know how that happens. But typically I end up with I want to say 8-10? Right around there.
This could be possibly the best creation ever! I substituted 2 tablespoons of applesauce instead of nectar and used vanilla extract (didn’t have lemon). This is truly magic! Thank you!
Yum! Lemon treats are my absolute favorite! Love these adorable little bites! And skinny too? Sign me up for the entire batch 🙂 Pinned!
I don’t have a food processer but was going to try using a blender, do you think it would work? Should I soak the cashews first? A lot of recipes using raw nuts I have seen tell us to soak it first so I’m wondering if that would be better for a blender since it s not as powerful as a food processer?
Looks great!
Hi Alex! You can definitely try your blender if you want to..I’m not sure what kind you have, but if you have one you can blend nuts in then it should work. Just don’t do it for too long or you’ll end up with cashew butter. I haven’t done this recipe with soaked cashews before so I’m not sure how that would affect the texture. Let me know if the blender works for you!
These lemon bites look great. How many calories are in one serving? Thank you!!!
any suggestions for someone who is grain free???
Do you have any suggestions for those who don’t own a food processor?
Katie, I’m sorry, I don’t. The food processor chops up the cashews to almost a powder form. If you have any kind of chopper that you use at home that might work, or just chopping them by hand with a knife. It’ll give you a good arm workout for sure!
These look amazing… Can I use freshly squeezed lemon juice instead? It would be easier to find for me ^^
Thanks Sarah, and I’m sure they would taste wonderful with some fresh lemon juice 🙂 let me know how they turn out!
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Agghhhhh! These look SUPER AMAZING!! I can’t get over them….so delicious!
Thanks so much Cathy! And thanks again for featuring them 🙂 hope you have a great week!!
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Thanks so much for sharing these delicious lemon bites at The Pin Junkie. It was one of this week’s features. Be sure to stop by to grab a featured button and join this week’s party at http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/03/friday-link-party-60.html
Hi, Serene! Just came across your blog for the first time via Pinterest. Love this cookie recipe and saw the potential for us raw foodies right away! Substituted raw nuts, raw oatmeal, and a teaspoon of grated lemon rind. I also added one tablespoon of raw coconut sugar and two pinches of himalayan sea salt. If you have a dehydrator, you can firm up the balls for a few hours at 115 degrees F. I’ll be making this a lot! Thank you for the fabulous starting point. I’m looking forward to poking around your blog!
Wow April!!! Thats awesome information!! Thanks so much for posting that 🙂 Honestly I only recently had my eyes opened to a raw food diet. I’ve been doing a bit of research into it and I’m hoping to be adding more recipes like this that are vegan and can be adapted for a raw diet. So I hope you stayed tuned and follow along! And definitely leave more comments like this for others and myself!! Thanks so much 🙂
I also wish I could live off milkshakes and cookies haha. Sometimes it’s kind of sad that calories exist. These look awesome though! I love that they’re gluten free and something I can easily throw into a plastic bag and take with me on the go. It’s about time I get some more spring into my life!
Life would be so much more fun without calories!! Agreed!! These are super easy and really tasty 🙂 hope you enjoy!
These sound amazing! 🙂
I love lemon. These sound wonderful! Could you use honey as a sweetener instead of the agave nectar? Thanks for sharing via The Pin Junkie’s link party.
Hi Anne! You absolutely can use honey instead 🙂 I used the agave as a vegan alternative. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Would you use the same amount of honey if I wanted to substitute?
The same amount should work. It would be more to taste though. The agave adds a slight stickiness to form this into balls as well as the sweetness for flavor.
These looks so fresh and summery! We could use a bit of sunshine around here – even if it is in a cookie!
YUM!! I love love love anything lemon and I could eat all of these, they look delicious!! I can’t wait to try them, pinned 🙂