Kid-Friendly Vegan No Bake Pumpkin Spice Balls

Name: Kid-Friendly Vegan No Bake Pumpkin Spice Balls
Yield: 7-8 balls
Ingredients: 3/4 cup oat flour (if you prefer some texture, you could also sub part of this with rolled oats); 1/2 scoop Growing Naturals vanilla pea protein* (add more protein if making for adults); 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, canned; 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1-2 tbsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice; Optional for extra energy: add 2-4 tbsp your choice seed or nut butter, and increase flour to 1 cup, or more as needed

November 29 2021, by Scarlett Full, 1 min reading time

Kid-Friendly Vegan No Bake Pumpkin Spice Balls

Scarlett Full, in-house Registered Dietitian

Servings

7-8 balls

Calories

These balls are kid-friendly, allergen-friendly, gluten-free, vegan, soy-free, dairy free and the perfect bite-size snack for Halloween!

Ingredients

3/4 cup oat flour (if you prefer some texture, you could also sub part of this with rolled oats)
1/2 scoop Growing Naturals vanilla pea protein* (add more protein if making for adults)
1/2 cup pumpkin puree, canned
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice
Optional for extra energy: add 2-4 tbsp your choice seed or nut butter, and increase flour to 1 cup, or more as needed

Directions

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix with wooden spoon or by hand until thoroughly incorporated and forming into a dough. Sprinkle in more flour as needed if it feels too sticky.
Divide dough in two, then each two into four balls of approximately 1.5-2 inch diameter.
(Optional: To decorate like mini pumpkins):

use dairy-free chocolate/white chips or chips of your choice to make faces

use pretzel sticks for pumpkin stems
Place in the fridge for at least 20 minutes to help harden the balls before eating. Store in the fridge for up to 7 days.