Lactation Bites
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These healthy no bake lactation bites are energy-boosting and include ingredients that could help with milk supply.
If you’re looking for an easy snack that can help with your milk supply… look no further!! These no bake lactation bites are quick to make (they only take 10 minutes) and they taste delish.
Ingredients Needed for Lactation Bites
- rolled oats – oats are the perfect base of these bites because they’re rich in nutrients and are known to help with breast milk supply.
- Medjool dates – I ate so many dates in my third trimester to prep for labor you’d think I’d be over them by now, but I still love them and they are perfect for adding sweetness to these bites and helping them stick together.
- brewer’s yeast –a key ingredient for making these lactation bites. I don’t recommend skipping it!
- natural peanut butter – peanut butter adds an amazing flavor to these bites, but you are welcome to use another nut butter if desired. They would be great with cashew butter or almond butter.
- almond milk – you can use whatever milk you have in your fridge. We only need a small amount to help the bites stick together.
- honey – the honey adds sweetness and helps as a binder. You can use maple syrup if you need these bites to be vegan.
- dark chocolate chips – I’m a huge fan of adding chocolate chips to my lactation bites. They make them taste amazing!
How to Make Quick and Easy Lactation Bites
The first step to making these lactation energy bites is to add the dates to a food processor and pulse until a thick paste is formed.
Then you’ll add in the rolled oats and pulse a few more times until just combined.
Place the date and oat mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the brewer’s yeast and peanut butter.
Add the almond milk and honey and stir well to combine. If the mixture is too dry, add another splash of almond milk. Stir in the chocolate chips and form the energy bites using your hands.
How to Store Lactation Bites
One batch of this recipe makes about 21 bites, which is plenty for 1 week if you’re enjoying 1-2 a day! I recommend storing the bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
More Healthy Recipes for New Moms
- Lactation Cookies
- Lactation Smoothie
- Lactation Baked Oatmeal
- Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Overnight Oats
- Lactation Brownies
More Energy Bites
- Protein Balls
- Date Energy Balls
- Blueberry Muffin Energy Balls
- Apple Pie Energy Balls
- Brownie Energy Balls
Be sure to check out my full list of breastfeeding snacks for new mamas and all my healthy snack recipes!
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No Bake Lactation Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 8-10 pitted Medjool dates
- ⅓ cup brewer’s yeast
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add dates to a food processor and pulse until they form a thick paste. Add in rolled oats and pulse a few more times until just combined.
- Place date and oat mixture into a bowl. Stir in brewer’s yeast and peanut butter. Then add almond milk and honey and stir well to combine. If the mixture seems dry, add an extra splash of almond milk. Stir in chocolate chips and form mixture into bite-size balls using your hands. Balls should be about one tablespoon in size.
- Store in a covered airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
- Adapted from my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Balls.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This recipe was too sweet for me (dates are already a sweet base and the honey pushed it over the edge), but I like the consistency and ingredients. I’ll experiment with leaving the honey out next time. Good base recipe to play with!
Thanks so much for your feedback, Mary Beth. Glad you enjoyed these and I can’t wait to hear how they turn out without the honey.
Unedible. Followed recipe exactly. Very very bitter….never used brewers yeast…maybe recipe measurements are off.
Hi Brenda – The measurements definitely aren’t wrong. Brewers yeast is specifically for breastfeed women and many are sensitive to the taste, you could try to decrease the amount of brewers yeast or omit it, I can bet that was what threw the flavor off for you. Hope you give these another try.
curious if you have something that doesn’t have nuts in it. I’m making your lactation cookies today, but I want a variety to switch between. I’m allergic to Peanuts and tree nuts (coconut is safe)
Hi Carrie – I bet you could use SunButter in this recipe, I haven’t tested it, but I am sure it would turn out just as delicious. You could also use regular milk. If you give these a try, let me know how they turn out for you. Enjoy!
Thanks for this recipe. Do you need to cook the rolled oats before adding to the thick date paste?
Hi Tina – No need to cook the rolled oats before making these bites!
So tasty! Thanks for the great recipe. I used ground flax in place of the brewer’s yeast (brewer’s yeast hasn’t arrived yet, and I was impatient to try these!). I needed a smidge more almond milk due to the flax, but they are delightful, and I don’t feel guilty feeding them to my kids as snacks, either. 🙂
Yay!! So happy to hear these lactation bites have been a hit, Yvonne. Thanks so much for the review and star rating. It means so much to me!