This recipe is sponsored by Vitacost.com
Today is my birthday! In celebration of turning 29 I wanted to make some birthday cake bites. They’re no-bake, gluten-free and super wholesome. The main ingredients are oats and garbanzo beans. Before I lose you, I promise the beans go unnoticed in combination with everything else. Don’t knock it until you try it. I was inspired to make these bites after seeing my dear friend, Ann from Plant Crush make these super cute Unicorn Cake Truffles! If you don’t already follow her pages you totally should.
I’m excited to bring you this recipe thanks to Vitacost.com. My go-to supplier of pretty much all my pantry staples and favorite vegan items, from snacks to beauty products. I’ve been a customer of theirs for over 5 years now – which is also totally worth celebrating. You can find all of the needed ingredients for this recipe linked below.
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No-Bake Birthday Cake Bites
Prep
Total
Yield 22 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Vitacost Quick Oats
- 1 cup Vitacost Shredded Coconut
- 15 oz Vitacost Garbanzo Beans, drained
- 3 tbsp Natural Dye Sprinkles
- ½ cup Vitacost Maple Syrup
- 1 ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- Cream Cheese Frosting*, to drizzle
Instructions
- Measure and pulse quick oats and coconut in a food processor to create a fine flour. Add in chickpeas, syrup and vanilla. Pulse until a smooth dough has come together. If you’re not sure your food processor can handle the dough, start by pulsing all of the dry ingredients until smooth. Empty and pulse the wet ingredients until smooth. Then add everything together to create a dough.
- If it sticks to your fingers it’s too sticky, add more oats, taste again and adjust the sweetness as desired.
- Transfer dough to a piece of parchment paper. Knead in the sprinkles until evenly distributed.
- Portion dough into 1 tbsp bites, roll between your hands to smooth.
- Drizzle with frosting and top with additional sprinkles, optional.
- Transfer to a plate to chill 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve chilled, store extras in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight before serving Make frosting fresh and serve upon consuming. Frosting will firm up once chilled.
Notes
Recipe inspired by Plant Crush's Unicorn Cake Truffles!
Cream cheese frosting recipe can be found here. You can use either maple syrup or a granulated sweetener of choice.
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No-Bake Birthday Cake Bites | Vegan + Gluten-Free | ThePlantPhilosophy.com
Omg these bites are sooo cute!! I love you so much!
Happy happy birthday, mama, I miss you! And I am so honored my little bites inspired you, ugh love how gorgeous these are!! You did a beautiful job! Thanks for sharing my page, why are you always THE BEST?! UGh!
I’m so happy you like them! You’re the best! Love you too girl, can’t wait to see you soon. Thanks for all the love and support! <3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a wonderful day with your little family!
Arrlene
Thank you so much, it was great!