A bite-sized snack with the right balance of salty and sweet flavors to keep hunger at bay and your energy levels up!

These Almond Butter (affiliate link) Pretzel Bites have a brief backstory: When a colleague asked if I had any recipes for energy bites, I told her that I did. I prepared them over the weekend, brought them to work, and she became infatuated with them and ate them all. The conclusion.

Alright, maybe there will be a sequel to this tale.

I just got the Influenster Eat Well Be Well box and, wait, let me back up. Do you understand what Influenster is? If you follow me on Facebook (which you should), you’ve undoubtedly seen this post. If you haven’t already (and you should), here’s the deal:

As a member of Influenster, you do surveys on a regular basis, and they match you with relevant campaigns to give you things to try out and share your honest feedback on. I’ve found so many excellent items that I would never have discovered on my own by participating in the campaigns that have been brought my way.

You’re assigned campaign objectives like as writing reviews or sharing photographs of things in use on Instagram; nothing groundbreaking, and half the time it’s something I’d do anyway! Sign up with my referral link to let them know you’re bringing the cool kids to the party.

Good, you’re up to speed. Returning to the narrative

This week, it was an Eat Well Be Well themed box with coupons for healthy treats and a package of Glutino Gluten-Free Pretzel Twists. Although I do not have a gluten-related dietary restriction, I do try to avoid it as much as possible.

Because a colleague just inquired for a recipe for energy balls, and I just received this bag of pretzels, and my go-to energy ball recipe includes pretzels, why not take advantage of the occasion to snap some photos and publish it to the blog?

Of course, before pouring the bag into the bowl, I tried a few to see what I liked. Spoiler alert: they’re delicious! I wouldn’t have known they were gluten-free if you hadn’t told me.

I’m fairly picky when it comes to gluten-free food that tastes like it should include gluten, and this one passed the test. Too cha ching! Just the correct amount of salt!

This dish is one of my favorites since it perfectly fulfills my salty and sweet needs while also keeping hunger at bay. I normally use almond butter (affiliate link), but you can substitute peanut butter for the same amazing outcome with a little different taste.

or vegetarian (agave syrup and vegan chocolate for drizzling). They’re naturally dairy-free and no-bake, which are both huge pluses. Even better, you can make them totally gluten-free (by using GF oats) and vegan.

There is no need for extra salt since the pretzels provide just enough to balance things out. So, essentially, they’re the ideal snack. Just a thought.

But wait! This tale has a third installment.

I got distracted while spreading dark chocolate over these bad boys by the cat wanting to jump on the counter I was using and stopped paying attention to what I was doing. I had a pastry bag full of heated chocolate in one hand and was slowly moving a cat’s face off the counter and onto the floor with the other.

During the procedure, I squeezed the bag too hard and pushed the little decorative tip straight out and into one of the bites (insert slow-motion me shrieking Nooooo!).

And it stuck to it because the chocolate was hot and the bites were cold. Immediately.

It seemed to be wearing a hat. Do you still not trust me? Look at this:

Yep. It’s sporting a chocolate-colored metal cap.

So go ahead and make them without my chocolate gaffe and let me know what you think!

Thank you very much to Glutino and Influenster for the freebies!