Pumpkin Spice Energy Bites (No Bake, Gluten-Free, Vegan)

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup natural unsweetened cashew butter (peanut or almond butter may be substituted, but the mild flavor of cashew butter is preferred for this recipe)
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats, certified gluten-free if desired
• 1/3 cup blanched almond flour, plus more if needed (for the batch photographed in this post, I used an additional 3 Tbsp)
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• chocolate chips, dried cranberries, chopped nuts, etc.