Endless Energy Bites
Serves 5 (2 bites per serving, about 1-inch or 2 1/2-cm round each) | Prep time: 5 minutes | Assembly time: 15 minutes | Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (141 g) raw almonds
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup (240 g) Medjool dates, pitted and tightly packed (about 10 dates)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
- Water, as needed
Instructions:
1. Read through recipe and put all ingredients in your work area before starting your prep.
2. Place almonds and salt in the bowl of a food processor or in a high-speed blender. Process or blend until almonds are roughly ground. Remove from food processor or blender and set aside.
3. Place the Medjool dates, vanilla and cocoa or cacao powder in the bowl of a food processor or in a high-speed blender. Process or blend until dates have a smooth consistency. Remove from processor or blender and combine with almonds. With wet hands, knead the mixture together until the ingredients look like a uniform dough. When you can squeeze some of the dough in your hand and it sticks together easily, you’re done kneading. If mixture is crumbly, add water a Tbsp at a time until it sticks together.
4. Roll the “dough” into a log and make ten 1/2-inch (13-mm) slices. Again with wet hands, roll each slice into a ball and place in a container with a lid. Ideally, refrigerate for 30 minutes prior to serving.
Notes:
Storage tip: Leftover Energy Bites can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or frozen for up to 2 months.
Make it nut-free: Use 1 cup (140 g) raw, shelled sunflower seeds in place of the almonds.
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
