Description
These Healthy Energy Bites with Chocolate & Hazelnut are our favorite snack to keep around. Snack on one or two when you need a pick-me-up to get through the rest of your day.
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup raw hazelnuts
- 15 Medjool dates, pitted
- 2 tablespoons cacao (raw chocolate) powder or substitute unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond butter
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- In the food processor, grind the hazelnuts into medium-fine crumbles. Overall, it should be an even grind.
- Remove the blade from the food processor and transfer the ground hazelnuts to a plate.
- Put the blade back in your food processor and add dates, raw cacao, almond butter, chia seeds, coconut oil, vanilla extract and sea salt.
- Run the food processor for a minute, then stop and scrape down the sides which may be repeated once or twice. Once the mixture forms a ball, it should be done.
- Transfer the mixture to your cutting board. Scoop into the mixture, roll into a ball with the palms of your hands, then coat the balls in the ground hazelnuts until evenly coated.
- Place all the energy bites on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper, and refrigerate for 30 minutes -1 hour.
- Store in a glass container in the refrigerator for up to one week.