How To Make Mint Chocolate Energy Bites
Make gluten-free snacks with these peppermint-flavored energy bites! They’re made with crushed almonds, walnuts, and dates for a healthier treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupwalnuts
- ⅔cupalmonds
- ⅓cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- 2tbsppure maple syrup
- 9Medjool dates,pitted, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes
- ¼tsppeppermint extract
Instructions
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Make sure the dates are soft by them soaking in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain, then chop them in half before using.
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Pulse the walnuts and almonds in a food processor until they are coarsely chopped. Then add ¼ cup of cocoa powder, maple syrup, dates, and ⅛ of teaspoon peppermint extract. Add more extract as needed.
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Process for 2 minutes or until a thick oily “dough” is formed. The dough will be oily from the nuts.
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Scrape down the sides of the food processor a few times to get all of the dry ingredients to the bottom. If the dough is too dry, add more maple syrup and/or dates.
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Once a dough is formed, scoop the dough, about 1 tablespoon each, and roll it into a smooth ball by hand. If rolling into cocoa powder, spread the remaining 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder onto a plate and roll the moist dough ball around to fully cover.
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Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Store bites in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Nutrition
- Calories: 88.86kcal
- Fat: 3.55g
- Saturated Fat: 0.40g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.10g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.86g
- Carbohydrates: 15.08g
- Fiber: 2.48g
- Sugar: 11.50g
- Protein: 2.00g
- Sodium: 0.93mg
- Calcium: 31.63mg
- Potassium: 182.23mg
- Iron: 0.64mg
- Vitamin A: 1.03µg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
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