Easy, healthy, 5 ingredient snack!

Energy Bites! *

OMG, these energy bites are so delicious. They are vegan, GF and so easy to make and customize. When I have a craving for something sweet, I have one of these bites as opposed to buying a chocolate bar or a bag of cookies that I’ll finish off in one sitting.

When I make these, I triple the recipe and keep them in the freezer. They are satisfying, healthy and prevent a sugar binge session.

You will need a food processor or high speed blender.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (120 g) raw almonds

• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

• 1 cup (240 g) dates, pitted and tightly packed.

• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

1.     Place the almonds and salt in the bowl of a food processor or in a high-speed blender. Process or blend until the almonds are roughly ground. Remove from the food processor or blender and set aside.

2.     Place the Medjool dates, vanilla extract, and cocoa 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 the processor or blender and combine with the 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 tablespoon at a time unless it sticks together.

3.     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. They will keep for up to 2 weeks, stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

If you double or triple the recipe, you will need to blend ingredients in batches or you might overload the processor or blender.

Customize by adding a nut butter, oats, seeds, chocolate chips or shredded coconut. 

MAKE IT NUT-FREE: Use 1 cup (140 g) raw sunflower seeds in place of the almonds

*Recipe & picture credit-Kris Carr. Check out her website- https://kriscarr.com