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Valentine's Energy Bites

Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Keyword: cashew, chocolate, dates, desserts, french praline, French Toast, hazelnut, nutella, nuts, praline, quick bites, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian, walnut
Yield: 4 pwoplw

Ingredients

Chocolate Hazelnut Bites

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • cup cacao powder
  • ¼ cup cashew butter
  • pinch of salt

Hazelnut Praline Bites

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup hazelnuts
  • ¼ cup cashew butter
  • pinch of salt

Strawberries n' Cream Bites

  • ½ cup freeze dried strawberries
  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup cashew butter
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

Chocolate Hazelnut Bites

  • In a clean food processor, add nuts, dates and nut butter.
  • Pulse mixture on high until it begins to bind together.
  • Remove top and add cacao powder and pulse to incorporate.
  • Using a 1oz scoop or a tablespoon, Scoop mixture into 1 oz mounds.
  • Shape into balls or press into heart-shaped candy molds. If using a mold allow bites to chill in the freezer for 5 minutes before un-molding.

Hazelnut Praline Bites

  • Toast hazelnuts on low heat until slightly warmed and smells like browned butter.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • In a clean food processor, add nuts, dates and nut butter.
  • Pulse mixture on high until it begins to bind together.
  • Using a 1oz scoop or a tablespoon, scoop mixture into 1 oz mounds. shape into balls or cylinder shapes.

Strawberries n' Cream Bites

  • In a clean, dry food processor, pulse freeze-dried strawberries until the consistency of a powder.
  • Remove powder from the food processor and set aside.
  • Add nuts, dates and nut butter to the food processor. Pulse mixture on high until it begins to bind together.
  • Add half of strawberry powder and pulse again until incorporated.
  • Using a 1 oz scoop or a tablespoon, scoop mixture into 1 oz mounds. Shape into balls and toss in remaining strawberry powder.

To store:

  • Store in the refrigerator in a parchment-lined lidded container for up to 4 days. Allow bites to warm up at room temperature before serving.