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Valentine's Energy Bites
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Keyword:
cashew, chocolate, dates, desserts, french praline, French Toast, hazelnut, nutella, nuts, praline, quick bites, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian, walnut
Yield:
4
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Ingredients
Chocolate Hazelnut Bites
1
cup
dates
1
cup
walnuts
⅓
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.