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Chocolate Almond Protein Energy Bites

These Chocolate Almond Protein Energy Bites are simple and nutrition packed with the perfect amount of sweetness. And they are both kid and adult-approved!

chocolate almond power energy bites

This is the first time I have ever purchased dates and obviously first time making anything with them.

Apparently, it was quite a shock to my husband (thinking we’re going to eat these plain?!).

If you’ve ever looked at ingredients for energy bites or balls, you’ve likely noticed many of them call for dates. The reason is they are a great healthy ingredient that helps the other ingredients stick together – for lack of a better description.

I have used peanut butter plenty of times as the “sticky” ingredient like in these No-Bake Chocolate Chip Energy Bites.

No bake chocolate chip energy bites

And these No-Bake Almond Cranberry Bites but I wanted to try something new.

no bake almond cranberry bites

Now I have plenty of “ready-to-eat” packaged snacks in our kitchen cabinet.

I couldn’t possibly make all the snacks that my kids consume from scratch on a daily basis. I do however like to experiment with nutritious ingredients and expose my kids to new ones.

Thankfully they loved these energy bites (husband included) and they literally took only about 5 minutes to make.

I don’t have a good food processor so I used my blender. I believe a food processor would be faster but the blender worked just fine. 

chocolate almond power energy bites

Dietitian’s Dish

Dates are a great source of fiber and contain several important nutrients like potassium, calcium, iron and more!

As for the energy bites in general they are packed full of nutrition, particularly protein and healthy fats. If you have 5 minutes in the kitchen, try making a batch of these bites, you’ll likely want to make them weekly. We sure do!

chocolate almond power energy bites

Chocolate Almond Protein Energy Bites

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dates pitted
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2 tablespoons almond butter
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor or strong blender.
  • Blend until mixture begins to stick to sides of food processor.
  • Roll into balls and place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
chocolate almond power energy bites

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