Chocolate Macadamia Energy Bites
I have been making these Date Nut Bites for a while. Though they are amazing, we were ready for something equally as easy to make but with a different flavor profile. The idea for these Chocolate Macadamia Energy Bites came from my creative director (who has many titles). He suggested chocolate and macadamia and I came up with the rest. The combination of chocolate and macadamia make these taste almost decadent but I used 85% chocolate to keep these low in sugar. The oats add a heartiness and the dates add a little chewiness to round it all out. I started keeping a bag of these in my freezer for when a craving for something sweet strikes. Let me know what you think of these in the comments below.
Ingredients
Process the oats
Add dates, chocolate and macadamia nuts
Process, scraping down sides as necessary
Process until all ingredients are finely chopped
Roll into balls
- 2. cups oats
- 6 dates
- 1 cup raw macadamia nuts
- 1 3.5 oz bar of good quality dark chocolate ( I prefer 85%)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Add oats to a food processor fitted with the S blade
- Process for 30 seconds
- Add the rest of the ingredients
- Process until everything is finely ground and batter starts to stick together
- Shape into tablespoon size balls
- Freeze on baking sheet for 25 minutes
- Transfer to bag and keep in the freezer
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