Choose dates that are soft and pliable—even if that means pitting them yourself.
Ingredients
Makes 18
Step 1
Brush an 8 1/2x4 1/2" loaf pan with oil; line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on long sides. Pulse cacao nibs in a food processor to a fine powder; transfer to a bowl.
Step 2
Place dates in a small heatproof bowl; pour boiling water over to submerge. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit until softened, 8–10 minutes.
Step 3
Drain dates and transfer to food processor. Add nut butter and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil; process in long pulses until dates disintegrate and ingredients come together (mixture will be crumbly). Add seeds, kosher salt, and cinnamon; pulse to incorporate. Add almond flour, ground cacao nibs, and shredded coconut and pulse just to combine. Press into prepared pan in an even layer, compacting as firmly as possible (it will look slightly greasy, but oils will solidify once mixture is cold). Cover and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
Step 4
Uncover and use sides of parchment paper to lift bar out of pan. Cut into a 6x3 grid to form squares; sprinkle with sea salt.
Do Ahead
Step 5
Energy bites can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill, or freeze up to 2 weeks.
Leave a Review
Reviews (5)
Back to TopJust use a bowl or pan with a lid, and skip the (soon discarded) plastic wrap.
tim_in_indy
Indiana
8/5/2019
These are so delicious and satisfying when I want something a little sweet and healthy. It's all whole food. I purchased ground chia seeds and that made it pretty easy. I would love to know what the nutritional values of this recipe are. Where can I find them?
THouchins
Ellicott City, MD
1/9/2019
Fantastic! I press them in a small muffin tin that is flexible and makes 24. It fills each space with 1 tablespoon mix and works out perfectly...no extra oil needed. SO YUMMY!
dedetye
San Diego
4/12/2018
Not the best. Shaped them into small balls and then rolled in coconut. They were very soft and needed to be kept in the freezer.
jsbjk
Winnetka, IL
10/21/2017
我完全怀疑这一点,但哇!它's like eating (much healthier) raw cookie dough squares. For the nut butter, I'd meant to try almond , but forgot it at the store, so used crunchy peanut butter. It worked great! So did the combination of 1.5 TB flaxseed meal and about 2TB (after softening in water) chia seeds -- the 2 TB after I'd softened them in water (so much easier than grinding).
josife
St. Louis, MO
9/26/2017
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