Brownie Energy Bites

Brownie Energy Bites

shared by Jennifer

Details:

    PT20M
  • Prep Time: 20 Minutes
  • PT50M
  • Total Time: 50 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Novice
  • Serves: 20 energy bites
  • Cuisine: American
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.Spread nuts on a small rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 350°F until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes, stirring once. Cool 10 minutes. Ru

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup whole hazelnuts
  • 12 whole Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped
  • 2/3 cup almond butter
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Spread nuts on a small rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 350°F until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes, stirring once. Cool 10 minutes.
  3. Rub off skins. Reserve 20 hazelnuts. Pulse remaining hazelnuts in a food processor until finely chopped; transfer chopped nuts to a small bowl.
  4. Pulse dates in food processor until almost pastelike. Add almond butter, cocoa, 2 tablespoons water, vanilla, and salt; process until well combined. Turn mixture out into a bowl; divide into 20 equal portions.
  5. Roll each portion around 1 whole hazelnut to form a ball. (Mixture will be oily.) Roll each brownie ball in chopped hazelnuts to coat. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.