Chocolate Pistachio Energy Bites
By: Jennifer Debth
Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 11:35am

Ingredients




½ cup pistachios, hulled
½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
¼ cup cocoa powder
¼ - ½ teaspoon salt, start with ¼ teaspoon and add more to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla
14 medjool dates, pitted
Dark chocolate (mixed with a touch of coconut oil), cocoa powder, and shredded coconut for topping

Preparation

1 INSTRUCTIONS 2 Soak the dates in warm water for about 10 minutes. Drain. 3 In your food processor, combine pistachios, shredded coconut, cocoa powder, and salt. Pulse until finely ground. 4 Add in vanilla and the softened mejool dates and pulse until a ball forms. 5 Roll into bite sized balls (mine were about ½ tablespoons) and dip immediately in to cocoa powder, shredded coconut, or my personal favorite dark chocolate that's been melted with a *hint* of coconut oil. 6 Enjoy immediately! Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. 7 NOTES 8 Cocoa powder is extremely bitter, so make sure you like the taste before rolling all of them in cocoa powder. My personal favorites are the shredded coconut or dark chocolate! :)

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Chocolate Pistachio Energy Bites - A healthy, quick and easy vegan, gluten free treat that will surely satisfy your sweet tooth!