So this little bite size idea was brought to you by an awesome reader. She emailed me with a non-paleo recipe of energy bites that were combined using oats and asked if I could come up with something! I love her. Well, oats make poop float in your bloodstream, and I personally don’t want that, so I came up with my own little version of energy bites. And they taste like heaven. Laura said she liked them because they weren’t overly sweet. I personally don’t think there is such thing as “overly sweet” but you get my flow.
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Double Chocolate Energy Bites
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter (or other nut butter)
- 1.5 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 8–10 dried black figs, stems removed
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips (minis) or dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 4 tablespoons raw honey
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1–2 scoops Chocolate Primal Fuel or protein powder of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor (except for the chocolate chips)
- Turn food processor on.
- Let ingredients mix until dried figs are completely broken down and incorporated.
- Then add chocolate chips.
- Shape mixture into bite size balls.
- Place in the refrigerator to help harden.
- Consume.
- Keep leftovers in the fridge!
- Be merry.
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Holy hanna, I just made these and the are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!! Keeping this recipe around. Hopefully I can peel myself away and not eat the whole damn batch. *fingers crossed*.
Awesome thanks for this.
Love it! Ok, so tell me about the oats and the poop in the bloodstream stuff. My dad’s doctor once told him to NEVER eat oatmeal because it turns into something different when digested, but I have never been able to find information on it. I no longer need to worry for myself, because I eat paleo, but I do worry about my other family members. K thanks. Stay awesome.
Certainly don’t want to speak out of turn, but I believe the reference to the gut would be to “leaky gut” caused by eating grains. I’d suggest a google or going and checking out some of Robb Wolf’s stuff.
check out info on leaky gut by robb wolf! much better explanation than i can give!
Seriously, made these this morning before work. They are delicious and I had one for breakfast and I feel great. I’m not still hungry, and I actually feel kinda hyper (which is not by any means normal for me) I love your site and all your recipes!
Stupendous! The first word to come to mind….stupendous! Made these and took them to my long training ride. Everyone LOVED them!
These look fab! Yes, perfect word for him…..dreamy!!
Arent figs the greatest thing ever??? I know paleo people love their dates, but I think those little bitches are delicious. It is like eating only the middle out of a fig newton…and seriously, who ever ate those things for the bread anyway?
Do you think I could substitute prunes for the figs? I don’t know if the consistency will be okay. Looking forward to making another of your awesome recipes!
absolutely!!
Do you think the flaxseed meal could be substituted for almond meal? I just have that in my pantry and trying not to make a run to the store haha. Also the enjoy life choc chips can be bought in bulk on Amazon.com for great prices!!
I’m sure that would be just fine OR just omit the flaxseed completely, it would still work!
I am in heaven and am going to gain a million pounds! So delicious! Thanks for sharing!