No-Bake Almond Joy Snack Bites
No sense of guilt here – just pure satisfaction! Full of protein, whole-grain oats and flax. You can nosh on something sweet and totally delicious without that awful (AW-FUL!) sugar crash that comes with candy.
– 1 cup whole, sliced or slivered almonds (to make 1/2 cup almond butter once processed) or 1/2 cup purchased almond butter – 3/4 cup shredded coconut – 1/2 cup quick oats – 1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal – 1/4 cup honey – 1/2 teaspoon almond extract – 1/16 teaspoon salt – 2 – 2 1/2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
INGREDIENTS
Instructions 1. To make almond butter, place 1 cup of almonds in a mini food processor. Process, scraping sides occasionally, until the butter is the consistency of natural peanut butter. (The exact timing for this will vary depending on your processor and on whether you begin with whole, sliced or slivered almonds.) You should end up with approximately 1/2 cup of almond butter. 2. Place almond butter in a medium bowl and add all other ingredients except chocolate chips. 3. Stir to combine. 4. Add chocolate chips to mixture and stir again, just until combined. 5. Using your hands, press FIRMLY to form one-inch balls. 6. Place in air-tight container and refrigerate until serving.
Notes Freezing: These freeze great (so you may want to make a triple batch, like we often do!), and they will thaw in about 20 minutes. Almonds: Sliced or slivered almonds process much more quickly than whole almonds. We've also found that whole, dry roasted almonds process more quickly than whole, rawalmonds. Use whichever you have on hand or find at a good price.
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