Dessert for 20

Dark Chocolate Hemp Energy Bites

Name: Dark Chocolate Hemp Energy Bites
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup packed pitted dates; 2 cups raw walnuts; 6 tbsp cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tbsp hemp seeds; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 3 tbsp creamy almond butter; 1 tbsp melted coconut oil (optional)

$2.02for 425 minServes 20

Dates, walnuts, cocoa, hemp seeds, and almond butter become chilled chocolate energy bites without baking.

Photo: minimalistbaker.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Dried fruit and raisins, 5 oz$0.45/oz typical	5 oz	$2.25Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 9.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	9.75 oz	$6.89Typical price
	Peanut butter, 1.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.24Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.10

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25 minstart to table
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20servings as written
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Typical price

$0.50 per serving$2.02 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup packed pitted dates
2 cups raw walnuts
6 tbsp cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tbsp hemp seeds
1/4 tsp sea salt
3 tbsp creamy almond butter
1 tbsp melted coconut oil (optional)

Steps

Pulse the walnuts, cocoa powder, hemp seeds, and salt in a food processor until finely ground.
Add the dates and almond butter, then blend until the mixture sticks together.
Roll the mixture into 20 small balls.
Chill the bites for 15 minutes before serving.