Breakfast for 12

Lemon Coconut Bites

Name: Lemon Coconut Bites
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 soft medjool dates; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; zest and juice of 1 large lemon; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup coconut flour; 1 scoop vanilla plant protein powder; 1 pinch salt; 3 tbsp almond milk

$1.74for 410 minServes 12

Soft dates, applesauce, lemon, coconut flour, and protein powder combine into chilled no-bake bites.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Dried fruit and raisins, 8 oz$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Canned fruit, 3.5 oz$0.12/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.42Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Shredded coconut, 1.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.45Typical price
	Almond, 1.5 oz$0.05/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.08Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.22

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

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10 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
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Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.74 for 4

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Ingredients

8 soft medjool dates
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
zest and juice of 1 large lemon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 scoop vanilla plant protein powder
1 pinch salt
3 tbsp almond milk

Steps

Mash the dates with the applesauce, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt in a medium bowl.
Stir in the coconut flour and protein powder until combined.
Add the almond milk and mix until a soft, moldable dough forms.
Shape the mixture into 12 bites and chill for 5 minutes before eating.