No Bake Protein Bites – College Student Meals
If you have roughly 20 minutes to spend in the kitchen, No Bake Protein Bites – College Student Meals might be a spectacular gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. For 31 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 16. One serving contains 110 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe from Zagleft has 59 fans. If you have unsweetened cocoa powder, coconut oil, sunflower seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 54%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as College Student Meals – Week of Roasted Chicken, College Student Meals – Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Week, and College Student Meals – Stir Fry and Wrap Week.
Servings: 16
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup raw almonds
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup sunflower seeds (optional)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Equipment:
food processor
baking paper
Cooking instruction summary:
Place the almonds in a food processor and process until finely ground.Add in the melted coconut oil and continue processing until the mxture resembles almond butter.Add in the pitted dates and continue to process until smooth.Add in the cocoa powder and process until well blended.Remove the blade of the food processor and scoop the nut/date mixture onto a piece of parchment paper. Shape the mixture into a rectangle about 1/2 inch high.If using sunflower seeds, scatter over the top of the nut/date log and gently press the seeds into the log.Cover and refrigerate for about 15-20 minutes.Remove from the refrigerator and slice into squares.
Step by step:
1. Place the almonds in a food processor and process until finely ground.
2. Add in the melted coconut oil and continue processing until the mxture resembles almond butter.
3. Add in the pitted dates and continue to process until smooth.
4. Add in the cocoa powder and process until well blended.
5. Remove the blade of the food processor and scoop the nut/date mixture onto a piece of parchment paper. Shape the mixture into a rectangle about 1/2 inch high.If using sunflower seeds, scatter over the top of the nut/date log and gently press the seeds into the log.Cover and refrigerate for about 15-20 minutes.
6. Remove from the refrigerator and slice into squares.
Nutrition Information:
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