Sometimes it can be hard to stop our food cravings, especially if we're stressed or when don't eat healthy food. If you need to eat something sweet, you should try these 3-ingredient raw cacao bites, they taste incredibly good and you only need 3 ingredients to make them.
Feel free to use your favorite nuts (I used walnuts, but I also love hazelnuts and almonds). I only eat unsalted raw nuts because salted and fried nuts aren't good for our health and sometimes they also have some additives or preservatives.
There are so many ingredients you can use to make these bites: spices (like cinnamon or nutmeg), seeds, superfoods or dried fruits, it's almost impossible go work with this recipe!
Medjool dates work better for this recipe, but if you can't find them or they're too expensive for you, you can use another type of dates, although you should soak them overnight and maybe you'll have to add some syrup or molasses (I adore maple syrup).
The bites are ready in only 5 minutes and you can eat them immediately. You just have to place the nuts in a food processor or a powerful blender (food processors works better) and blend until they form a crumbly mixture, add the dates and the raw cacao (unsweetened cocoa powder is okay) and blend again. Make balls with your hands and they're ready to serve!
If you can't make the balls because the dough is too sticky, you can add more nuts or let the dough stand in the freezer for 10 or 15 minutes, although if it happens, the balls will be easier to make if your hands are wet. If it's too dry, add more dates or more syrup.
I love raw cacao because is much nutritious and healthier than processed cocoa powder. It's more expensive, but it has a strong flavor, so you need to use less. Feel free to use unsweetened cocoa powder if you want.
You can store the bites in a sealed container at room temperature, but I prefer to keep them in the fridge, especially in summer.
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3-Ingredient Raw Cacao Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup Medjool dates
- 2 tablespoon raw cacao
Instructions
- Place the walnuts in a food processor or a powerful blender (food processors work better) and blend until they have a crumbly texture.
- Add the dates and the cacao and blend again.
- Make balls with your hands and they're ready to serve.
- You can store the bites in a sealed container at room temperature, although I prefer to keep them in the fridge, especially in summer.
Rebecca says
My favourite healthy sweet treat and so easy, thank you for the recipe
Iosune Robles says
Hi Rebecca! thanks to you for following us!!! Have a nice day!
Vivienne says
These are sublime, I’ve made them a few times now, but with the edition of chilli flakes!
Vivienne says
Apologies that should say addition!
Iosune says
Hi Vivienne! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
john gilmour says
can you use other fruit in stead of dates like dry plumes many thanks john
Iosune says
Hi John! I've never tried it myself, but I think it's not going to work, sorry!
Donna says
Made these for my after dinner sweet, oh so good!! Realized AFTER that I had used the tsp instead of Tbs 🤦🏽♀️ But still tasted great! I used almonds. Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Donna! So glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Victoria says
Hi,
Where did you buy the medjool dates?
Thanks
Iosune says
Hi Victoria! I buy them at Costco 🙂
Rebecca Weston says
I have a pretty serious sweet tooth, so after tasting the original recipe I added maple syrup to make them more to my liking:)
Iosune says
Hi Rebecca! Sounds great 🙂
Christine says
All those who had my raw energy bites ❤️ Them. I’ll be making them this holiday season, along with a variation of ingredients I would like to include peanut butter! Anyway, Thank you.
Iosune says
Hi Christine! So glad you guys enjoyed it 🙂 PB sounds great!
Carine says
Thanks SO much for an extremely delicious date ball recipe, Iosune! Easy to make too...I simply love them!
Iosune says
Hi Carine! Thank YOU for your comment 🙂 So glad you enjoyed them!
Angela Andiorio says
Wow so yummy! I used fresh deglet dates and they worked well. Left some as is, Rolled in coconut flakes and some in cocoa powder. I didn’t have raw cacao but I had nibs which I processed.
Iosune says
Hi Angela! So glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Cherrbri says
I enjoyed these and they're really easy to make. I added peanut butter to mine. I've had the ingredients around for a while and wanted to do something new with them.
***Don't forget to remove the pits from dates.*** Making this recipe was one of my first time using dates. I forgot to remove the pits and my food processor now has a hole on the side.
Iosune says
Hi Cherrbri! Thanks a lot for your comment 🙂 So glad you enjoyed them!
Janet says
How long will these keep if stored in the fridge? Can they be frozen? Thank you. I have a love for chocolate and dates, so am looking forward to trying these.
Iosune says
Hi Janet! They last for 1-2 weeks in the fridge. I've never frozen them myself, so I'm not sure... Hope you enjoy them!
Rebecca says
Hi Iosune, these sound amazing. I'm just wondering if dried dates would work instead of fresh if that's all I have on hand. Maybe if I soak the (dried) dates in hot water for a few hours and then drain the water. Obviously fresh would be optimum but if I can't get any?
Iosune says
Hi Rebecca! I used dried dates as well 🙂