It’s the holiday season, which means lots of goodies and treats that taste delicious and are totally worth it, but may not leave us feeling our best! I’ve got good news! I made these double chocolate cherry bites, and they taste just as good, if not better than all of those treats, but they are fantastic for you so you leave you feeling as such! They only have five ingredients, and every single one of them have loads of health benefits!
One of the stars of the show is raw cacao, which is absolutely loaded with goodness!
All of this in a sweet treat!!! This is my go to holiday treat, and they always go over well at holiday parties and get togethers! Not to mention, they’re really simple to make! Speaking of which, let’s see how to do just that!
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY BITES
Ingredients – organic is always best for each ingredient!
- 1 cup dry roasted almonds, no salt
- 1 1/4 cup dried tart cherrys
- 1 cup medjool dates, pitted
- 1-2 Tbsp. Raw Cacao powder
- Stevia, to taste (optional – I’ve made these with and without, and both are equally great…just depends on just how sweet you want these to be.
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
1.) Put the almonds in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
2.) Add the cherries, raw cacao powder, medjool dates, and stevia (if using). Process on high until the mixture starts to clump together. This can take a few minutes.
3.) Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Form bite size balls with the mixture and place on the wax paper. If you want, you can stop here. These taste great with or without the chocolate coating. If you want to forego the chocolate coating, just place these in the fridge now and allow to set for at least 1/2 hour. Otherwise, just go to the next step.
4.) Heat the chocolate chips over medium/low heat in a small sauce pan. Stir continuously until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
5.) Dip each of the balls into the melted chocolate and coat, one by one. Place back on the wax paper. Allow to sit until the chocolate coating hardens (you don’t need to put them in the fridge, but you can if you want to speed things up a bit).
Look at those! How can you resist! You’ve gotta try these things! Super good for you, and oh my gosh, SO yummy! Enjoy!
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