I have been watching the food I have been snacking on, I am making sure I have something reasonably healthy in my fridge to satisfy my 4pm sweet craving. I am so excited to share with you this Raw Chocolate & Coffee Bite recipe below, ooh wow, it is so delicious with a good hint of coffee, one small bite is all I need to get me through to dinner time.
Raw Chocolate Coffee Bites
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- 3/4 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1 1/4 cup Medjool dates, seed removed
- 1/2 cup cacoa or cocoa
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Grease and line a loaf pan with baking paper
- Place nuts, cacoa and coffee into food processor, process until they are fine crumbs
- Place dates into food processor, process until completely chopped
- Add vanilla and salt and process until combined
- Pour mixture into loaf pan and firmly press into pan
- Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes, then slice into bite size pieces
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
You can make these bites into balls, but when I origianlly made these I was in a hurry and just pressed the mixture into a loaf pan, left in fridge for 30 minutes and sliced up into bite sized pieces within seconds. But if you have time you could roll into balls too!
I made the slice in my Thermomix:
Thermomix Raw Chocolate Coffee Bites
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- 80g walnuts
- 80g almonds
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 220g Medjool dates, seed removed
- 40g cacoa
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Place nuts and coffee into Thermomix, blend speed 7 / 5 seconds
- Add dates, cocoa and salt, blend speed 8 / 10 seconds
- Scrape down sides add vanilla, stir speed 8 / 8 seconds
- Pour into a lined loaf pan and press down firmly on mixture
- Sit in fridge for 30 min – 1 hour and then slice into bite size pieces
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
What do you like to snack on when hungry in the afternoons?
More great healthy snack recipes:
HEALTHY COCONUT LEMON BALLS – Sometimes it’s hard to find something different to add to the kids lunch boxes, they have their usual sandwich, a piece of fruit, vegetables sticks and some baking, but there are days where they want something a little more and I am loving the ‘balls’ that I have been making lately. Not only are they great to have on hand as a quick snack, they have been a great filler to the kids lunchbox too.
APRICOT BALLS – Over the years I have purchased the yummy little fruit bites from the healthy food section at the supermarket to include in the kids lunchboxes. But looking more closely I’ve realised they are filled with so much sugar, coated in sugar in fact. We are on a mission to eat healthier and this is certainly one product I could make myself, being a healthier option for the kids and their lunchboxes.
BANANA CHOCOLATE ENERGY BALLS – These Banana Chocolate Energy Balls are a great way to use up some over ripe bananas and it’s a wonderfully healthy after school snack for the kids.
Note: this post has been updated with new photos, it was originally posted on 22nd July 2012.
37 comments
Made the choc coffee bites this afternoon…great healthy snack Katrina.
Am thinking the mixture could also work great made into balls (might have to chill mixture in fridge first) and rolled in coconut.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
ooh yum Amanda that sounds so good, great idea!
Hi Katrina, I made this today – it’s till in the fridge waiting to cut up.
I worked out the nutrition value if anyone is interested
– if cut into 20 pieces (each piece ~21g)
386kJ, 92 calories, 2g protein, 5.3g fat, 0.5g sat fat, 8.2g carbs, 7.6g sugar, 15mg sodium.
Thanks for the recipe – looking forward to trying it!
Lindsey
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Oohh thanks Lindsey, thats very nice of you.
If I left out the coffe, would I need to make my other changes to the recipe, do you think?
No Bettina, they would taste just as good!
Wow.Thanks
Ok, these look delicious (drooling) and easy. Need to shop for ingredients and will be making shortly! Hope they turn out as great as these.
Yes May they are very yummy, Enjoy!
would you replace the walnuts with more almonds to make it nut free?
would you replace the walnuts with more almonds to make it nut free?
Both r nuts walnuts and almonds
What a great idea, Kelly!
So i made it but its a crumbly mess, i can still save it. Just wondering. i left the coffee out as i’m making it for the kids, 1tbs of instant coffee was that liquid or powder?
Oh no Kelly, I used coffee powder and really pressed it well into the container and left it in the fridge, sometimes I have left it all day before I slice it, perhaps you may need to leave it longer??
will do, i’ve packed it harder and i’ll leave it 24hrs.
Let me know how it turns out 🙂
i must have done something wrong because its still way crumbly, or perhaps the walnuts were needed? i only used almonds (added extra to make up for no walnuts). Maybe i needed more dates. I think i’ll try again another day. But now i have quite a tasty crumble, i think i’ll make some banana ice cream and use it as a topping. 🙂 thanks
Could you leave the dates out
No Kim the dates are a really important element of the bites, helps to combine it all together.
I just made these, it’s still chilling but the crumbs were delicious! Got treats for the in-laws who are staying for the weekend sorted now thank you!
Oh yum! These look delicious! Raw food is something that really interests me. I’m not brave enough to try to make any thing too complicated, but these seem easy enough! And to be truthful – you had me at “coffee” ! I think i’ll make these this week! Thanks for the recipe!
Nicole x
http://www.houseofnicnax.blogspot.com
Kat, I made these last week and wasnt that thrilled with the taste of the walnuts – remembered I dont really like the flavour AFTER I made them! I just made them last night again with roasted hazelnuts instead and they are delicious! I tried making into balls and they were a bit dry so I added a small amount of condensed milk. I think next time I could try just some water to see if that is enough to ‘glue’ together. Also loved the apricot and the lemon balls. Thanks!
That’s great, Carol. Yes i guess you can add any flavour nut, hazelnuts do sound very nice too.
Made these finally today after reading the recipe lots of times when looking for ideas…so easy!! Thank you. Just waiting for my taste-tester (aka hubby) to give his opinion.
I had lots of crumbs when I cut it but pressed/rolled the crumbs together into balls. Might try it as balls next time.
Hi Suzanne, Rolling them into balls is another great idea! I agree with you they are oh so yummy!, hope hubby enjoys them too.:)
How long will this keep in the fridge or can you freeze it?
This looks yummie but I’m having trouble finding Medjool dates. Are they fresh or dried? Can I use regular dried dates instead?
The dates are in the fresh food section. Also if too dry add a little virgin coconut oil. I make many versions of this but to date never tried coffee.
I always use ordinary dates, just soak in boiling water for 20 seconds and then place in a sieve to drain excess fluid. I work on the theory two normal dates equals one Medjool date.
Hi, could i use anything else in this apart from nuts?
Hi, my hubby is allergic to walnuts but other nuts are fine… Can you suggest an alternative for the recipe?
Elise, I haven’t tried it, but you could try almonds or cashews, I use them frequently in bliss balls so I imagine they will bind with the date just like the walnuts.
Thank you for reminding me about these – I loved them when I made them before – must make them again it’s a great recipe.
yes Vicki, you made them for your book club if I remember right? They are so good!
Could also had coconut oil to help bind
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