Sneak some superfoods into your snack time with these Sneaky Chocolate Superfood Energy Bites! With a sweet, lightly salty and perfectly fudgy taste, you’ll never know these no bake energy bites contain superfoods like spirulina, wheatgrass and spinach. (They’re also vegan and gluten-free!) Thank you so much to ALOHA for sponsoring this post!
If you pop over to Pinterest, one thing is for certain: There is no shortage in the number of recipes for energy bites out there. You can find energy bite recipes to satisfy nearly every craving under the sun from pumpkin spice energy bites to key lime pie bites. But how many of these energy bites have organic spinach, organic wheatgrass juice, organic spirulina, organic beet juice and organic white button mushrooms in them? I’m going to guess that the number of recipes for energy bites containing any of these ingredients drops down dramatically… and maybe that’s not a terrible thing because spinach and mushroom energy bites sound kind of gag-inducing. But they don’t have to be! They can be sweet and chocolaty and still packed with superfoods and vitamins.
Last week, I made batch of energy bites to have at home because I wanted a quick grab-and-go snack on hand that I could take with me when I needed some energy on the run. I didn’t want to go to the grocery store again so I made the bites using ingredients I almost always have around the house, including cocoa powder, nuts, nut butter and dates. But then I decided to add a little extra nutrition into the energy bites and incorporated some superfoods into the mix and Sneaky Superfood Chocolate Energy Bites were born!
The superfoods came in the form of ALOHA Chocolate Superfood Greens powder, a non-GMO whole food supplement containing 12 essential nutrients from a mix of dried superfoods. (It’s also gluten-free and vegan.) The Superfood Greens powder can be added to a cold cup of almond milk, a warm bowl of oatmeal or blended into smoothies which was my personal favorite way to enjoy it… until I added it to these energy bites!
To make the energy bites, I broke out my food processor and pulsed the dates, cashew butter, pecan pieces, ALOHA Chocolate Superfood Greens powder and cocoa powder until a thick, relatively smooth dough formed. A quick taste of the dough told me I was on the right track with these energy bites. They tasted like a sweet and salty brownie batter, perfectly fudgy with a rich, chocolate taste.
While I used cashew butter in this recipe, you can use any nut butter you like but oh my gosh the cashew butter is WONDERFUL in this recipe. It’s buttery and smooth and served as the perfect base but you can absolutely swap any kind of natural nut butter in its place. Just make sure the nut butter is a bit on the runnier side since a natural, slightly liquidy nut butter works best in this recipe. (You know the kind of nut butter that’s super annoying to spread on bread? THAT KIND. Use that nut butter in this recipe!) You may also swap out the pecans for another nut of your choice. Talk about an easy recipe to customize, huh!? Just don’t mess with the cocoa powder and superfood greens powder… they are key for a brownie batter-like energy bite!
Sneaky Superfood Chocolate Energy Bites
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Category: snacks, no bake, gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free
Description
Sneak some superfoods into your snack time with these Sneaky Superfood Energy Bites! With a sweet, lightly salty and perfectly fudgy taste, you’ll never know these no bake energy bites contain superfoods like spirulina, wheatgrass and spinach.
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup natural cashew butter (a slightly runny, unsweetened cashew butter works best)
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons pecan pieces (check the baking section of the grocery store!)
- 2 scoops ALOHA Chocolate Superfood Greens Powder
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until a soft, thick dough forms. Remove the blade from the food processor and roll the dough into balls.
- Place balls in the refrigerator until firm. Store in an air-tight container for up to a week.
I hope that the next time your sweet tooth kicks in, these energy bites help satisfy your need for chocolate in a healthier way! Enjoy!
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What a good idea! I love chocolate flavored anything 🙂
you and me both!!! 🙂
You can never have too many energy bite recipes! And I have heard great things about Aloha but haven’t tried it yet, love the idea of the superfood powder!
I’ve totally been needing a new energy ball recipe. I love one first thing in the morning with my coffee.
This is a great idea! Adding chocolate makes energy bites so much more appealing 🙂
This sounds great, I love sneaking some extra nutrition into a snack.
Cashew butter might be on the only kind of butter I haven’t tried yet! It sounds DIVINE in this recipe! Can’t wait to try it out. Have you tasted Trader Joe’s mixed nut butter? Another gem!
I haven’t tried that one! Unfortunately I don’t live super close to a Trader Joe’s which is a definite bummer!
I love sneaky recipes! Its always fun to show people who are skeptical that eating healthy doesn’t mean tasteless!
LOVE that these bites taste like brownie batter AND are packed with super foods 🙂 Sounds like a perfect thing to pop when hunger hits!
Does Chase eat these? or is it too rich for him?
He LOVED them!!! He calls them his “chocolates.” 🙂
At first I didn’t realize the spinach and mushrooms were in the powder and I was like ewww she put raw mushrooms in the processor?? haha but now I get it!
LOL! Yeah definitely nooooot! Haha!
I haven’t heard about Aloha but it seems like a great pantry staple!
Yum! Those sound and look so delicious! I’m starting yoga teacher training and next week and trying to make sure I have plenty of snacks prepped and ready for those moments of hunger. I may need to make a batch of these, they’d be perfect!
Oooh, I am going to have to make these! I’ve never heard of Aloha powder, but my husband is a big fan of superfood greens powders, so I am definitely going to tell him about it! He loves energy bars so I bet these would be a big hit with him! Thanks for the recipe! Xoxo
We are big fans of protein balls/bars! I love how easy there are to make – the only thing I don’t appreciate is how dangerously addicting they are 😉
SUPER RANDOM!
Julie- this is super random, but I was wondering if you can put together a post on your skincare routine. I know you don’t use makeup that often, but maybe throw in what you do there, too?
I’ve just noticed your skin looks particularly vibrant and healthy in recent pictures and I’m wondering what has worked for you! I have finally won the battle against acne but I’m always looking for ways to make my skin look and feel more fresh!
Hey, Is there another kind of substitute for the protein powder?
Great recipe! Love it!
These would be the perfect post-dinner snack… instead of the Halloween candy I have been reaching for.
OMG this recipe is everything. Can’t wait to try. Thanks for sharing!!!! <3
This looks like a great snack to pack in a container to snack on when hunger hits. Just the thing I was looking for. Excited to try it out!
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Just ordered some of this protein powder so I can try out this exact recipe! Can’t wait, yum!
Instagram is pretty abundant with energy bite recipes as well! I absolutely adore reading about them all! However, I do wish that more of them included some protein sources! These chocolate superfood energy bites look stunning, and I am sure that they’ll go great with peanut butter on top!
I love chocolate flavored anything ?