Homemade Mint Chip Brownie Lara Bar Bites
Made with nuts and sweetened with dates, these Homemade Mint Chip Brownie Lara Bar Bites are a healthy and nutritious way to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Servings: 15 bites
Calories: 172kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 cup walnuts
- 2 cups packed pitted dates about 20 medjool*
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract OR 3-4 drops peppermint essential oil
- ¼ cup mini dairy-free chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a food processor, process the cashews and walnuts until a fine meal forms.
- Add in the pitted dates, cacao powder, sea salt and either peppermint extract or essential oil. I recommend staring with ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract or 3 drops of peppermint essential oil and adding more later if needed.
- Process all of these ingredients until a sticky dough forms. The dough should stick together when you pinch it between your fingers.
- Taste and add more peppermint extract or oil if desired and process again.
- Pour the dough into a large bowl and mix in the mini chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into balls about 1 ½ inch in diameter and store the balls in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
*If you aren't using medjool dates or if your dates aren't really soft and squishy, you will need to soak them in hot water for about 10 minutes until soft. Then drain the water away and continue to use the softened dates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bite | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg