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Walnut Cookie Dough Energy Bites

October 12, 2017 by Alexandra Daum
Vegan cookie dough energy bites made with walnuts, sunflower seeds, dates, and cinnamon. These healthy little bites are raw & so easy to make.
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A bowl of date balls on a window ledge.

I’ve been making energy bites almost weekly for the past few years, but usually make a variation of this recipe. My grandmother gave me a bag of fresh walnuts from a friend a couple of weeks ago and I added a few to my normal energy bite recipe and this happened! The higher oil content in walnuts makes a really creamy tasting bite, really not unlike cinnamon cookie dough. That’s what it makes me think of, and whenever I have these in the house I go through them at lightning speed.

Walnuts aren’t as healthy as sunflower seeds – they have less magnesium, protein, iron, etc. really, lower levels of pretty much everything, and more fat. I use a mix of the two in these cookie dough energy bites. So these aren’t my everyday energy bites, but I treat them more like a dessert. They’re a great pick me up if you need a little boost and they taste like cookie dough, what’s not to love?!

I really do prefer them over my normal sunflower seed based bites, but I just go through them way too fast to make them all the time, hah. Sort of like chocolate chip cookies and watermelon. These bites are an absolute dream to roll out, not sticky at all, and do better in the fridge than the freezer. I find that they hold their shape a little better when not refrigerated than normal energy balls too but they definitely taste best from the fridge.

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Yield: 8

Walnut Cookie Dough Energy Bites

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
5 from 2 votes

Ingredients

Metric – American
  • 70 grams raw walnuts
  • 50 grams sunflower seeds
  • 120 grams soft dates*
  • 2 tablespoons bee pollen optional
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a food processor, blend the walnuts and sunflower seeds until a coarse meal forms.
    70 grams raw walnuts, 50 grams sunflower seeds
  • Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until the dates are incorporated into a ball of dough.
    120 grams soft dates*, 2 tablespoons bee pollen, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 pinch sea salt
  • Form into small balls, about 3 cm (1.2 inches), and refrigerate in a sealed container. They'll keep in the fridge for about a week and can be frozen.

Notes

* If your dates are hard, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes beforehand (drain before adding). I used deglet noor dates but of course you can use medjool.

Nutrition

Serving: 3balls Calories: 161kcal Carbohydrates: 15g Protein: 4g Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 3g Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 0.01g Sodium: 54mg Potassium: 174mg Fiber: 3g Sugar: 12g Vitamin A: 25IU Vitamin C: 0.2mg Calcium: 25mg Iron: 1mg
© Alexandra Daum
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American, health food, Vegan
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  1. Diana Lopes says

    October 23, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    Hi Alexandra! Your energy bites recipe looks super delicious. I can't wait to try it myself! It's the perfect snack during work hours =)

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  2. Charlotte | Sweet Sundays says

    October 14, 2017 at 5:48 am

    What a perfect afternoon treat! These sounds like something I could make on Sunday and keep handy to snack on throughout the week.

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  3. Dana Sandonato says

    October 13, 2017 at 5:27 pm

    These sound fantastic! I could totally use some of these for tomorrow morning (we're running a 5K). I'm also in awe over your bowl and background here! Gorgeous!

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  4. Gabrielle @ eyecandypopper says

    October 13, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    Walnuts are really good for the brain, so this sounds perfect! and your cat sounds adorable 🙂

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