No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites

No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites

Today we are making No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites! Energy bites are a fun snack to make because of the endless possibilities for combining flavors, they usually only need one blender or food processor and a handful of ingredients. They’re customizable, no need to turn on the oven, stove or air fryer, and contain wholesome ingredients that provide nutrition as well as tasting like dessert. Fact: Your sweet tooth is going to thank you for making this recipe!

This delicious recipe is another no bake energy bites recipe, but it’s triple chocolate and uses the following ingredients – cacao powder, dark chocolate and white chocolate chunks – to give that deep chocolate flavor to these bites, as well as providing sugar and a crunchy add-in to the dough. Give these a try and you’ll want to make two batches – this tasty treat will be a huge hit with the whole family!

Why You’ll Love These No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites

Triple Chocolate Goodness: This recipe is made with three types of chocolate flavor – cacao powder, dark chocolate chunks and white chocolate chunks! All of this is held together with the natural sweetness of Medjool dates. These are like nature’s caramel when it comes to raw vegan ingredients that contain sugar. Here’s to healthy snacking!

Energy balls are great homemade snacks to have on hand, but these are more like a decadent dessert disguising themselves as a healthy snack! This is especially true for when you come back from a busy day at work or school and just want to lie down with a treat. Having a healthy and delicious snack pre-made is the best feeling!

Substitutions: Energy Balls

Medjool Dates: Medjool dates are the softest type of date variety for blending into no bake energy ball recipes. Deglet Noor dates may work as well, or any other very soft date. You should easily be able to squish the dates between your fingers. Using dates works well here because they’re a natural sweetener and there’s no need for other added sugars. You may be able to try plump black raisins instead of dates though. I do not recommend to use maple syrup or other liquid sweeteners for this recipe, as they will not hold the dough together as well as dates or dried fruit will.

Almond Flour: Almond flour uses blanched almonds, which have the skins removed. Because of this, it has a buttery taste and soft texture that other flours don’t necessarily have. You can use almond meal instead, but almond meal uses the almond skins. This makes it a little more bitter than its flour counterpart. Alternatively, grind raw cashews in a spice grinder to make cashew flour, which will also have a slightly buttery taste like almond flour.

Raw Cacao Powder: This is the raw, unprocessed counterpart to cocoa powder. Cocoa powder is easier to find, as this is the type of powder commonly used in baking brownies and other chocolate desserts. You can easily substitute cacao for cocoa, or find cacao in health food stores. It’s considered a raw ingredient because it hasn’t been subjected to the same heat as cocoa powder has. Because of this, it is said to have more antioxidant properties.

Vanilla Extract: For best results, pure vanilla extract, without added artificial colors and dyes (like caramel color) will work best. You can use any artificial vanilla flavor as well, but it may come off as more bitter and not as smooth or sweet as the pure version.

Substitutions: Chocolate Add-Ins

Dark Chocolate: You can use vegan dark chocolate chips or a chopped dark chocolate bar. Check the ingredient label to make sure it doesn’t contain any milk products like milk fat or milk powder, so it would be vegan. You can choose the type of dark chocolate – 60%, 70% or even higher depending how bitter you want the chocolate to be. For a sweeter chocolate, choose a lower cacao content percentage. For a fully raw (and bitter) version, you can use cacao nibs instead.

White Chocolate: The same rules apply for the white chocolate as the dark. You can use a vegan chopped white chocolate bar, or white chocolate chips. White chocolate will contain milk in it, so you will need to find a vegan-specific version. I found vegan white chocolate in the natural and gluten-free/vegan foods aisle of the grocery store. Depending on where you live, you may have to find this online or omit it to make these just double chocolate energy bites instead. I highly recommend to keep it in though – white chocolate just adds this extra flair to any triple chocolate dessert, that you can’t get without it!

Note that the white chocolate website links to the brand iChoc, which is a European brand that also sells their products in North America. For a soy-free recipe, make sure that the white chocolate does not contain any soy ingredients by checking the package label.

No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites Recipe Notes

• My favorite way to enjoy these bites is straight out of the fridge or freezer. This makes them even more fudgy by allowing them to chill!

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If you make these No Bake Triple Chocolate Energy Bites, then leave a comment and star rating! Don’t forget to tag your photos @peanut_palate on Instagram. Enjoy!