Cashew Date Bites
One Thursday evening, I had come home from work farely late and all I wanted to do was eat a bag of chips - clearly I was hangry! These Date Bites are perfect as an afternoon pick-me-up or when you are just hangry. Simple and easy meal prep on the weekends to enjoy throughout the work week.
Cashew Date Bites
Servings: 6 date bites
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients & Utensils
Food Processor
6-8 Medjool Dated, pitted
1 cup Roasted & Unsalted Cashews
1 tablespoon Natural Peanut Butter
1/4 cup Water
Shredded Coconut (optional)
Let's Get Cooking!
1. Add the Medjool Dates, Cashews & PB into the Food Processor. Let this pulse for a few seconds, allowing the Food Processor to chop all of the ingredients. While pressing down on the food processor, gently add the Water 1 teaspoon at a time. The water will enable the ingredients to bind together. You will know your Cashew Date Bites are ready when all of the ingredients are clumping together, around the blade.
Cooking Tip: At this point do a taste test! If you want it more sweet, you can add Maple Syrup/Honey or any sweetner of your choice!
2. Roll your homemade Cashew Date Bites into how many ever balls. At the CTD HQ, we were able to make 6 medium-small balls. If you want to take this to the next level, coat your Date Bites on a plate with shredded coconut. However, if you're not a fan of coconut these taste pretty darn good even by themselves!
3. Before you dive into eating one, let you Cashew Date Bites chill in the fridge either in a tupperware/glass container for 5 minutes. This will allow the Date Bites to remain its shape.
4. Once they are chilled, eat one...or two *wink wink* for an afternoon snack or when you are just hangry and need something to carry you over in between breakfast and lunch!
Notes
1. Variations: You can substitute the PB for any Nut Butter and swap out the Roasted Cashews for any other Nut like Almonds. For any dietary restrictions you can substitute the Cashew for Pumpkin Seeds.
2. Storage: Store these in a tupperware/ glass container, in the Fridge, for up to 2 weeks.
3. If you only have Salted Cashews, wash and strain the cashews with water 3-4 times and until all of the Salt is removed.
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