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Homemade Larabar Bites

This copycat Larabar idea uses natural ingredients and can be quickly whirred together in the food processor and then formed into bite-sized balls for easy snacking.
Yield: 20 Snack bites
Author: Beverly

Equipment:

  • Food Processor

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (packed) medjool dates - pitted (see notes)
  • 3/4 cup mix of almonds and walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions:

  • Begin by soaking the dates in warm water for about 15 minutes to soften them for processing in the food processor.
  • Put the nuts into your food processor first and process them until they are coarse crumbs.
  • Discard the soaking water from the dates, and then add the dates to the food processor and mix together with the nuts until the mixture starts coming together.
  • Next add the cocoa powder to the food processor and mix until combined.
  • Finally, add in the coconut flakes and pulse until incorporated into the mixture.
  • Remove the mixture from the food processor and place into a small bowl.
  • Roll the mixture into 1" balls. If the mixture is not holding together, you can add a tablespoon or two of water to moisten the mixture.
  • Store in a covered container.

Notes:

I always use half of a 12 oz package of dates. This equals about 1 cup of dates packed into the measuring cup. Depending on the size of your dates, it will probably be somewhere between 10 to 15 medjool dates that you use in this recipe. You can also substitute regular dates in this recipe to equal 1 cup.