Nut Free Sweet & Salty Coco Cacao Bites

NUT FREE SWEET & SALTY COCO CACAO BITES

Chilling Time: 30 mins

pressing the mixture into a dish and cutting into bite size saves time, otherwise you can roll them up into a ball (see here)

You will need:

• 2 Cups desiccated coconut (preservative free, check the label) (buy on iherb or amazon)
• 10 Medjool dates pitted (buy on iherb or amazon)
• 3-4 tbsp Coconut Oil melted (buy on iherb or amazon)
• 1/2-1 tsp salt (buy on iherb or amazon)
• 1 tbsp Cacao nibs (buy on iherb or amazon)
• slice tin, or rectangular dish lined with baking paper (depending on the size of the dish, you can make thin or thick bites 40 or 60 pieces)

Nut Free Sweet & Salty CocoCacao Bites

• Place desiccated coconut, Medjool dates, 2 tbsp melted coconut oil and 1/2 tsp salt in food processor and mix until combined
• Take out 1 tsp of the mixture and form a ball, if the mixture is too dry, add more coconut oil and recheck. The mixture should form a ball when pressed together
• Taste the mixture for the right balance of sweet & salty, add the remaining salt if required
• Place half the mixture into a silicone slice mould (or line a slice tin with baking paper)

add half the mixture to the dish

• Press down firmly and use the back of a spoon to even the layer out
• Scatter the Cacao nibs over the top

scatter the cacao nibs over the first half of the mixture

• Using a spoon, evenly sprinkle the remaining mixture on top
• Press down firmly and use the back of a spoon to even the top layer out
• Place in the fridge for approx 30mins until firm, you should be able to lift the entire slice out easily
• Cut into even bite sized squares

Cut into even bite sized squares

• Store in the fridge for approx 2 weeks

If you feel like rolling them into balls instead, take a look at my Raw Cacao Surprise Balls here.

See my Raw Cacao Surprise Balls here.

Enjoy! Thanks for visiting. May xx