No Bake Pumpkin Bites (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup whole almonds

  divided
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree

  canned
• 2 dates

  pitted
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon avocado oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

  or to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

  or to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

• 1 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Place almonds in a food
  processor bowl, and process until very finely chopped. Remove 1/4 cup of the
  chopped almonds to a small bowl, and set aside.
• 2 Add all other ingredients, except chocolate, to the remaining 3/4 cup of almonds
  in the food processor bowl, and process until mixture is smooth, and can easily
  be formed into a ball. You will need to turn off the food processor and scape
  down the sides of the bowl periodically to ensure all the ingredients are well
  mixed together. The mixture will be sticky.
• 3 Form mixture into 12 ~1 inch diameter balls, and place on parchment lined baking
  sheet.
• 4 Melt the chocolate chips in microwave on high power {cook for 1 minute, stir,
  then cook again for 1 more minute} or in a stovetop double-boiler. Allow
  chocolate mixture to cool slightly for ~5 minutes.
• 5 Roll the energy bites in melted chocolate, then dip them in the remaining
  chopped almonds if desired. Place them on the parchment lined and freeze for ~30
  minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
• 6 Store remaining truffles in the freezer in a well sealed freezer safe container
  until ready to eat.

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