Raw Date-Apricot-Almond Butter Bites

THESE RAW DATE-APRICOT ALMOND BUTTER BITES ARE FUN FINGER FOOD. THEY ARE SWEET
BUT NOT TOO MUCH, AND MIX TOGETHER QUICKLY FOR A LIGHT DESSERT OR POTLUCK
OFFERING. NO COOKING! AND YOU CAN CHANGE HOW THEY LOOK (AND TASTE) BY ROLLING
THEM IN DIFFERENT COATINGS.

Servings:

Author: Beth of A Meal In Mind

Prep Time
15 minutes

Course:

Dessert Snack

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

½ cup 75g dried, unsulfured California apricots
½ cup 70g Medjool dates (about 6 dates), pitted and chopped or pulled into strips
¼ cup 20g dried shredded coconut (optional)
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon pumpkin or sunflower seeds

see note
½ cup Almond butter

or sunflower butter
Dash salt

optional
Coatings for rolling: Dried shredded coconut ; ground pistachios; carob or cocoa powder

Instructions

1 Place the apricots in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 15 minutes. Drain
well.
2 Place the apricots, dates, coconut [https://amzn.to/3zVRSY3], chia, seeds, and
salt in a food processor and blend until a smooth paste forms. Add almond butter
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the mixture sticks together easily.
3 Roll 2 teaspoonfuls of mixture into a ball. Lightly coat in coconut
[https://amzn.to/3zVRSY3], ground pistachios or carob and place on a serving
tray. Repeat with remaining mixture.
4 Place in the fridge for 1 hour to set. Makes about 20 1-inch balls.