What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Eat More: Zero-Guilt Honey & Nut Date Bites! Goodness knows we carry around enough guilt these days between the gourmet coffee addiction and the lack of gym time workouts. So here’s a logical snack that not only provides protein, carbs, and fiber, it feels like a treat! Honestly, anything with natural honey gets my stamp of approval. The fruit, nuts, and coconut are an added bonus, in my opinion. Go ahead, make up a batch and see how rewarding it is.
ZERO-GUILT HONEY & NUT DATE BITES
Ingredients:
3/4 cup dates, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup natural peanut butter, crunchy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon sea salt crystals
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup coconut, flaked
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine dates, raisins, eggs, honey, and peanut butter. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly for 4 minutes. The eggs need to cook thoroughly, but not scramble. Do not scorch. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and sea salt crystals. Fold in chopped walnuts and pecans. Mix well. Form into small bite-size balls, uniform in shape. Roll each ball in coconut flakes. Refrigerate an hour or until firm. Store in an air-tight container.
And you could have a Honey and Nut Date Bite Night too!
Sweet on all counts. 🙂
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Yay! Great idea, you trendsetter. 😜
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🙂
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These look so good. I have just eaten a date to make me feel better for not having any…😄
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Hahaha. That’s a good one, Kerry. 💜
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Those are tooo scrumptious.. 😉
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My favorite guilt-free snack. 💕
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😋
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You had me at “zero guilt” 🙂 Those look amazing!
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Thank you. Perhaps you may try it sometime. 😋
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I love these bites of yum kind of snacks!
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Dates are our friend. Mmmm. 💜
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These look so good.
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One for you, one for me. 😜
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