Brown Bagging It

Chocolate Coconut Energy Bites

Ingredients

• 2 cups medjool dates pitted (roughly 20 dates)

• ▢2 tablespoons maple syrup

• ▢3 tablespoons cocoa powder

• ▢1 ½ cups rolled oats

• ▢¾ cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cover the dates with 2 cups of boiling water and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Remove dates from water, shaking off excess, and place in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.

2. To the food processor add the maple syrup, cocoa powder, 1 cup of rolled oats, and ½ cup of shredded coconut. Process until smooth. If mixture doesn’t process, add water 1 tablespoon at a time until it does.

3. Scrape down sides and add the remaining ½ cup of rolled oats. Pulse several times until mixed in.

4. Place food processor into the fridge and chill the mixture for at least 10 minutes.

5. Roll into 1 tablespoon sized balls, and toss to coat in remaining ¼ cup of shredded coconut.

6. Store in the refrigerator

7. Enjoy!