Double Chocolate Cherry Chia Bites {Vegan}

Double the chocolate, double the fun! Double Chocolate Cherry Chia bites with Chocolate Chips are a healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth while getting an extra boost of omegas and fiber. These bites are grain free, easy to make, vegan friendly, protein packed, and the perfect balance of chocolate with dried tart cherries.

Well, I’m down for another update. Geeze I have a lot of old healthy bite recipe to revamp or retake pictures. But can I be honest? I’m kinda liking this. It makes me think more creatively, plus I can eat the extra or sell them to my gym clients. That’s a win, win right?

Anyway, a few years back I wrote a post on 3 ways to use chia! If you want, you can read it and see the old recipe here (warning, it’s old school). Haha. But the recipe I had used a gluten free cereal and another “fudge” like flavor in the chocolate cherry bites.

Today I decided to take it up a notch. I’m adding and subtracting ingredients to these chocolate cherry bites. In fact, I even used black chia seed. Whoa… so matchy match!

But the main reason I am keeping both is so that you can choose your texture and macronutrient intake. Obviously the bites posted in the old recipe are more crunchy and have a little more sugar and carbohydrate per bite. So they would be great for post workout/recovery fuel.

These bites are grain free and great for pre or post workout. Naturally sweetened and with a bit more healthy fats added… oh and DARK CHOCOLATE.

So here ya go, let me know if you try the new ones!

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Yields 28

Double Chocolate Cherry Chia Bites {Vegan}

13 minPrep Time

13 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

1/2 cup chocolate protein of choice (see notes below for alternative)
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup chia seed
1/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (I used enjoy life chocolate vegan chips)
1/2 cup chocolate peanut butter or almond butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp I also use a little cherry/raspberry extract (optional)
1/3 cup honey

Instructions

This recipe is super easy because you don’t need to grind anything! just mix up dry ingredients first, then add in nut butter, extract, and honey.
Mix well, then roll into balls/bites.
Freeze right away then store in fridge or freezer to maintain freshness.
Makes around 28 bites, give or take.
NOTE –>if batter is too dry, add more pb/honey. If it's too wet, add in coconut flour or protein powder.

Recipe Type: snack

Notes

If you don't want to use chocolate protein, you can use a chocolate peanut flour. You can use another flour but it might not be as chocolatey in taste.

http://www.cottercrunch.com/chocolate-cherry-chia-energy-bites/

Now, enjoy the weekend and good luck to all those running, racing, training out there. It’s going to be a great weekend for it.