This is a simple and delicious recipe with only 7 ingredients! It’s made in under 15 minutes – then, just pop it in the fridge for an hour, then enjoy!

These small but mighty treats also make a wonderful edible gift idea. This is an easy to make snack or dessert and unlike other fudgy recipes, this one isn’t made with butter, condensed milk, frosting, peanut butter or loads of refined sugar. Its way healthier than traditional fudge or store bought candy.

While my gingerbread date and almond bites are creamy and soft, it has on the other side nutrient-dense, good for you ingredients. The mixture of the soft dates and smooth almond butter creates the best texture!

This recipe proves you can have it all – indulgent flavors while still keeping your health goals in check. It’s a decadent bite, hard to believe it’s made with better-for-you ingredients and without any fancy equipment. It’s also freezer friendly, so you can eat what you like and freeze the rest for later!

A simple no-bake and no-cook recipe made using healthier ingredients. This Gingerbread date and almond bites recipe makes for a lovely lighter treat to enjoy during the festive season, or any time of the year really!

Whip up a batch, freeze to harden and store leftovers in the fridge so they are ready at a moment’s notice. I like to keep them in the freezer ready to be picked up at any time, with a perfect semi-hard, semi-soft texture that melts in the mouth.

Whether it’s for a pre-or post-workout energy boost or to satisfy that 3 o’clock snack craving these little squares of deliciousness are the golden ticket. It is addictive, a new great addition to anyone looking for a healthy fudge, treat or bite.

Weekly game plan: make a batch of these nutty fudgy bites. Reach for one any time snack cravings strike. Repeat as often as necessary.

Gingerbread Date & Almond Bites

A simple no-bake and no-cook fudge like bite recipe made using healthier ingredients. If you are looking for a super easy, speedy and delicious healthier treat that only calls for the smallest number of ingredients, you need to try this recipe! And once you try it you will want to make it time and time again.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chocolate covered gingerbread bites, clean eating dessert or snack, gingerbread date & almond squares, gingerbread date almond bites, healthy candy, healthy candy recipe

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, soaked 30 minutes and drained
• 1 cup almond (or any other nut or seed) butter
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice

Chocolate Coating

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Toppings Optional

• Sprinkle sea salt
• Chopped nuts

Instructions

• Line a 7 x 5-inch loaf pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some overhanging to act as a handle to get the fudge out easier for cutting. Or use a silicon candy mold.

  Add the dates, almond butter and spices to a food processor and blend until you have a dough like mixture.

  Transfer the mixture into the lined pan and place in fridge or freezer while you melt the chocolate coating.

Chocolate Coating

• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50% power with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.

  Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.

  Once melted, remove the gingerbread fudge from the freezer and remove from pan using the parchment paper handles. Cut into 10 bars or more smaller squares. Or pop out of candy mold.

  Skewer each bar or use 1 or 2 forks to hold each one and dip into the melted chocolate. Turn each bar over until it is all coated in chocolate. Or hold the bar over the melted chocolate with a fork and spoon the chocolate over each bar.

  Sprinkle with sea salt/and or chopped nuts while the chocolate is still wet so they stick.

  Place back in the freezer until the chocolate coating has hardened.

  Keep stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Or in freezer for up to 2 months.

   

   

   

   

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