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Gingerbread Bites - Homemade "Larabar" Balls|

These Gingerbread Protein Bites are simple, protein-rich and nutritious. Perfect for a quick snack, workout fuel, or dessert! Tastes like a gingerbread cookie, but with a boost of protein and no refined sugar.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating
Keyword clean eating dessert or snack, gingerbread bites homemade larabar balls, gingerbread protein bites, gingerbread protein snack balls, gingerbread protein snack bites
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almonds, walnuts, or cashews
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup dates, soaked 30 minutes and drained
  • 1/4 cup cashew (or any other nut or seed) butter
  • 1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder, unflavoured or vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash ground cloves optional
  • 1 tablespoon molasses, optional - for even more of a gingerbread flavour

White Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients,into the food processor and process until a sticky dough is formed.
    Scoop out 1 -1½ tablespoons lots and roll into 12 balls (or your preferred size) .
    Place balls in the fridge while you melt chocolate drizzle.

White Chocolate Drizzle

  • Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 15 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, drizzle over the balls using a spoon or a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off.
    Balls will keep in the fridge in an airtight container at least one week.  
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