Dark Chocolate Date Bites
These taste just like a coconut-filled chocolate candy bar and are so easy to make!
Recipe - East Lansing, MI
Dark Chocolate Date Bites
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings30
0Calories60
Ingredients
½ cup shredded coconut, plus more for sprinkling
¼ cup Fresh Thyme coconut cream
30 pitted organic dates
4½ Tbsp. finely chopped unsalted whole roasted almonds
â…” cup dairy-free 69% cacao dark chocolate morsels
Directions
½ cup shredded organic coconut, plus more for sprinkling
¼ cup Fresh Thyme coconut cream
30 pitted organic Deglet Noor dates
4½ Tbsp. finely chopped unsalted whole roasted almonds
â…” cup dairy-free 69% cacao dark chocolate morsels
- Line a small rimmed baking pan with parchment paper; set aside. In a small bowl, stir together ½ cup coconut and coconut cream.
- Open slit down the center of each date. Fill each date with about ½ tsp. coconut mixture. Place dates on the prepared baking pan.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate morsels on HIGH at 15-second intervals or until melted, stirring each time.
- Drizzle chocolate over the dates. Sprinkle with almonds and, if desired, additional coconut. Freeze for 5 to 6 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store in a tightly covered container with parchment paper between layers; refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Nutritional Information
Each serving contains: 60 calories, 4 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 1 g protein. Daily values: 0% vitamin D, 0% calcium, 4% iron, 2% potassium.
20 minutes
Prep Time
0 minutes
Cook Time
30
Servings
60
Calories
Directions
½ cup shredded organic coconut, plus more for sprinkling
¼ cup Fresh Thyme coconut cream
30 pitted organic Deglet Noor dates
4½ Tbsp. finely chopped unsalted whole roasted almonds
â…” cup dairy-free 69% cacao dark chocolate morsels
- Line a small rimmed baking pan with parchment paper; set aside. In a small bowl, stir together ½ cup coconut and coconut cream.
- Open slit down the center of each date. Fill each date with about ½ tsp. coconut mixture. Place dates on the prepared baking pan.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate morsels on HIGH at 15-second intervals or until melted, stirring each time.
- Drizzle chocolate over the dates. Sprinkle with almonds and, if desired, additional coconut. Freeze for 5 to 6 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store in a tightly covered container with parchment paper between layers; refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
