Cinnamon & Carob Energy Bites

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Carob powder has frightened me for quite some time. Is it silly to be frightened of an ingredient? Probably. But I bought a carob bar that said it was like chocolate. It lied! It wasn’t! So, here’s the straight-up truth: these cinnamon & carob energy bites taste nothing like chocolate. They’re lightly spiced with cinnamon, sweetened with dates, and totally rocking that combo.

Tacking the carob powder fear

I suppose you’re wondering why on earth I decided to tackle my fear of carob powder! Well, I was challenged to make some awesome stuff by the lovely folk at Buy Wholefoods Online, and since I was already buying various nuts and seeds from them anyway, I figured hey! why not! 

And so: carob powder. My research led me to the same falsehood that led to my fear of carob powder in the first place: it’s linked with chocolate. Or cocoa and cacao to be exact. But it’s not! I mean, yes, it is brown but to my mind(/tastebuds) that’s where the similarities end. It’s… milder, I guess. And has a slight extra taste to it that I still can’t put my finger on. It makes me like to put with things like cinnamon (hello cinnamon & carob energy bites) and ginger (coming soon, in a sugar-free cake!).

The trick to the cashews

I’ve shared energy ball recipes before, but I think I’ve forgotten to mention the trick with the nuts. Or, I have and I’ve just plain forgotten (more likely. I forget a lot). But anyway: make sure you do the nuts first, on their own. Otherwise, you’ll over blend the dates and be left with a sticky, lumpy mess.

Blend the nuts (cashews, in this instance) to a finer texture as you want first, then add the rest of the ingredients. In the pictures here, they’re still fairly chunky because

• a) Wy hates loud noises. This includes the processor (and drills, and the blender, and too-squeaky doors)
• b) I didn’t have a lot of time!

More vegan snack ideas

Not a fan of carob powder? Don’t panic, here are some more vegan snack ideas for you:

• Superpowered Cacao & Maca Oat Cookies
• Lemon Drizzle Energy Balls
• Mini Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies (gluten-free)
• Banana Flapjacks (sugar-free)

Carob and Cinnamon Energy Bites

Simple and quick energy bites with a slight spice and delightful sweetness.

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 13

Ingredients

  

• 125 g cashews
• 125 g dried dates
• 2 tbsp carob powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp water

 

Instructions

 

• Put the cashews in a food processor, or high powered blender, and blitz until tiny. For a smoother texture, blitz until a fine crumb.
• Add the remaining ingredients and blend until it starts to look dough-like, then stop.
• Roll the mixture into balls and keep in an air tight container for no more than a week.

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Lemon Drizzle Energy Balls (Nakd Copycat!)

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