Molasses Ginger Cookie Energy Bites

Diets

Vegan
Gluten free

Ingredients

Produce
- 1 tbsp Ginger, ground
- 12 Medjool dates, pitted, 8 ounces

Condiments
- 1/4 cup Molasses

Baking & Spices
- 1 1/2 tsp Cloves, ground
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 tbsp Vietnamese cinnamon

Nuts & Seeds
- 5 oz 1 cup almonds
- 3 oz 1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut, unsweetened

Ingredients
- 8 oz 2 cups Pecans

Liquids
- 2 tbsp Water

Time
Prepare: 20M
Total: 20M

Found on getinspiredeveryday.com

Description

These look so amazing. I love when I find healthy excuses to have all the cookies I can consume. They seem they have a nice balance between the sweetness of the molasses and the bite of the ginger. Nice job. Happy Holidays!

I love it too when cookies are healthy enough to justify eating on a daily basis, and Happy Holidays to you too!

Great budget tips for dates and nuts! And I’m the same way – I rarely ever bake (except around the holidays) because I don’t want to eat all the treats, ha!

Yes, it’s definitely a problem staying out of the baked goods!!!

I love no bake bites sweetened with dates! These looks absolutely perfect 🙂

Thank you, I love them too, and I figure you can never have too many flavors!

I love molasses cookies, so I know I’ll love these adorable bites, too!!

I really hope you enjoy them, I’m actually about to have one for a midmorning snack right now!

I love how festive and creative! I love a simple energy bite and Santa will be digging on these!

Santa is going to be getting some healthy ‘cookies’ this year, but I promise he won’t know the difference! 😉

O.M.G. Molasses cookies are my most favorite cookie, and snack balls are my most favorite snack. You may have just made the greatest thing ever!! I always make snack balls when i travel, and I travel this week, so you know what I’ll be making…

Yeah I’m glad these are the perfect combo for you! 🙂 I also absolutely love Molasses cookies and snack bites/balls are a real lifesaver aren’t they!?!

These look so good! I love that they’re sweetened with dates and all those spices sound wonderful!

Dates make the best energy bars, and I’m getting so addicted to them that I want to try and add them into my baking more!

I love these! Perfect for pre-gym snacks!

Exactly! That’s why I usually make them into 1 ounce bites instead of bigger bars, that way they’re a perfect small sized snack!

I am totally in love with these healthy snacks ! You are making me so hungry. 🙂

I knew I needed a super healthy/no sugar variation of my favorite to help keep me out of trouble! 🙂

Great budget tips here, and it also ensures that you never run out of ingredients to make tasty energy bites. I love the flavour combo here!

Yes, it definitely makes sure you always have enough on had to make some more! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂

I am so making these! Ginger cookies are my fav, and these look so good. And so easy! Thanks for sharing!

These are super easy which is always a plus in my book!

Gah! I am totally making these for the class parties next week! Thank you!

I hope all the kids like them! 🙂

Great idea! Confession…just bought my very first bottle of molasses ever! I know…..crazy. But now at least I can make these =)

I hope you enjoy them, they’re definitely my favorite cookie flavor!

I’m not sure my 5 stars were counted

Thanks for the rating, sometimes that feature doesn’t work properly when there’s an ad-blocker on. 🙂

Can’t wait to build these!

You’re going to love these for quick and easy snacks, plus they taste like cookie dough so that’s always a bonus!

Agreed! Medjool dates are the best. And they’re so naturally sweet that one little bite like these will satisfy any sugar cravings. Pinning!

These definitely work for sugar cravings, and that’s coming from a former sugar addict!

Ingredients

1 cup almonds, 5 ounces
2 cups pecans, 8 ounces
1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut, 3 ounces
12 medjool dates, pitted, 8 ounces
1 Tablespoon + 2 Teaspoons Vietnamese cinnamon
1½ Teaspoons ground cloves
1 Tablespoon ground ginger
1 Teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup molasses, unsulfured
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoon water

Directions

Place the almonds, pecans, coconut, dates, spices, and sea salt into a 12-cup food processor.
Process until the dates have been incorporated and the mixture is mostly fine textured with some bigger pieces of nuts. Be sure to monitor the machine because it can jump around on the counter sometimes.
Add the molasses and vanilla and process again until theyre completely mixed in. Add the water 1 Tablespoon at a time until the mixture comes together in a thick cookie dough like texture.
Shape the mixture as desired, I like to roll mine into energy bites about 1 ounce each, or about 2 Tablespoons.
Store the energy bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week, or up to 1 month in the freezer.

Serves: 28 - 1 ounce bites
Prepare: 20 mins
TotalTime: 20 mins