These No-Bake Peppermint Chocolate Bites are simple, healthy and ready in minutes. This gluten-free recipe would make a great addition to your holiday cookie tray!
Hi friends!
I can hardly believe that it’s almost the middle of December and I’ve barely made any Christmas cookies! The other day I made a batch of these Peanut Butter Cookies with Fresh Cranberries so that I could update the photos, but that’s about it. I tend to make the same cookies over and over again every year, which is fine, but this year I decided I wanted to add something new to the mix.
I had some dates that I needed to use up so I thought I’d try to put a festive spin on my usual energy ball. Since there’s pretty much nothing more festive than candy canes, that’s the route I decided to go. For a little variety, I drizzled half with white chocolate but feel free to do the whole batch one way or the other if you prefer!
These bites come together super quickly, are full of mint flavor and require just a few ingredients!
Here’s how you make them:
PrintNo-Bake Peppermint Chocolate Bites
These No-Bake Peppermint Chocolate Bites are simple, healthy and ready in minutes. This gluten-free recipe would make a great addition to your holiday cookie tray!
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: approximately 16 balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 2-4 Tbsp milk
- Optional coating: crushed candy canes & melted white chocolate
Instructions
- Put almonds and pepitas in a food processor and pulse until well chopped.
- Add dates and pulse several times to chop.
- Add cocoa powder, peppermint extract and milk and process until well combined. (I’d start with 2 Tbsp of milk and add more if needed.
- Form mixture into balls. Mixture will be a little bit wet and slightly sticky.
- Roll in crushed candy canes or drizzle with white chocolate if desired.
- Store in the fridge or freezer.
- Enjoy!
Notes
– You can eat these straight out of the freezer if you like them super cold.
– Feel free to sub in your favorite nuts or seeds.
– If you want an even sweeter treat, sub 1 Tbsp maple syrup for 1 Tbsp milk
Aren’t they just so freaking festive?! Makes me want to eat the whole batch ASAP. Also keep in mind that if you like mint and want to forego the candy canes, you could eat these as mint chocolate energy bites year round!
I enjoyed mine straight out of the freezer, but they also do fine stored in the fridge. They don’t really freeze all the way through so you can easily bite into them even right when you take them out.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
I love these! Peppermint is probably my favorite holiday flavor sooo these bites are a win in my book.
I can never get my Ninja to cooperate when I want to make date-based bites/balls. What kind of food processor do you use?
i can’t make them in my blender either. i use a cuisinart food processor
I love this idea for a holiday-inspired energy ball. If I were to see these at a party, I’d think they were truffles, not something healthy!!!
Those are just so pretty! Almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
these look beautiful and perfect to gift!
YUM!! I’m a huge fan of no bake desserts, especially around the holidays. I’m notorious for forgetting things in the oven 😉 haha
I love that you made these healthier and festive!! I can’t wait to make these. YUM!!
Gotta love Chocolate and Peppermint anything! These would be great on a Christmas cookie tray!
What a clever way to mix it up! Love the crushed candy canes and white chocolate on a healthy bite!
So festive! Would be great for my cookie swap!
So love this festive spin on your energy balls – pretty and pleasing!
Chocolate peppermint is my life! The BEST holiday flavor (or…all year) 😉
So festive! I’m going to make these for my co-workers!!
Anything with peppermint totally gets devoured by me this time of year. I love that you used pipitas! So creative. I have a ton left over when I bought last month!
Now this looks like CHRISTMAS to me! These look SO delicious and perfect to whip up for a holiday party! Thanks for sharing xo C
Going to have to try these!! Yum!
No hot oven to mess with and although it is a treat and no one will deny they will fill any sweet tooth snack attack they have a lot of good stuff in them so you don’t have to feel too guilty. I love treats that are out of the expected the chocolate will fool my boys into thinking mom is being bad but the surprise will be on them. This says holiday with a capitol H.
Thanks for sharing,
Christine
these are perfect for holiday cookie trays – I am looking for a few more to add to mine…
I made these with my girlfriend…. holy cow. I’ve never seen food disappear this fast, seriously one of the most delicious desserts I’ve ever had and it didn’t take too long to prepare. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you liked them!
These look delicious! I have a killer no-bake oreo truffle ball recipe, but I’m loving the peppermint! It makes it so festive and seasonal. Love. Love. Love!
-Dara
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Simply delicious! I make some protein ones like this and they always disappear. Love the ingredients, never made my peppermint ones with pepitas.
I can’t get hold of any pepitas over here in the UK! What could I use instead?
you could just add a few extra nuts….or maybe sunflower seeds?