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!
*Originally published 12/2015.*
Hi friends!
I’ve been making these No-Bake Peppermint Chocolate Bites for 5 years now and they are still a HUGE favorite of mine. I actually make them year-round, usually sans candy cane or white chocolate drizzle, but now that the holiday season has rolled around again, I plan to enjoy adding those crushed candy canes to my next few batches!
These mint chocolate bites come together super quickly, are full of flavor and require just a few ingredients!
Here’s how you make them:
No-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 1x
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 – dairy or non-dairy (you could also use water)
- 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 (or water) and process until well combined. (I’d start with 2 Tbsp of liquid 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 these peppermint chocolate bites 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
http://www.peoniesandbees.com
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?
Chocolate + peppermint combo is my favorite for this time of year! My go-to cookies to give out at Christmas too! No bakes for the win!
Love this recipe! I want to give it to the teachers at my nut-free school, though, so what could I sub for almonds, or could I leave out entirely? Thank you!
you could try a mix of extra pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds?