These gingerbread chocolate chip bites are a great no-bake, festive and healthy snack that come together in just 10 minutes.
I used to make a lot of balls/bites/snacks rolled into circular form…whatever you want to call them. My favorite, however, is ballz.
I would pop them throughout the day whenever I was (ironically) too busy cooking, styling. photographing other food to eat, before a workout, after a workout, while making dinner and starving, before bed as dessert, seriously…all the time.
And then I just randomly stopped for no particular reason.
But, I missed my balls.
So earlier this fall I made pumpkin spice chocolate chip bites which seemed to be a big hit (and definitely were in my house as about 5 batches were made) and now, we’re doing gingerbread chocolate chip bites.
If I thought I loved the pumpkin ones, these are even better.
Gingery, spicy, chocolaty, chewy and (relatively) healthy!
Honestly, I’d rather eat these than the loads of red and green food colored, candy stuffed cookie concoctions I’m seeing everywhere lately.
Real food for the win.
MORE GINGERBREAD RECIPES TO TRY:
Gingerbread Waffles
Gingerbread Oatmeal
Dairy Free Gingerbread Pudding
Gingerbread Collagen Cookies
Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Bites
These gingerbread chocolate chip bites are a great no-bake, festive and healthy snack that comes together in just 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 4 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/4 cup crystallized ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- pinch of kosher salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine the oats, pecans and dates in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
- Add the crystallized ginger, flax, chia seeds, spices and molasses and pulse until fully combined and mixture can be "pinched together" and hold it's shape.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips.
- Rolls the mixture into balls.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 137Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 3gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
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Unimpressed
Wednesday 22nd of December 2021
The mixture would not mix in my food processor.
Gina Matsoukas
Thursday 23rd of December 2021
I just made these again last weekend to bring to a friend's house and had no problems blending in my food processor. Do you have a regular sized processor? I'd imagine one of the mini ones might struggle with dates especially if they were harder. Were your dates soft or old and harder? If the latter, you can always soften them by soaking them in warm water for a few minutes. Sorry you had trouble but I cant imagine why you weren't able to process the mixture with a regular powdered food processor.
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john
Friday 26th of December 2014
Thanks for the recipe. Looking forward to the next.
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
Tuesday 23rd of December 2014
Crystallized ginger is one of my favorite ingredients everrrrrr. These look awesome! And I can't handle any more food coloring.
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Saturday 20th of December 2014
I am just loving how delicious and healthy these gingerbread and chocolate balls are.. perfect to counterbalance all the unhealthy Christmas treats I'm planning on having this upcoming week!