Coconut and Goji Energy Bites (vegan + gluten-free)
Creamy, satisfying Coconut and Goji Energy Bites that are packed with good fats and vitamins, and are naturally vegan and gluten-free!
Servings: 9 bites
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
- ⅓ cup almonds
- ⅓ cup goji berries
- ⅓ cup hulled hemp seeds
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder or extract
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 3 tablespoon coconut butter/manna
Optional
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup, coconut nectar or agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon Powdered maca
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Lucuma
- ½ teaspoon Ginger
Instructions
- Blend the pumpkin seeds, almonds and goji berries together until a fairly coarse flour is formed.
- Add them to a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Add the hemps seeds, shredded coconut, vanilla and salt and mix all dry ingredients together.
- Add in the coconut oil, coconut butter, maple syrup and optional ingredients (if using) and mix everything together thoroughly with your hands.
- Turn the mixture out onto a baking tray or the bottom of a large tupperware (it doesn’t need to be lined – the oil from the mixture should stop it sticking) and press it down evenly all over into a 1cm layer.
- Score the mixture into 9 pieces with a flat knife.
- Freeze the mixture for about 25 minutes until bites are solid, then remove and prise them off the tray/tupperware using a flat knife.
- Store in an airtight container in the freezer or fridge for up to a week.