Nuts, Chocolate And A Household Favorite

And by household I mean my husband’s favorite!  Chocolate Kissed Peanut Butter No Bakes

These no bake, gluten free, flour-less nutty cookies are a super easy treat to make.  Loaded with Omega 6 and Omega 3′s fatty acids, manganese, cooper, potassium, iron, a moderate amount of Vitamin A and free-radical fighting phytonutrients, they are beneficial to heart health, bone and teeth health, vision health, and have extensive anti-inflammatory benefits.  Mmm… yummy treats with benefits = warm fuzzy feelings!

What you’ll need: 

• 1/3 Cup Raw Walnuts
• 1/4 Cup All Natural Peanut Butter  (unsalted and smooth)
• 5 Medjool Dates
• 15g (or 16 chips) Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (60% cacao or more)
• Dash of Sea Salt
• Food processor
• A pinch of restraint, these are healthy, but they are a treat.

How to make the magic happen:

• Place walnuts in food processor and pulse until lightly chopped
• Deseed and slice dates into small pieces and place in food processor
• Add a dash of sea salt and process until mixed   
• Add peanut butter and process until slightly mixed and incorporated (stop and scrape if necessary)
• Add the chocolate chips pulse and process until all is well mixed and doughy : a bit sticky, a bit crumbly, a bit creamy. 
• Line a baking sheet or large dish with wax paper (may use parchment or plastic)
• Press the mixture together into a large ball
• Use a rounded tablespoon to scoop out into small balls 
• Use a fork to slightly press them down using a criss cross pattern to make them look like traditional peanut butter cookies 
• Cover and freeze for approximately an hour or until firmly set
• Store in freezer or fridge
• This recipe yields approximately 8 tablespoon size cookies (easily double the recipe for more)
• And please, do enjoy!

Perfect with a small cup of organic unsweetened coconut milk for a great afternoon pick me up!

From my G’licious corner to yours, enjoy, share and be merry! 

Nutritional Info per serving:

Calories: 123

Fat: 7g

Carbohydrate: 14g

Sugar: 11g

Protein: 3g