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Whoever said January shouldn’t include dessert was out of their minds.
Ok well, I do not technically know if anyone has ever actually said that, but I know people think it and those people are out of their gosh darn minds.
Everybody needs a little chocolate to get them through the week. Now there is even research showing that chocolate, especially dark chocolate, has been proven to be crazy healthy. (Maybe just not in the amounts we consume it around here – Oops!).
Seriously though, if this isn’t a healthy dessert then I do not know what is.
Believe it or not these kind of treats, the ones with minimal ingredients, minimal prep time and general simplicity are the ones we eat on a daily basis. Don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to tell you that I do not love the occasional indulgent milk chocolate truffle brownies, hot chocolate french toast and S’mores Mousse Cups because I totally do.
But simple bites like these are something that my family craves after almost every meal.
They are not overly sweet, which means you won’t end up going through your day, or around here – to bed (we eat dinner super late), on a major sugar high.
You also don’t have to feel an ounce of guilt.
After all, how could you?
Let’s just talk about what’s in these bites for a second.
First, there’s the coffee roasted almonds. Hello major antioxidants!
Oh, and I should probably mention that the only reason this idea came about was from this bark that I made only a few short weeks ago. My family fell head over heals for this, so I knew I had to recreate something – ASAP, using those coffee roasted almonds. Obviously, adding peanut butter was the next best thing.
They are a lot like a healthified K-bar or even a buckeye, but nah, more like a healthified K-Bar with a giant kick of coffee!
And well… that is dang good combo.
These bites are also packed with oatmeal, ground flax, peanut butter and lots of good for the body (ah and my sanity) dark chocolate.
They come together in the blink of an eye, which means they will be heading towards your mouth in no time. Yes, you do have to roast the almonds, but the the bites themselves are no bake. You can keep them in the fridge or in a cool pot in your kitchen, but I personally love them straight out of the fridge.
So you should probably just hop on out of that chair you’re sitting in and head on over to the kitchen. New Years Eve was like three days ago and I have a feeling that for a lot of you that may have been your last dose of chocolate. Three days is just too long……
And this chocolate is just too good… and good for you!
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Oh and ah, duh – it’s Friday. Chocolate is a must.
Wow.. these are upon my taste.. chocolate, coffee, almonds.. great cookies.
Thanks Ella!
I love that you posted cookies on January 3rd. 😀
And thank you for including a picture of the insides! I hate not knowing what the inside looks like before making something. That’s stuff I’ve gotta know. Or else it’s not getting made! And these? Definitely going on the list!
Haha! Thanks so much, Erin!!
I think chocolate is a must most days, and today I seriously NEED these bites! Coffee, pb, chocolate — what’s not to love!?
Right!?!?
Gotta have a little chocolate everyday in my opinion!
I LOVE how you used flax seeds and coconut oil to get such wonderful benefits all in a decadent treat!!! Awesome!
Ahhh these bites look so awesome! So totally covered in dark chocolate – I love it.
Pinning!