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A Month’s Worth Of Healthier Football Food + Life Talk.
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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.
I agree that we all need a little (ah-hem … or a lot of) chocolate in our lives!!
The great thing about these is that they look and sound really gooey and decadent … but looking down the list of ingredients they actually seem pretty healthy! Brilliant!
Thank you so much, Helen!
Uh WHOA drool these look divine. I love that you have a vegan option, because these look like something that will show up on JSA very very soon =) Great photos as always Tieghan!
Thank you so much, Lisa! Hope you love them!
amazing shots here! I just want to reach right in the screen and grab one for myself!
Thank you so much, Julianne! Hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oh my gosh, all my favorites rolled into one! That chocolate drizzle looks divine. I think seeing these made me amend my resolutions to include more healthy fats, so looks like these fit the bill! 🙂
These fit the bill for sure! 🙂
Thanks Alyssa!
Um, yes!!! These look incredibly addicting, T!
Thank you, Ashley!
These are cute!!
Thank you so much, Julie! Hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!
Chocolate and no guilt? Where do I sign up!?!
Ha!
Thanks Megan! Happy New Year!
These bites look incredible – all my favorite things in one dessert!
Thank you so much, Laura!! I loved your granola this week!
You NEED to send me a small box of these. I’m serious.
Haha! Will do! 🙂
Thanks Brenda!
Sooo yeah…those look AWESOME!!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thanks so much! Hope you get to give them a try!
Oh my word. These look beautiful!
Thank you, Liz!
Oh. My. God. Looks fantastic.
Thanks Jackie!!
Peanut butter and chocolate and healthy are my three favorite words. As soon as we eat up all our leftover Christmas desserts (ug, I can’t bake until we do that first!) I’m making these! They look so amazing. Everything about these, the coffee, the oats, the chocolate – so so good. Pinning!
Thank you, Marry!!
Enjoy the last of the Christmas goodies! 🙂
These look incredible. I can’t wait to make them and then hide them all for myself.
Haha! 🙂
Thanks Shaina!
Love this! Dessert in January is absolutely necessary–I’m with you 110%!!
Thank you so much, Anna!