3-ingredient Chocolate Protein Workout Bites (White Beans + Chocolate)

Chocolate protein workout bites full of protein from white beans! A terrific energizing snack that is free of dairy, gluten, and refined or processed sweeteners.

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3-ingredient Chocolate Protein Workout Bites (White Beans + Chocolate)

I love pre-workout and post-workout snacks.

The benefits are immediately apparent both during and after my workout! I have been spinning this past year and it takes a lot of energy. And these chocolate protein bites are easy to make and full of energizing ingredients.

You might have noticed my 2-ingredients Strawberry Protein Pre-Workout Bites.

Well, I thought, why not use beans in chocolate for either a pre-work out snack or post-workout. And that’s how I came up with the recipe. Because, chocolate.

How Healthy are White Beans?

Beans are really the perfect energizing snack, full of protein, fiber and a slew of other nutritional benefits, including potassium and iron, good for shiny hair among other effects; thiamine for a boost to your cognitive abilities; heart-supporting folate and magnesium, and copper to fight inflammation and antioxidants galore!

And chocolate, raw cacao, is also full of antioxidants, and mood-boosting magnesium.

This chocolate protein bite recipe can be made with both date paste and maple syrup as the sweetener. I found maple syrup to sweeten the flavor a bit more than dates, so if you don’t have dates or paste around, you can use maple syrup instead but reduce by half.

Try to find dates for this snack, though. The reason is with only 3 ingredients, you want each ingredient to contribute heavily to the nutrition of the recipe. While maple syrup certainly isn’t as harmful as refined sugar, it doesn’t have the considerable fiber and iron of dates.

I like to make date paste and store it in the freezer so I always have some one hand. My homemade date paste recipe is coming HERE!!.

Like working with beans? Here are two other recipes that use them:

• White Bean Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• 2-Ingredient Strawberry Protein Pre-Workout Bites

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So, I hope you enjoy my new bean experiment and may your workout be wildly successful!
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3-ingredient Chocolate Protein Workout Bites (White Beans + Chocolate)

Pop in the mouth chocolate bites full of protein of white beans! A terrific energizing snack that is free of dairy, gluten, and refined or processed sweeteners.

Course Snack

Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free

Keyword 3-ingredients, chocolate, white beans

Does it keep? freezer-friendly

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Servings 12

Calories 54 kcal

Author Dee Dine

Ingredients

• 1 can (15oz/425gms) white beans (navy beans, organic & precooked - I have used Eden and Whole Foods 365 brand)
• 2 tbsp cacao powder
• 3 tbsp date paste or 2 tbsp maple syrup

Useful Equipment

• Heart mold

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Rinse the beans, blend them with the other ingredients, and pour into molds or mini cupcake papercups.

2. Freeze for an hour (or longer depending on your freezer temperature) and then unmold and store in an air tight container! Keep frozen until ready to eat.
3. Made in small molds, I can pop them in my mouth straight from the freezer and they melt in my mouth like little pieces of fudge.
4. Made in paper mini-cups, the bite is bigger so you might want to let it thaw 10 minutes or so before eating, then it's fudgy and you can bite it..

Nutrition Facts

3-ingredient Chocolate Protein Workout Bites (White Beans + Chocolate)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 54 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 204mg6%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 3g6%

Calcium 29mg3%

Iron 1.3mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.