Chocolate protein bites are full of protein and easy to make with just 3 ingredients! This easy no bake snack is loved by kids and adults, is free of refined sugar.
These chocolate protein bites are an easy way to satisfy your chocolate craving and get your protein.
I've made these bites in several flavors, including strawberry protein bites , dragon fruit protein bites, and even carrot protein bites. The benefits of eating a few of these before your workout are evident immediately. So I've started packing a few in family lunches.
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Why You'll Love These
- Quick and easy. This no bake snack is easy to make, just blend, pour into a mold or pan, and freeze.
- High in protein & fiber. A healthy snack high in protein and fiber from beans and chocolate.
- Full of nutrition from beans. Beans provide potassium, iron, thiamin, heart-supporting folate and magnesium
Ingredients
- Beans. I used canned black beans, unsalted. White beans work too. Look for organic and a brand without extra ingredients.
- Cocoa. Use unsweetened cocoa. Dutch processed and cacao powder is fine.
- Dates. I used dates blended in water to make a date paste. Or just add softened dates, softened by letting them soak 5-10 minutes in just-boiled water.
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Step by Step Instructions
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
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Step 1: Rinse the beans, blend them with the other ingredients, and and taste test. If you'd like them sweeter, add a bit more date paste or maple syrup.
Step 2: Pour mixture into molds or mini cupcake papercups.
Step 3: Freeze for 30 minutes (or longer depending on your freezer temperature) and then unmold and store in an air tight container! Keep frozen until ready to eat.
Step 1: Rinse the beans, and them with other ingredients to a blender.
Step 2: Blend all the ingredients into a smooth texture, about 1 minute. Taste the mixture and add more sweetener if needed.
Step 3: Pour into molds or even paper lined mini cupcake pans.
Step 4: Freeze for about 30 minutes then refrigerate so they don't become rock hard.
Recipe Tips
Date paste provides the best flavor, and you can find dates in packages in the produce section. Soak them for 5 minutes in just boiled water and then pit and blend with a few tablespoons of water into a paste. For greater detail, here is my date paste recipe. It is wonderful to sweeten hot drinks, smoothies or other no bake recipes.
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Protein Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 (15oz/425gms) can black beans organic, no salt
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ cup date paste (use my date paste recipe or use ⅓ cup maple syrup)
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Instructions
Make chocolate protein bites
- Rinse the beans, blend them with the other ingredients, and and taste test. If you'd like them sweeter, add a bit more date paste or maple syrup.Pour mixture into molds or mini cupcake papercups.1 (15oz/425gms) can black beans, 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, ½ cup date paste
- Freeze for 30 minutes (or longer depending on your freezer temperature) and then unmold and store in an air tight container! Keep frozen until ready to eat.
- 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..
Bianca Zapatka says
These bites look super delicious, Dee! Love the the ingredients!
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️
Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet says
Bianca, thank you! So happy you love the ingredients! Dee xx
Ela says
Wow, this is so creative, Dee! I didn't know it would be possible to make chocolate with beans! Definitely, need to try your recipe ❤️
Debbie says
Ela! That would be great if you tried it, thank you so much! Dee xx