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    Chocolate Protein Bites

    Mar 5, 2018 · Updated: Sep 29, 2023 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    Chocolate protein bites are full of protein and easy to make with just 3 ingredients, including black beans! A snack that helps with energy, weight loss, even for restoring muscle. This recipe is free of dairy, gluten, and refined or processed sweeteners.

    A scattering of chocolate protein bites on a white board.

    These chocolate protein bites are an easy way to satisfy your chocolate craving and get your protein. That's because these easy bites are full of both, made with the best protein source, beans, and cocoa.

    I've made these bites in several flavors, including strawberry protein bites and even cantalope 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.

    Just like my no bake brownies, and my buckwheat brownies, these bites are sweetened by dates, or date paste, which makes anything you add them to taste delicious.

    How Healthy are Black Beans

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

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

    How Are These Made?

    Easy! Just blend up ingredients, pour into molds or mini cupcake papers and freeze.

    These snacks can be made with either 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.

    A scattering of chocolate protein bites on a white board.

    Substitutions

    There are a few.

    If you don't have date paste, or dates to make date paste, use maple syrup instead. I give portions in the recipe below.

    You can use unsweetened cocoa powder instead of cacao powder. Cacao powder is raw and a bit more nutritious. Unsweetened cocoa powder is more processed. You can also replace cocoa powder with chocolate protein for a higher level of protein.

    And you can use either black or white beans.

    Recipe Tips

    They really taste best with date paste. And date paste is easy to make. I have a recipe here, but all you do is buy fresh Medjool dates. I find mind in the produce section of supermarkets, usually in a plastic case. Soak them in water overnight, pit them, and blend with water into a paste. Refrigerate that paste for recipes like this or to use a sweetener for other recipes and smoothies.

    Dates add a ton more nutrition and fiber then other sweeteners.
    I hope you love the easy protein recipe!

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

    Chocolate Protein Bites

    Created by Dee Dine
    Chocolate protein bites are full of black beans! An energizing snack that is free of dairy, gluten, and refined or processed sweeteners.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Course Snack
    Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free
    Servings 12
    Calories 19 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 (15oz/425gms) can black beans (organic & precooked - I have used Eden and Whole Foods 365 brand)
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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

    Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Bianca Zapatka

      November 02, 2018 at 6:34 am

      These bites look super delicious, Dee! Love the the ingredients!
      Lots of love,
      Bianca ❤️

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      • Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet

        November 06, 2018 at 9:20 am

        Bianca, thank you! So happy you love the ingredients! Dee xx

        Reply
    2. Ela

      March 06, 2018 at 11:13 pm

      5 stars
      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 ❤️

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      • Debbie

        March 07, 2018 at 12:25 pm

        Ela! That would be great if you tried it, thank you so much! Dee xx

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