Jenn Laughlin

Peanut Butter and Cherry Energy Bites

Let’s see if I can make it through this entire post without cracking a single ball joke.

I think I can. I think I can. I probably can’t.

I have a thing for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If I have a fresh loaf of bread in the house, I’ll eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner until we finally run out of bread. Well, at least until we get to the bread butts, because as much as I love a good PB J, there’s no way I’m touching a bread’s hiney. Not happening.

Of course my peanut butter and jelly craving always seems to strike hardest when there isn’t a crumb of bread in sight; so I improvised.

Peanut Butter and Cherry Energy Bites


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Peanut Butter and Cherry Energy Bites
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Prep time 5 mins
Total time 5 mins
Author: Jenn Laughlin Recipe type: snack, dessert Serves: 15-20 bite sized balls
Ingredients
  • 16 juicy dried dates
  • ½ cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup almonds (I used blanched toasted almonds)
  • ½-1 TBSP juice (cranberry, cherry, or simply use water)
  • a pinch of salt
  • ¼-1/3 cup of all-natural peanut butter chips, chopped
  • 1-2 TBSP slightly warm peanut butter, for drizzling

Instructions
  1. Toss your almonds and walnuts into a food processor and pulse until they appear finely chopped.
  2. Next add dates, dried cherries, juice and salt.
  3. Pulse your heart out with the food processor until the mixture is well-incorporated and a bit sticky.
  4. Remove the mixture from the processor and spread onto a piece of wax/parchment paper or cutting board.
  5. Next you’ll want to add the luscious peanut butter chips. Since they’re sized a bit awkwardly for folding into the energy bite mixture, use your food processor or a sharp knife to give the PB chips a rough chop so they resemble peanut butter chunks.
  6. Incorporate the two and then roll into bite-sized balls.
  7. Scarf some as a snack right away, and store extras in an air-tight container.

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Big thanks to my lovely assistant for providing optimal lighting and a visual scale.

so… how was it?

Like biting into a fresh PB J sandwich! I absolutely love them! I’ve been positively cuckoo for peanut butter lately and having this bread-free alternative to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in my arsenal makes me giddy. Since the peanut butter and cherry bits remain separate in the recipe, you can taste them both with similar intensity. It was love at first bite!

Ahhh I did it! There isn’t a single stray ball joke in this entire post. I don’t know about this… it just doesn’t feel right without one… Leave me a comment and tell me how much you love these balls =)

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