No-Bake Nutty Bites

By:  Maria

These little gluten-free, dairy-free bites are just the right size for when you want a small treat, without worrying about completely sabotaging your nutrition endeavors. I save these type of goodies for weekend-only treats.

The chocolate* used is also dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free and adds a nice touch, but is completely optional.

Ingredients

2 ½ cups blanched almond flour

½ tsp sea salt

¼ cup raw honey

½ cup toasted sunflower seed oil

1 tblsp vanilla

1 cup gluten, soy & dairy free chocolate chips (optional)

In a large bowl, combine almond flour and salt

In a smaller bowl, combine sunflower seed oil, honey and vanilla

Stir wet ingredients into dry

Shape into log size

Wrap tightly in plastic wrap

Chill dough in freezer for 30 minutes

Slice log into 1/4-inch thick slices (I cut those slices in half for smaller portion-sized treat, but it's up to you)

Bake at 350° on a parchment lined baking sheet for 5-7 minutes or until brown around the edges

Cool for ½ hour

If you decide to dip into chocolate:

In a small saucepan, melt chocolate over very low heat, stirring continuously

Remove saucepan from heat and one by one, dip into chocolate

Set to cool on a parchment lined baking sheet --refrigerate to harden chocolate

I find that they tend not to crumble easily if I keep these treats in the fridge

*(You can find Good Life brand of chocolate chips @ your local Nutrition store or Harmons)