No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bites (Vegan, Gluten Free)
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bites: A one bowl recipe for soft, chewy and indulgent no bake chocolate coconut bites. Vegan, gluten-free and delicious.
Lately, Erik and I have been focusing on getting healthier. And by lately, I mean the last five years or so. Now before you gasp and lift your eyebrows in shock at the length of time it’s taken to “get healthy,” let me explain. Or, continue gasping. It’s a free country after all. Judgment and every-thang.
Getting healthy is this insanely eye-opening process which humbles both of us constantly. Once you think you’ve gotten the hang of things: making raw snacks, removing refined sugars from… like everything, or learning how to massage (!) kale, something goes BAM! and slaps you in the face with all of its new, informative, blah-dy-blahness and makes you realize you know, like, nothing.
Nothing at all.
Goodness. Who knew I was signing up for a big slice of Healthy Humble Pie? (That’s bound to taste good. Ahem.)
I know that growing up (or whatever) is all about learning to adapt, and all of that mature stuff. But come on! Right? Some of us are gonna need a few carrots to go with those super-hard, super-dry sticks.
Enter, Carrot: my No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bites.
Naturally, these carrots that I demand must taste nothing like carrots, and everything like chocolate. If I can have chocolate, I can deal with all of them new-fangled health rules. M-kay?
Now as shifty and change-y as the health codes have been, one thing remains steadfast and awesome: no bake, vegan sweets. Guuuuuurl, I love me some no bake vegan sweets.
When the world is just spinning around so fast, and everything’s so blurry and noisy, and I’m just busy/chaotic/crazy with life, I make my no bake chocolate coconut bites (or these peanut butter coconut bites, if I’m feeling sassy). They’re quick, simple and delicious. Oh, and they stick by them new-fangled health rules too. And just in case you’re looking for a special, super chocolatey (i.e. ah-mazing) treat, you’ve got to try Allergylicious’ Chocolate Seed Bites. They’re gluten-free, vegan, and top-8 free! .
These no bake chocolate coconut bites are:
- Vegan and Gluten Free
- soft, sweet and chockfull of coconut love
- made with just 7 ingredients (or 8, if you’d like to count water. Up to you, free world and all.)
- made in just one bowl (no one likes doing dishes)
- and packed full of protein
So you see, being healthy isn’t always hard… it can actually be soft and sweet. (I’m sorry. I could not help myself). And, at the end of the day, it’s so worth it, dontcha think?
Let’s do this healthy thang together, and let’s have some fun, shall we?
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bites (Vegan, Gluten Free)
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 25-30 bites 1x
Description
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bites: A quick recipe for soft, chewy and indulgent no bake chocolate coconut bites. Vegan, gluten-free and delicious.
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural, unsalted peanut butter or almond butter
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened coconut shreds or flakes
- 1 cup gluten-free rolled oats
- ½ cup almond meal
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- OPTIONAL
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes for rolling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the nut butter, maple syrup, cocoa powder and water. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in coconut, oats, almond meal and flax. Stir until you get a cohesive, dough-like mixture. Towards the end, I use a rubber spatula to fold the dough.
- Scoop mixture into your hands and roll into bites. Optionally, roll in coconut flakes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
– Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. If you like them firm, you can store them in the fridge.
– These also keep well in the freezer for up to a month.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Category: no bake, snacks
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Guess what? Your love for no bake goodness is obliged by my No Bake Peanut Butter Coconut Bites. Muah!
Questions of the Day
What new-fangled health news have you learned about recently?
What’s your favorite healthy pick-me-up snack?
I can’t wait to hear your responses! ❤️ demeter
Thank you. This is a great recipe! The first time I made them, they seemed to have a bit too much coconut and be a little sweeter than I wanted. The next time, I replaced the water with coffee–brings out more chocolate flavor. And I cut back the coconut to 1 cup. I ended up giving some away with other baking over the holidays. People loved them. I also replaced the smooth peanut butter with crunchy.
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Thank you. This is a great recipe! The first time I made them, they seemed to have a bit too much coconut and be a little sweeter than I wanted. The next time, I replaced the water with coffee–brings out more chocolate flavor. And I cut back the coconut to 1 cup. I ended up giving some away with other baking over the holidays. People loved them.
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You’re so welcome, Judy! 🙂 I love your idea of adding coffee–it’s the perfect complement to chocolate. 🙂 So happy to hear that you and your friends loved them.
Energy balls are indeed a great healthy snack, in fact I won’t travel without them. Amazing job here, thanks for sharing!
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Oh, yes! They are awesome travel snacks. 🙂 Thanks so much Silvia!
It is so hard to keep up with the healthy eating info! Always changing. I think that you are right, and something always stay in fashion. LIke chocolate, for example. Antioxidants? But keeping healthy snacks around is a must for me or I will just randomly start eating whatever food I can find. Love these!
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So true… one day it’s good, the next it’s bad. Goodness! Thanks Meghan. 🙂
It does take awhile to officially be a healthy eater. These bites are a great option during the transition. They look amazing 🙂
Right? And then you’ve got to re-invent yourself based on all of the new rules! At least it keeps us on our toes. Thanks so much Megan. 🙂
I’m in for healthy eating! Even though I still make some not so healthy desserts, I’m happy to experiment with more clean recipes! These look great! Pinned!
Woot woot! No judgment here–it’s all about a good balance. 🙂 Thanks so much for commenting and pinning, Mira. 🙂
hi demeter! i made these last night! yum! i loved your no bake peanut butter coconut bites and couldn’t wait to try to make these too. i had all the ingredients at home, so i made a batch. they’re awesome! (i may have eaten too many haha.) thank you for this recipe! i’m taking a few of these bites to work today!
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Hi Lucy! That’s awesome!! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed these and the pb coco bites. 🙂 🙂 LOL–you and me both, sister! 😉 Hope you enjoy them at work. Thanks again for trying my recipe. <3 xoxo
Love anything chocolate and these vegan and GF chocolate bites are awesome. They look so decadent and tasty. I love the idea of coconut in them. And having bite sized treats for Easter sounds like a great idea.
Thanks Anu! Coconut and chocolate really are the best. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂