Name: Cocoa-Nut Energy Bites
Yield: Makes 18
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil, melted, cooled, plus more for pan; 3 tablespoons cacao nibs; 5 ounces pitted Medjool dates (about 8); ½ cup nut butter; 3 tablespoons ground chia seeds, flaxseed meal, and/or ground hemp seeds; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 tablespoons almond flour or meal; 3 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut; Flaky sea salt

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Alex Lau

Choose dates that are soft and pliable—even if that means pitting them yourself.

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