Description

These no-bake Dough Bites with Chocolate Dip are a perfect gluten-free and vegan-friendly snack. Made with almond flour and cashew butter, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and studded with mini chocolate chips, these bite-sized treats are chilled to firm and then dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate for an indulgent yet wholesome snack. Quick to prepare and requiring no baking, they make a great wholesome dessert or energy bite for any time of the day.

Ingredients

Dough Ingredients

½ cup super-fine blanched almond flour
½ cup cashew butter
¼ teaspoon kosher salt (use slightly less if using fine table salt)
1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup (or honey)
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons mini semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

Chocolate Dip

½ cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

Make the dough: In a medium bowl, stir together the almond flour, cashew butter, kosher salt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth. The mixture will thicken and become dough-like. Then, fold in the mini chocolate chips evenly.
Roll into bites: Divide the dough into 13 equal portions and roll each into balls roughly slightly smaller than ping pong balls for easy handling and uniform size.
Chill to firm: Place the dough balls on a parchment-lined plate and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. This firming step is crucial to make the bites cohesive and easy to dip in chocolate without falling apart.
Melt the chocolate: Melt the chocolate chips using your preferred method: either in the microwave by heating in 20-second intervals and stirring in between until smooth and glossy, or with a double boiler by setting a heat-safe bowl over gently simmering water and stirring until fully melted.
Chocolate dip: Dip the bottoms of the chilled dough balls into the melted chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Place the dipped bites back onto the parchment-lined plate and refrigerate until the chocolate sets completely, about 15 minutes. Note that you’ll use roughly half the chocolate; melting the entire ½ cup makes dipping easier.

Notes

If you want an alternate to cashew butter, you can try almond butter or sunflower seed butter, but texture and taste may vary slightly.
Use maple syrup to keep it vegan; honey can be substituted if not strictly vegan.
Make sure to use super-fine almond flour for the best texture; grittier almond meal may affect dough consistency.
Store chilled in an airtight container to keep freshness and texture.
These bites do not require baking and are perfect for a quick, healthy snack or dessert option.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: American