Nutella Crunch Protein Bites

I originally made these for Joel to snack on during the day because he loves nutella…. but then I took a bite and realized that I need these all for myself. Sorry Joel! You’ll have to make your own snack.

Homemade Nutella:

• 2/3 cup Ground Up hazelnut butter, “whatrobineats” for a discount
• 1/4 cup Rodelle grommet cocoa powder 
• 1/2 cup milk of choice
• 5 large, soft, pitted dates 
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Nutella Crunch Protein Bites:

• 1/4 cup homemade nutella
• 3 tbsps crunchy brown rice cereal
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 2-3 tbsp maple syrup, depending on how creamy the nutella is you might need more or less
• 3 scoops Further Foods collagen protein, “robin15” for a discount

Chocolate Coating:

• 1/3 cup , “robin10” for a discount, or other chocolate of choice
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Instructions:

• Make the nutella by adding all the ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until smooth. You’ll need to stop and scrape down the sides of the blender often.
• Add the bites ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until combined.
• Use a cookie scoop to scoop out about 14 bites. Roll into a ball, place on a plate or parchment paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• After an hour, melt the chocolate coating in a microwave safe dish. Melt in 30 second increments and stir each time.
• Coat the bites in the melted chocolate and refrigerate again for 30 minutes.
• Bites are good in the refrigerator for about two weeks! You can also freeze them. Enjoy!

When would you enjoy these bites?