My 10-year old daughter was so happy to discover that she can make these Chocolate Haystacks all by herself. Perhaps a little too happy…
“Are you hungry, Mom? Let’s make Haystacks!”
“Mom, I’m bored. Let’s make Haystacks!”
“Hey Mom, my tooth just fell out. Let’s make Haystacks!”
😜
At least I can feel good about giving her a nourishing snack!
These Chocolate Haystacks are:
- a good source of protein
- naturally sweetened with dates (and refined-sugar free if you use these chocolate chips)
- gluten-free
This summer we attended a big family reunion and my daughter made 2 huge trays of these. They disappeared very quickly!
We also like the fact that this recipe is very easy to memorize… no searching for that piece of paper (or on your phone, tablet, etc) for where you saved the recipe. Just 5 ingredients and 1/2 cup of each ingredient.
Unless you have kids like mine who try to convince you to make an enormous batch and use 1 cup of each ingredient!
Chocolate Haystacks
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips*
- 1/2 cup nut or seed butter of choice we love cashew butter, almond butter, and sunflower seed butter
- 1/2 cup dates pits removed and chopped, or date paste
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes
- 1/2-1 cup puffed rice or crushed nuts of choice
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Form the mixture into loose balls and place in small paper cups. Place in the fridge (or freezer, if you can't wait!) for about 20 minutes until set. Enjoy!
