SUPER GREEN CACAO ENERGY BITES

As of recent, we’ve been on a bit of an energy bite kick! Frozen energy bites (typically with some mix and ratio of healthy fats, fiber, and protein) have been a game changer to beat the summer heat, stave off cravings, and follow up on a workout with the right blend of good carbs and protein. After making the same recipe a few times over, we felt curious and bold enough to test adding green powder, to make the bites even more nutritious.

As vegetarians/vegans, even the constant emphasis on vegetables can leave you without enough variety in your diet. As well, if you are eating seasonally (as we tend to), your diet may consist of largely the same thing for months on end as growing/harvesting cycles accentuate what’s available for purchase at the store.

After our success with the sourdough protein pancakes, we were feeling stoked on Naked Nutrition and looking to see what other ways we could benefit from their offerings when eating balanced meals. Their Green Superfood Powder ended up being the perfect supplement to our energy bites, giving us additional veggie servings to spice up our snacks. We loved that they only use organic and natural ingredients when creating this blend. If you’ve used a green powder before (and both of us, at times, have gone heavy into spirulina/chlorella/wheatgrass etc …), you’ll know that achieving the right ratio of flavor when incorporating powders can be difficult, as many of them are simply too dense/dry/earthy. Here, Naked Nutrition again impresses with the middle ground they’ve established, as the resulting energy balls ended up being flavorful without tasting like dirt. 😄