Instead of throwing out the pulp you are left with after you make nut milk, save it to make this delicious Vegan and Paleo Chocolate Nut Pulp Bites!
Recently, I ended up making a large amount of cashew and almond milk as part of recipe testing I was doing. The process, which I’m sure most of you are familiar with, involves blending together nuts with water, then filtering the whole thing through a cheesecloth or a nut milk bag. What you are left with is creamy and delicious nut milk to use however you please, but you are also left with a ton of nut pulp that’s been filtered out through the process.
I used to throw out this nut pulp, or I’ve heard of others putting it in smoothies to add a dose of healthy fat and protein. However, I’m not much of a smoothie drinker (I prefer to chew my food), but really hate the idea of throwing anything out especially when it comes to nuts because they are NOT cheap. So in order save the pulp and put it to good (and SUPER YUMMY) use, I ended up making these Vegan and Paleo Chocolate Nut Pulp Bites.
These delicious and chocolate-y balls are so easy to make. All the work you do is in blending everything together and shaping them into round bites with your hands. But the result is so chewy and decadent that you’ll think you are eating a fancy dessert.
I’ve been enjoying one of these when I’m craving something sweet after my meals, or in the afternoons when I feel like snacking occasionally. I love that these are just sweetened with dates, making it a relatively healthy treat. Next time you aren’t sure what to do with leftover nut pulp, don’t throw it out! Make these tasty Vegan and Paleo Chocolate Nut Pulp Bites instead and you’ll thank me after when you get to taste one of these delicious babies.
Vegan and Paleo Chocolate Nut Pulp Bites
Ingredients
- 2 cups nut pulp I used a combination of almonds and cashews
- 1/3 cup pitted medjool dates roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut butter
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Optional, for coating: cacao powder, shredded coconut, or more nut pulp
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, except the coating, in a food processor or blender and pulse until doughy.
- Use a spatula to mix everything together.
- Use your hands to shape the dough into 1-1 1/2 inch balls.
- To add coating, roll each ball in the coating of your choice.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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I made a few modifications out of necessity: I used 70 gm of cocoa butter and 60 gm of figs because that’s what I had in the house, and I used 240 gm of brazil nut pulp. These could be a little sweeter — this is coming from a person who eats 100% cacao chocolate — but that may be the difference between the figs and the dates. (Next time I may reduce the salt to 1/8th tsp.) I rolled them in equal parts unsweetened shredded coconut and cocoa powder. I’m quite pleased with them.
On the plus side, since they’re not very sweet I won’t have to share them with The Hubs. 🙂