Double the chocolate, double the fun! Double Chocolate Cherry Chia bites with Chocolate Chips are a healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth while getting an extra boost of omegas and fiber. These bites are grain free, easy to make, vegan friendly, protein packed, and the perfect balance of chocolate with dried tart cherries.
Well, I’m down for another update. Geeze I have a lot of old healthy bite recipe to revamp or retake pictures. But can I be honest? I’m kinda liking this. It makes me think more creatively, plus I can eat the extra or sell them to my gym clients. That’s a win, win right?
Anyway, a few years back I wrote a post on 3 ways to use chia! If you want, you can read it and see the old recipe here (warning, it’s old school). Haha. But the recipe I had used a gluten free cereal and another “fudge” like flavor in the chocolate cherry bites.
Today I decided to take it up a notch. I’m adding and subtracting ingredients to these chocolate cherry bites. In fact, I even used black chia seed. Whoa… so matchy match!
But the main reason I am keeping both is so that you can choose your texture and macronutrient intake. Obviously the bites posted in the old recipe are more crunchy and have a little more sugar and carbohydrate per bite. So they would be great for post workout/recovery fuel.
These bites are grain free and great for pre or post workout. Naturally sweetened and with a bit more healthy fats added… oh and DARK CHOCOLATE.
So here ya go, let me know if you try the new ones!
PrintDouble Chocolate Cherry Chia Bites
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 28 1x
Description
Double Chocolate Cherry Chia Bites {Vegan}
Ingredients
- ½ cup chocolate protein of choice (see notes below for alternative)
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup chia seed
- ⅓ cup dried cherries or cranberries
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips (I used enjoy life chocolate vegan chips)
- ½ cup chocolate peanut butter or almond butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp I also use a little cherry/raspberry extract (optional)
- ⅓ cup honey
Instructions
- This recipe is super easy because you don’t need to grind anything! just mix up dry ingredients first, then add in nut butter, extract, and honey.
- Mix well, then roll into balls/bites.
- Freeze right away then store in fridge or freezer to maintain freshness.
- Makes around 28 bites, give or take.
- NOTE –>if batter is too dry, add more pb/honey. If it’s too wet, add in coconut flour or protein powder.
Notes
If you don’t want to use chocolate protein, you can use a chocolate peanut flour. You can use another flour but it might not be as chocolatey in taste.
- Prep Time: 13 min
Now, enjoy the weekend and good luck to all those running, racing, training out there. It’s going to be a great weekend for it.
chocolate + cherry = double antioxidants. Would you agree?
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p.s. stay tuned for next Friday. A giveaway for October healthy bites!
Lisa
These are great!
First time with protein powder
Look forward to making ither version
Jody - Fit at 57
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Jolene
YUM!!! I love this recipe, one of my faves and the switch ups…mmm x1000!
Katie
Can’t believe these were one of the first bites I tried!!!! Gah… if only you had a healthy bite assistant! I need some bites asap!
Ashley @ Fit mitten Kitchen
Ummmm these look insane. They remind me of my cacao cherry protein shake, which is delicious. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT MAGENTA PURPLE RAMKIN THOUGH!? Is that what that is? Because I need it in my life.
Cotter Crunch
haha yes! i actually got it at easter time at safeway!
Ashley @ Fit mitten Kitchen
Well I love it! 🙂
Cotter Crunch
I’ll see if i can find it again! xxoo
Susie @ Suzlyfe
Chocolate and cherry is one o fmy all time favorite flavor combos. Always has been. And you know the drill: chocolate is a bean, beans are plants, plants make salad, and if you add the cherries, this is the healthiest salad like ever.!
Krysten
These sounds heavenly!
I think they could help me wean off my crazy sugar habit lately! I gotta make these this week.
Cotter Crunch
Wish I could send them!! So good.
Sheena @ Tea and Biscuits
Gosh, I’m so late to the Chia party, I really need to try it out! Your energy bites look perfect, I bet my son would love them for a school snack 🙂
Cotter Crunch
haha never too late! just on board the chia train! p.s did you hear from sizzlefish yet?
Jess @hellotofit
Chocolate and cherry is such a good combo. AKA I love Cherry Garcia ice cream…hehe
I’ve started to use coconut flour for snacks and baking – I like it!
Cotter Crunch
yumm.. cherry garica. i need to make a bite liek that
Teffy @ Teffy's Perks
They look so so good!!
I love that they’re food processor free, since I’m currently traveling through Asia and my kitchen resources are very limited.
Don’t have chocolate protein, but will try with vanilla instead and add some extra cacao powder! X
Cotter Crunch
let me know if you do Teffy!
Elle
I think this recipe already had me at the “double chocolate”. I like how you used chia seeds for extra omega-3 and fibre.
I think I’m going to try making this with some nuts added as well.
Cotter Crunch
haha double anything is always fun, right?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, I have to share these with my blogger bestie! We have been obsessed with chia seeds lately! OBSESSED!
Cotter Crunch
who’s your blogger bestie? Let’s start a chia club!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
That would be me, hi Lindsay! And I’m so glad she did share them with me because A) chocolate cherry chia yumminess, 3 of my favorite things and B) I’ve never been to your site before and I feel like I’ve been missing out on some serious snacking brilliance! Yes, definitely chia obsessed, I eat them everyday. And I LOVE that little purple jar, so cute and such a pretty color! Pinned, and now I’m off to explore your recipe archives 🙂
Cotter Crunch
well so glad to “meet” you Natalie. can’t wait to explore your site! <3
GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth
I attempted to make something similar to this last year and failed. Glad you had better luck than I did haha
Cotter Crunch
what? I bet yours were amazing! send me some haha
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table
I think this needs to be on the diet this week. Cherries = good for inflammation. 🙂
Cotter Crunch
these are so for you!
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Oh yes. Antioxidants are definitely the first thing I think about when I see these bites. It’s not like I’m thinking… o.m.g freaking DELICIOUS 😛 Hope you’re having a great weekend, lovely lady!
Cotter Crunch
yes, you read my mind. OMG fits right in. xxoo
Nora (A Clean Bake)
I am always looking for ways to incorporate more chia seeds into my diet, and these look too good to pass up! PS: I am so with you on the pleasure of updating old recipes to be prettier, easier and more delicious. It’s so satisfying to realize how far you’ve come as a recipe developer!
Cotter Crunch
Yes!! So agree! Chia makes it prettier too haha
rAchel @ Athletic avocado
mmmm chocolate and cherry is like the best combo evaaaa! and I LOVE that you used coconut flour, thats my fav 🙂
Cotter Crunch
yes, great texture too!
Courtney bentley
Yum and the use of chocolate peanut butter omg in love and must make these asap! I love adding chia seeds to my energy bites as I never get enough fiber and the use of chia seeds helps me out! Thanks for sharing xo C
Cotter Crunch
it’s so my fav too courtney! <3
Cotter Crunch
totally! fiber and omegas = WINNING! always.
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
Chocolate and cherry might just be my favorite! Reminds me of those chocolate covered cherries from childhood. If antioxidants make it healthy, even better of course 🙂
Cotter Crunch
haha me too! like a box of chocolates. p.s. these would be great for post 20 mile runs. How did it go?