This Dark Chocolate, Fruit, Nut Superfood Bites Recipe makes a delicious treat packed with “good for you” superfoods like dark chocolate, dried fruit & nuts.
Are you familiar with superfoods? The dictionary definition of a superfood is a “nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being”.
While it’s not an official food group, superfoods usually offer big doses of things like antioxidants, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals.
The reason they are super is that eating them may actually reduce the risk of chronic disease and even prolong life.
Superfoods include things like salmon, kale, hemp seeds, black garlic, and seaweed. Also in the superfoods group are many nuts, seeds, fruits and cacao.
You know why I LOVE that cacao is a superfood? It’s the basis for quality dark chocolate, which isn’t just a superfood, but also my favorite food!
Dark Chocolate, Fruit, Nut Superfood Bites Recipe makes a delicious bite that can be a snack or a yummy dessert.
If you like to finish your meals with something sweet, but don’t want to get too crazy, a superfood bite will leave you happy and your sweet-tooth satisfied. You can choose to make these bites in whatever size you choose.
You also have some options to customize these bites to your tastes. Choose your favorite nuts and dried fruits or make a few different flavors for some variety.
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Dark Chocolate, Fruit, Nut Superfood Bites Recipe
Yields: 15-20 bites depending on size
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
8 oz of dark chocolate
a variety of nuts and dried fruits (pistachios, almonds, dried apricots, cranberries, and raisins shown)
Directions:
- Chop any large nuts into smaller pieces. You want to be able to taste the variety of fruits and nuts in each bite and not have the flavor dominated by any one particular addition.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a flat surface.
- Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl. Microwave the chocolate for 60 seconds, stir, and then microwave again for another 30 seconds. Continue for 30 seconds (stirring each time) until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Using a spoon, make small rounds of chocolate on the parchment paper to your desired size. Simply allow the chocolate to drip from the spoon and it will naturally take a circular shape. The bites in the photos are approximately 2.5 inches.
- Immediately place fruit and nut pieces on chocolate.
- Allow the chocolate to cool at room temperature.
- Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
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Dark Chocolate, Fruit, Nut Superfood Bites
Ingredients
- 8 oz of dark chocolate
- a variety of nuts and dried fruits pistachios, almonds, dried apricots, cranberries, and raisins shown
Instructions
- Chop any large nuts into smaller pieces. You want to be able to taste the variety of fruits and nuts in each bite and not have the flavor dominated by any one particular addition.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a flat surface.
- Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl. Microwave the chocolate for 60 seconds, stir, and then microwave again for another 30 seconds. Continue for 30 seconds (stirring each time) until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Using a spoon, make small rounds of chocolate on the parchment paper to your desired size. Simply allow the chocolate to drip from the spoon and it will naturally take a circular shape. The bites in the photos are approximately 2.5 inches.
- Allow the chocolate to cool at room temperature.
- Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Félix Ernesto Craff Zevallos says
My problema is the sugar; so I use unsweetened dark chocolate, and add some Stevia on it.
Mira V says
Those look Delicious!! Great gift to make also!
Jerry Marquardt says
This Dark Chocolate recipe looks delicious, sounds delicious, so I am thinking…it must be delicious. Thanks for sharing today.
Jerry Marquardt says
What a great “more healthy” alternative to higher fat snacks. We all should know that it starts with the snack in front of you now, so this is great!
Rosie says
I love this idea. I like this much better than bark broken up into different sized pieces. Easy, too. Ohh, I want to do this soon!
Julie Wood says
This sounds delicious and very healthy. Dark chocolate is good for the heart and adding nuts to it is even better!
shelly peterson says
Oh these look super yummy! What a perfect little treat to satisfy a sweet tooth. I will have to make these.
Sarah L says
Looks yummy. You forgot a step in the instructions: #4.5 – place nuts and fruit pieces on chocolate BEFORE it hardens.
Chrysa says
Thanks, Sarah! That’s an important step!