Apricot Energy Bites
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These coconut apricot energy bites are a delicious, healthy snack to grab when you’re on the go. They taste like dessert, but they’re secretly healthy.
These coconut apricot bites are a delicious snack to grab when you’re on the go.
One of my favorite store-bought snack bars used to be the Almond and Apricot Kind Bar. I loved the combination of apricots, almonds, and coconut.
When I realized that those bars contained 12 ingredients including soy lecithin and other mysterious things I wouldn’t cook with at home, I stopped eating them. These apricot energy balls replicate the flavor of those Kind bars without all the fillers.
Apricot Bites Tips
Use a food processor or high powered blender to combine the ingredients for these healthy snacks. I like to leave little bits of each ingredient for the best texture.
Trader Joe’s carries unsulfured apricots that work well in this recipe, but any dried apricots will do.
Refrigerate these coconut apricot bites for several days, or transfer them to the freezer for later use.
Try these peanut butter cookie dough bites for another easy, healthy snack that tastes like a treat.
Coconut Apricot Energy Bites
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried apricots (I use unsulfured apricots from Trader Joe’s)
- 3/4 cup Medjool dates
- 3/4 cup almonds
- 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and chop them until a paste is formed. Don’t chop them so much that you can’t see little bits of almonds.
- Form 1-inch balls and refrigerate. They will be set in about an hour, but you can also eat them straight out of the food processor.
- Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Approximate Nutrition Info
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Coconut Apricot Energy Balls Price Breakdown
The total cost of this recipe is $3.78, or $.21 per energy bite. These coconut apricot energy bites are a healthy mid-morning or after-school snack to help get you through to the next meal.
If you’re looking for other healthy snack ideas, see this post about saving money with homemade snacks. It’s amazing how much we can save by making things from scratch.
These look nice. I don’t eat coconut so I’m going to try these using hemp seeds in place of coconut. Do you think that will work? 🙂
I haven’t tried these with hemp seeds. Please let me know how they turn out.
I just discovered your blog a few days ago and spent two evenings scrolling through all your recipes. I have tried two of them so far (the other one being your Raspberry Vanilla Overnight Oats which I think I could eat every morning for a month) and OMG THEY ARE SO DELICIOUS!! Thanks a lot for this simple yet amazing idea. Greetings from Germany!
Thanks, Lisa. So glad you’re enjoying the recipes!
I just made these and they are not coming together into balls, they just crumble. Any suggestions?
Sorry to hear that, Andrea. Add water 1 teaspoon at a time until they come together for you. That always works for me. Let me know it that does the trick.
I love the sound of these! and we could have used them today as we went hiking… they would have been just the thing to eat once we got back to the car!
Simple & scrumptious. So glad there’s only a few ingredients!
Carmen ☼
Thank you, Carmen!
I love these kind of bites, so easy and so delicious!
Thanks, Abby!
Never tried apricots in my energy bites.. great idea, will give this a try soon, thanks !!
Thanks, Mini! I hope you enjoy them.
I loved those Kind bars too! But your 4 ingredient ones are SO much better 🙂
-Dana
Thanks, Dana. Those Kind bars are yummy, but these taste even better to me.
I love healthy snacks like these. So delicious! So healthy! So easy!
Thanks, Jill!