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This is a spinoff of a fan-favorite recipe in The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook — Fig Energy Bites! Here, I use dried apples and apricots instead of figs and fresh vanilla seeds and lemon to switch out the flavor profile. Yes, the seeds scraped from a fresh vanilla bean are AIP-friendly, since the seeds are so small they don’t get chewed but pass through digestion “whole” (kinda like the seeds in cucumbers, and berries!).
There isn’t anything fussy or hard about this recipe — just place everything in your food processor, roll into balls, and enjoy!
Vanilla Energy Bites
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Author: Mickey Trescott
Ingredients
- 3 cups dried apple rings
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 2 whole vanilla beans, sliced open lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
- 1 lemon, zested, 1 tsp reserved
- ½ lemon, juiced
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup finely shredded coconut
- A pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Add the apple rings, apricots, vanilla bean seeds, lemon juice, lemon zest (reserving 1 teaspoon for later), and coconut oil to a food processor. Process on high until thoroughly combined and sticky, about 1-2 minutes. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the shredded coconut, sea salt, and reserved lemon zest and stir to combine.
- Using your hands, form the apple mixture into small balls, about the size of 2 tablespoons, and roll through the coconut mixture before placing on a plate. Once all of your "bites" are formed, place them in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to harden. Keep refrigerated before serving, or they will melt.
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my name is Sophie, I am 18 years old and studying food and nutrition science at university in Australia. I really like your website and was wondering if there are any particular foods, recipes, supplements that may assist in hormonal acne that i experienced for the last couple of years???
Kindest regards 🙂
Hey Sophie, nice to meet you! I don’t have any specific foods to recommend, but I do think that you may see some changes in troubleshooting your diet. It is hard to know which changes without knowing more, but I would start with a Whole 30 or Paleo approach if you are new to this style of eating! Good luck!
Could I use vanilla extract if I don’t have vanilla beans?
Hey Margaret, if you have an extract you tolerate, I would use 1 tsp for each bean in this recipe.
Thank you for this recipe. How many is one serving? Thanks.
Hey Ashley! For a snack, maybe 2-3?
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Can you freeze these, if so for how long?
Nikki,
Yes, I would not leave them more than a month or two though!
I started AIP about 6 days ago, and my cravings for sweets have been INTENSE. I made these last night as an attempt to curb my craving of all things chocolate and they are DELICIOUS. It keeps people safe who come near me with sweets. Also, the lemon zest seems to really set it off. I love it. Thanks for recipe!
Really happy you are enjoying them Kelsey!
Is the finely chopped coconut sweetened or unsweetened?
Megan – unsweetened!
Hi there,
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Wishing you luck Gabrielle!
I was wondering if it is possible to make a fig energy bar with fresh figs instead of dried. Would I just use less coconut oil? Thanks. I love your cookbook and make all my food from it.
Hi Colleen! This recipe won’t work with fresh figs, unfortunately!
I have been AIP for just over 2 months & along with the health benefit I am experiencing, I am loosing weight. If I were to make & eat some of these treats, will it take me out of ketosis?
Kind regards
Lorraine
Hi Lorraine! AIP isn’t by definition keto, so we aren’t tracking carbs in that way. I would say it depends on what else you are eating in a day and what level of carbs keeps you in ketosis. When in doubt you can always pop into a nutrition calculator like cronometer. Good luck!
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