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Cocoa Walnut Raisin Sesame Crunch Bites

Fudgy cocoa bites with buttery walnuts, chewy raisins and a nutty sesame coating, brightened with lemon zest.

Cocoa Walnut Raisin Sesame Crunch Bites

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup chopped70 gWalnutsroughly chopped
  • 60 gMedjool dates, pittedfinely chopped
  • ¼ cup40 gRaisins
  • 2½ tbsp14 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ oz20 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • 1 tsp2 gLemon zest
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt
  • 1½ tbsp15 gSesame seeds

Steps

  1. Roughly chop the walnuts by hand, keeping some chunky pieces for crunch, and set them aside.
  2. Finely chop the dates until they form a sticky paste, then put the date paste in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the unsweetened cocoa powder, Greek yogurt, lemon zest and salt to the date paste and mash with a fork until smooth and fudgy.
  4. Fold the chopped walnuts and the raisins into the cocoa mixture until evenly mixed.
  5. Shape the mixture into 12 small balls, about 3 per serving.
  6. Spread the sesame seeds on a plate and roll each ball in the sesame seeds to coat.
  7. Chill the bites in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up, and keep leftovers refrigerated.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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