Riding Fuel - Coffee Bites

Words and Photos by Lottie Bildirici

Recipe:

• • Yields 15 Truffles
  • ¼ Cup Whole Roasted Coffee Beans
  • 1 Cup Raw Walnuts plus 1 Cup Crushed Walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 teaspoons of Cinnamon
  • 2 pinches of Sea Salt
  • 2 Cups of Dates pitted (soaked in hot water for ten minutes)

Directions:

1. 1. Add coffee beans to a food processor pulse for 20-30 seconds. Add 1 cup walnuts, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, pulse again for 30 seconds.
   2. While machine is running add dates one by one until a dough forms and everything combines.
   3. Fold in additional cup of crushed walnuts. Using a small ice cream scooper or tablespoon roll into balls and freeze!