Apple Pie Cookie Bites

serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts (or almonds)
• 1 cup dried apple slices (1 oz)
• 1/2 cup pitted dates (80 g)
• 1/4 tsp apple pie spice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place the walnuts in a food processor and blend until a grainy flour forms.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend again.
3. While it is blending, scrape the sides down until everything forms a thick paste.
4. Use a heaping teaspoon to individually mold the paste into 20 balls.

nutritional information per serving

275 calories; 18 g fat, 26 g carbs (4 g fiber), 5 g protein