Pumpkin Seed Chocolate Bites Recipe
These Pumpkin Seed Chocolate Bites are a deliciously healthy snack featuring roasted pumpkin seeds lightly sweetened with maple syrup and coated in rich dark chocolate. Perfect for an energy boost or guilt-free treat, they combine crunch, natural sweetness, and deep chocolate flavor in bite-sized clusters or neatly shaped rounds.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 10 bites 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 200 g pumpkin seeds
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 50 g dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 180°C (160°C fan) or 350°F to ensure it’s ready for roasting the pumpkin seed mixture.
- Mix ingredients: In a bowl, combine the pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt, mixing thoroughly to coat the seeds evenly with the syrup and salt.
- Shape the bites: Option 1: Lightly oil a round cookie cutter and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spoon a couple of teaspoons of the coated seed mixture into the cutter and press down firmly. Carefully remove the cutter and repeat to form more rounds. Option 2: Without a cookie cutter, spoon spoonfuls of the mixture directly onto the lined baking sheet to create irregular clusters.
- Bake: Place the shaped bites in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until they are roasted and fragrant. Remove from oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheet to set properly.
- Coat with chocolate: After cooling, dip or coat each bite with the melted dark chocolate. You can do a full coating, a partial drizzle, or both according to your preference.
- Set chocolate: Refrigerate the chocolate-coated bites until the chocolate hardens and sets firmly, making them ready to enjoy.
Notes
- If the rounds lose their shape after baking, gently place a larger cookie cutter over them and swirl in a circular motion to nudge edges inward or tidy them up with a spoon while warm, before the maple syrup cools and hardens.
- A medium round cookie cutter was used to shape the bites, yielding about 10 servings. Adjust the cutter size depending on your preferred bite size. Nutritional information is based on 10 servings.
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