Cookie Dough Eggs

Keep the Easter festivities going & make these delicious and much healthier than all the store-bought chocolate, cookie dough eggs? But MK, you already posted a cookie dough bite recipe. A) This is an entirely different recipe B) These are egg-shaped, and therefore more festive C) You can never have enough healthy cookie dough alternatives Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup chickpeas
• 1/3 cup dates, chopped
• 1/4 cup almond butter (or any other nut butter)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• optional: more chocolate, to melt and drizzle on eggs

Directions:

1. Add oats and dates to food processor, process until well combined.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients except chocolate chips and process until smooth (may be a bit crumbly, but will stick together)
3. Add chocolate chips and process one last time until chips are a bit broken up.
4. Form mixture into egg shapes.
5. Melt chocolate and drizzle the eggs with it.

Tasty and easy. Also a good way to use up leftover chickpeas. Great as a grab and go snack, or as a light dessert.