And if you can’t find fresh figs at your local supermarket or farmers market then you can just supplement them with more dried figs. Just as I mentioned, there’s no fuss when making these since there’s literally no cooking involved. ![]() ![]() The dried figs in these energy bites definitely serve a purpose far beyond acting as a natural sweetener, they act as a great binder to hold the gooey filling from the fresh figs together. I will snag any chance I can to use them in recipes. I’m so grateful that figs have a relatively long season, from summer into fall and when dried, all year long. All of which give these bites a natural sweetness without using refined sugars, refined carbohydrates, and any other funky ingredients. I use only a handful of whole food ingredients, cashew butter, fresh and dried figs, dates and coconut. Living a whole foods plant-based lifestyle nowadays has me thinking about the ingredients I use when making my sweet treats. I can’t believe I never knew about these sweet delectable fruits. The first time I ever tried a fig was only a few years ago. I hope you give these a try for a healthier sweet treat. ![]() Raw Fig Newton Energy Bites may very well become your new go-to recipe when you’re craving something sweet, and if you don’t want to fuss with baking something then you will be happy to hear that these require absolutely no cooking! They’re sweetened naturally with whole food ingredients like the obvious being figs and the less obvious being cashew butter and dates.
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