Vanilla Sunflower Seed Chocolate Bites

If you like easy and delicious treats with just a few ingredients, these sunflower seed bites are for you. You can even leave out the chocolate or use a healthier black chocolate for dipping. Mix in other seeds, like pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds to the recipe if you like. They are deliciously crunchy, naturally gluten-free and refined sugar free.

1 Vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
200 g Sunflower seeds
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp Honey (or maple syrup)
150 g White chocolate couverture, chopped

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
Using a small sharp knife, split the vanilla bean in half lengthways. Then scrape along the cut surface to collect the seeds.
In a mixing bowl, add in sunflower seeds, pinch of salt, vanilla seeds and maple syrup. Mix until everything is well combined.
Press a tablespoon of mixture in a small round cookie cutter, then remove slowly to shape into flat rounds. Alternatively, you can just drop the tablespoons of mixture onto the prepared baking tray, shaping them into clusters. You get about 15 portions. These cookies won't rise or spread so they can be fairly close.
Bake for 18 minutes in the middle of hot oven until golden brown. Remove and set aside to cool completely to firm up before frosting.
Meanwhile, chop the white chocolate couverture and place them in the top of the double boiler or a heatproof bowl. Fill the bottom of the double boiler or a saucepan if using bowl with about 5cm / 2 inches of water and place on low heat. When the water begins to steam, nestle the bowl with the white chocolate into the saucepan. Make sure that the water is just steaming, not boiling, and that the bottom of the white chocolate bowl does not touch the water. Stir the white chocolate constantly as it melts.
Once completely cooled, dip the bottom of the sunflower seed bites into melted white chocolate couverture and then gently place them on another piece of parchment paper. Allow the white chocolate to set for at least an hour. Or you can simply drizzle some chocolate on top instead.

27 comments:

eileeninmd 15/9/24 12:57: A tasty treat, they look yummy! Take care, have a great day and a happy new week!
DEZMOND 15/9/24 13:19: This is how I make them as well, I used to make Florentines but they have an egg white mixed in with honey, so I once tried just with honey and it worked. And one can mix nuts too. I do eat a lot of sunflower every week, but my Vojvodina is a land of sunflowers so no surprise there :)
Tom 15/9/24 13:47: ...sweet little treats!
thepaintedapron.com 15/9/24 15:15: Yes please! These sound delightful!
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Anne in the kitchen 15/9/24 17:30: This would be a great addition to our Thanksgiving dessert table!
Brian's Home Blog 15/9/24 19:08: That sure looks like a yummy treat!
Królowa Karo 15/9/24 19:21: These look delicious! I love vanilla treats!
foodtravelandwine 15/9/24 19:30: What a great treat!....I love how cute they are!!....delicious idea!!.........Abrazotes, Marcela
Doris 15/9/24 20:05: These sunflower seed bites looks amazing! Simple ingredients, crunchy texture, and the option for healthier chocolate—what's not to love? Thanks for sharing!
JoAnna 15/9/24 20:10: Interesting recipe! You are very creative.
Federica Simoni 15/9/24 20:57: wow sembrano buonissimi!
Hanielle Baker 15/9/24 21:29: Looks so delicious! I'll try it.

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Cooking Julia 15/9/24 23:17: These sweet babies must be delicious!
roentare 15/9/24 23:21: That looks a fantastic treat
My name is Erika. 16/9/24 01:07: Where do you get all these yummy ideas Angie? These look great. Happy new week.
J.P. Alexander 16/9/24 01:31: Es una rica receta. Te mando un beso.
Judee 16/9/24 01:31: A tasty treat with delicious sounding ingredients.
Anonymous 16/9/24 07:45: What a great treat!
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Margaret D 16/9/24 08:00: These sound great, Angie.
Veronica Lee 16/9/24 08:05: A yummy and delightful treat! 😋

Happy Monday, Angie!
Rose world 16/9/24 09:43: I like this kind of bites.
DeniseinVA 16/9/24 10:11: Oh yum! Thanks Angie!
David M. Gascoigne, 16/9/24 12:18: Looks like a very tasty little snack.
Bill 16/9/24 17:58: Treats for the tummy.
Lowcarb team member 17/9/24 01:11: They look a nice treat.
Many thanks for the recipe suggestion.

All the best Jan
Carol @Comfort Spring Station 17/9/24 16:25: They look scrumptious!
tigerfish 25/9/24 01:27: Recently made some nuts and seeds clusters (without any chocolate base) and they were gone in a flash. So good!