peanut butter stars

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Instructions

1. Step 1 Soak dates in warm water for 10-15 minutes, then drain and pat them dry.
2. Step 2 While dates are soaking, chop chocolate chips and cashews in a food processor until texture is very fine (this will make it easier for them to form into the bite mixture).
3. Step 3 Add dates, peanut butter, oats, cashews, chocolate chips, vanilla, and sea salt to food processor and puree until texture is well-combined. The texture should look a little like a crumble here.
4. Step 4 Next, we'll form the mixture into ~1 inch "bites" or "balls". You won't be rolling them like a typical cookie dough mixture here. Instead, grab a small handful of the mixture, and press in one hand, then transfer to another hand, and keep doing this until you start forming a ball-like shape. You'll basically be pressing the mixture together into a ball instead of rolling it to avoid it crumbling. If you feel that the balls still aren't holding together well, add a little bit more peanut butter to the mixture; if you feel that the mixture is too sticky, you can add a little more of the oats.
5. Step 5 Once you've formed all the bites (recipe yields about 12) place them into a sealed container to chill and set in the fridge.

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