ALMOND DATE BALLS
Almond Date Balls are naturally sweet, easy to make, gluten free, nutritious and healthy snack or dessert option. Best part is that no cooking is required and these energy balls come together within minutes. Did I mention that the recipe is versatile? Yes, add nuts, seeds, other dried fruits of your choice.
Ingredients
- 100 g medjool dates
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- 1 cup almonds
- 2-3 tbsp nut butter
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp pistachio slivers
Instructions
- Toast the almonds and roughly chop them up.
- Pit the dates.
- Add the almonds in a food processor. Process to a coarse powder.
- Add the desiccated coconut and salt. Pulse again to mix.
- Add the dates and process again. The dates will get chopped into smaller pieces.
- At this point add nut butter of your choice. At first add 1 tbsp and process. If the mixture is still a bit dryish then add another tablespoon.
- The mixture should become like a paste or dough.
- Make sure it doesn't become too soft as then rolling into balls will be difficult.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl
- Add the pistachio slivers. Mix well.
- Take about 1 tablespoonful of the mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Allow the almond date balls to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Store them in an airtight container.
- If the almond date balls don't get eaten in a day or two I prefer to store them in the fridge.
Notes
- Add nuts of your choice.
- If the mixture is sticky, apply very little oil on your palms when you roll the balls or add more coconut or nut flour.
- Add seeds of your choice.
- Add milk or dark chocolate chips. Can make them without chocolate too.
- Use soft dates.
- Omit salt if your nut butter contains some.