It’s a Date

Name: It’s a Date
Yield: Makes 20 bite - sized balls
Ingredients: ¾ cup hazelnuts (or other nut of your choice); 2 tablespoons coconut oil; 1 cup fresh medjool dates (12–15 dates); 1 tablespoon hemp protein powder; ¾ cup raw almonds; 2 tablespoons peanut butter (or other nut butter); 1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup); 2 tablespoons chia seeds; ½ cup desiccated coconut; 2 tablespoons rolled oats; 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder

Coconut and Peanut Butter Date Balls

Preparation info

Makes
20
bite - sized balls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

WHOLE

By Melissa Delport

Published 2018

About

Date balls are a power snack to have in the fridge and are simply delicious. If you feel like a lighter dessert after dinner, this is the perfect bite-sized option to satisfy your sweet tooth. You can play around with adding different elements and flavours if you like, such as fresh mint or orange zest.

Ingredients

¾ cup raw almonds
¾ cup hazelnuts (or other nut of your choice)
2

Dessert
Snack
Dinner
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Add the almonds, hazelnuts, oats and chia seeds to a food processor and blend until a flour forms. Add the dates, coconut oil, protein powder, nut butter, honey and cacao powder and blend until a crumbly paste forms.

Add the desiccated coconut to a separate small bowl. Using your hands, form the date mixture into bite-sized balls and roll them in the coconut. Put them in the fridge for