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    You are here: Home / Desserts / Date Energy Balls

    Date Energy Balls

    Published: April 25, 2020. Last Updated: July 30, 2020 by: Ginny McMeans

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    Cropped white plate full of coconut covered date balls with text for pinning.

    Date Balls with coconut, cocoa powder and energy is a date ball recipe made with the best variety of ingredients - sweet, crunchy and chocolaty.

    A close-up of chocolate date balls covered in coconut and stacked on a white plate against all white.

    When you want something sweet and quick and you don’t want to heat up the house – go for this date ball recipe for complete satisfaction.

    Chocolaty goodness that will satisfy all of your cravings and last but not least, there is no baking.

    I have fallen in love with no-bake snacks that take advantage of the healthier side of sweets. They are simple and the creativity seems boundless.

    Close up of date energy balls loaded onto parchment paper where some are covered in coconut and some are not.
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    • πŸ₯˜ Ingredients
    • πŸ’­ Date fun facts
    • πŸ”ͺ Instructions
    • πŸ“– Variations
    • πŸ₯₯ More great no bake balls
    • πŸ“‹ Recipe

    It is so fun to mix and match ingredients where the outcome is unique and just darn good!

    Introduce Date Balls to the children in your family and they will be on their way to wanting a healthier snack instead of candies loaded with additives and sugars.

    A white plate stacked with coconut covered treats with a bite out of one and it's sitting in front of the plate.

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Sunflower Seeds - are ground fine and adds lots of nice nutrients to the balls besides taste.
    • Dates - are a major sweetener and they also add bulk and antioxidants.
    • Walnuts - have a little bit of crunch and earthy flavor.
    • Cocao powder - unsweetened - makes everything chocolaty.
    • Maple syrup - is the healthier way to sweeten up the unsweetened cocoa powder.
    • Almond Butter - creamy - has the best taste!
    • Rolled oats - add bulk and nutrients.
    • Coconut - is the pretty white coating on the outside.
    Looking down into a metal mixing bowl full of the prepared ingredients all ready for mixing.

    You can also introduce these goodies to yourself for an energy snack. They are loaded with ingredients that shine in the protein department and that will keep you going longer.

    Seeds, nuts, almond butter and rolled oats all make for great coconut date balls that will help you feel full.

    I've been making these balls for years and if you scroll way down to the very bottom you can see the original photos that have graced this recipe.

    A close up of a few coconut covered chocolate date balls on a cookie sheet and parchment paper.

    💭 Date fun facts

    • Date trees grow about 70 feet tall with about 150 leaves that come out of the top center and they are about 15 feet long each.
    • There is fossilized evidence that dates have been around well, forever.
    • Dates all started in the Middle East part of the world and then moved on through the Roman Empire and North Africa to Mexico and finally got to California in the 1900's.
    • They are rich in antioxidants.
    • Date seeds can be dormant for centuries until the right conditions make it grow.
    • Date groves are throughout the Coachella Valley in California (where I lived for years - my own fun fact 🙂 ) where the Date Shake was born.
    • Dates seem to keep forever. Like for months.
    • Date trees need at least 100° F temperatures for at least 100 days to produce each year. That's the Coachella Valley.
    A white plate is piled high with chocolate date energy balls with the top one having a bite out of it.

    🔪 Instructions

    • Grind the sunflower seeds in your Food Processor. This is a mini food processor for small jobs.
    • Chop up the dates and walnuts. I use a large chef's knife and just rock back and forth.
    • Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
    • My method of preparation is that I divide the mixture in half.
    • Use your hands. It makes everything so easy.
    • Divide the mixture in half and then half again ... and so on and so on until you get 48 sections.
    • Roll into balls with the palm of your hands.
    • You can always pinch out a little from the balls that are a little bit larger if you would like to make more.
    • Roll each ball in the shredded coconut. Pat them again in a ball shape if you'd like the coconut to cling more to the ball.
    Looking down in a blue bowl full of shredded coconut and one ball is being rolled in the coating.
    • Put on a cookie sheet and let freeze for about to hours.
    • Remove and serve.
    • They will also freeze for up to 2 months.
    • You can also eat these out of the freezer. They won't be too hard at all.
    A single date ball perfectly formed agains white.

    📖 Variations

    • You may omit the walnut and add all seeds if you'd like to go nut-free. Pepitas or pumpkin seeds would be great.
    • You can grind the coconut shreds for a much smoother coating.
    • Peanut butter can be substituted for the almond butter.
    • Crunchy nut butter can be used instead of creamy.
    • This date ball recipe is delicious but it isn't written in stone.
    • Have fun!

    🥥 More great no bake balls

    • Spiced Rum Balls - are special and as good as they sound.
    • High protein and a little bit sweet come with the name Protein Balls with Peanut Butter
    • Peanut Butter Cups - Balls taste just like store-bought but with no additives.
    A perfectly centered white plate full of coconut covered chocolate balls

    If you take a photo of your beautiful round chocolate date treats I would love to see it. Follow me over on Instagram and tag me on your photo @vegan_in_the_freezer.

    Cropped white plate full of coconut covered date balls with text for pinning.

    πŸ“‹ Recipe

    Raw Date Chocolate Balls are made with the best variety of ingredients!

    Vegan Date Balls Recipe

    Ginny McMeans
    Date Balls are made with the best variety of ingredients - sweet, crunchy and chocolaty.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine No Bake, Vegan
    Servings 48 Balls
    Calories 78 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ΒΎ cup Sunflower Seeds - ground
    • Β½ cup Dates - pitted, chopped
    • Β½ cup walnuts - chopped
    • Β½ cup cacao powder - unsweetened
    • Β½ cup maple syrup
    • Β½ cup Almond Butter - creamy
    • Β½ cup rolled oats - old fashioned, there are also gluten free oats
    • 6 ounces coconut for coating - unsweetened

    Instructions
     

    • So simple and delicious.
    • Grind the sunflower seeds in your Food Processor
    • Chop up the dates and walnuts.
    • Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
    • My method of preparation is that I divide the mixture in half.
    • Use your hands. It makes everything so easy.
    • Divide the mixture in half and then half again ... and so on and so on until you get 48 sections.
    • Roll into balls with the palm of your hands.
    • You can always pinch out a little from the balls that are a little bit larger if you would like to make more.
    • Roll each ball in the shredded coconut.
    • Put on a cookie sheet and let freeze for about to hours.
    • Remove and serve.
    • They will also freeze for up to 2 months.

    Notes

    I keep mine in the freezer and pick one out whenever I want a snack.
    TO FREEZE:
    You can freeze them in any of the methods shown in my article https://veganinthefreezer.com/preparing-food-for-the-freezer/ They defrost quickly so it really doesn't take any planning.
    In fact, you can eat them right out of the freezer. They aren't too hard at all.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1BallCalories: 78kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake

      July 31, 2017 at 12:31 pm

      5 stars
      I love no-bake snacks, and these chocolate energy balls sound delicious!

    2. Ginny McMeans

      July 31, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      Hahaha Jenn. You're the Best!

    3. Ginny McMeans

      July 31, 2017 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you so much Sus! The ingredients wouldn't make you feel guilty either!

    4. Ginny McMeans

      July 31, 2017 at 7:40 pm

      Perfect for and after run or workout snack. Thanks for your kind words too πŸ™‚

    5. Ginny McMeans

      July 31, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks Rebecca. It's nice to be able to whip up a treat without turning on the oven isn't it! πŸ™‚

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