Vegan Date Balls Recipe
Date Balls are made with the best variety of ingredients - sweet, crunchy and chocolaty.
Servings 48 Balls
Calories 78kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Sunflower Seeds - ground
- ½ cup Dates - pitted, chopped
- ½ cup walnuts - chopped
- ½ cup cacao powder - unsweetened
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup Almond Butter - creamy
- ½ 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: 1Ball | Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg