5-Ingredient Chocolate Date Energy Balls
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5-Ingredient Chocolate Date Energy Balls
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5-Ingredient No-Bake Chocolate Date Energy Balls are made with all whole food ingredients and make for a lovely snack or small dessert. Use peanut butter instead of almond butter to make peanut butter energy balls. Mix it up with your favorite add-ins!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup almond butter unsweetened
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 10 Medjool dates 6.5 oz, 186g, large pitted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract optional, pure
- ¼ tsp salt to taste, sea salt
For Rolling:
- raw cacao powder
- coconut unsweetened, shredded
Instructions
- Add the oats to a food processor and process until a flour forms. It is okay for the flour to be somewhat coarse but the goal is to get it to the same consistency as regular flour if possible so that the balls don’t have any grittiness to them. Remember, you can also replace the oats with oat flour or almond flour.
- Transfer the rest of the ingredients to the food processor (almond butter, cacao powder, dates, vanilla extract, and sea salt) and process until a thick dough forms. This mixture should have a thicker consistency than regular cookie dough and also not be sticky or oily. If the mixture does turn out sticky and doesn’t form balls easily, refrigerate it for 1 to 2 hours or until it has set up.
- Roll the mixture into balls, forming any size you desire. If you’d like, roll the chocolate date balls in unsweetened shredded coconut or more cacao powder (this is mostly for looks).
Notes
- *Replace the oats with oat flour or almond flour if you’d like
- **You can also use sunflower seed butter, cashew butter, etc.
- For the best result, be sure to weigh your pitted dates using a kitchen scale, as there is a large variation in the size of dates. You'll want all the stickiness you can get, so weighing them is the best bet to get the right texture.
- If the mixture seems dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk (dairy or non-dairy) until the mixture is thick and sticky, similar to cookie dough. Keep processing and adding as needed until the mixture is easy to form into balls.
- Store the energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. You can also store them in a zip lock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1Ball (of 20)
Calories
115kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 115 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Ball (of 20) | |
| Calories | 115kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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