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Chocolate Bliss Balls With Dates
Soft, rich, and topped with a homemade caramel sauce these chocolate bliss balls make the perfect snack for busy days.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 balls
Calories: 140 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- For the balls:
- 1 cup dates pitted & soaked
- 1 cup walnut halves
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 2.5 tbs collagen powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tbs pure maple syrup
- 2 tbs water if needed
- For the Caramel Drizzle:
- ⅛ cup almond butter
- 1 tbs maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make the balls:
- Grind the walnuts in a food processor and set aside in a large bowl
- Add in the remaining dry ingredients to the bowl.
- Create the date paste by blending the dates, syrup, and vanilla in a food processor. You may need to stop and scrape the sides.
- Mix the date mixture into the dry mixture.
- Once firm, grease your hands with coconut oil and roll the mixture into 12 balls with your hands. Place the balls on parchment paper.
- Make the sauce:
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk with a fork until smooth. If you prefer your sauce thinner, add water one teaspoon at a time.
- Put the sauce into a piping bag, cut the tip and pipe the caramel onto the date balls.
- Store the balls in one line (not stacked) in the freezer until ready to eat.
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Notes
- Make the balls nut free - use sunflower seed butter in the caramel sauce and sunflower seeds in place of walnuts. Though they won't be as indulgent they're still delicious and school-safe.
- The bliss balls won't freeze solid so you can eat them out of the freezer. Freeze them if possible while you make the caramel so that they hold shape.
- Use runny almond butter for the caramel sauce or it will be too thick to pipe.
- Make the balls nut free - use sunflower seed butter in the caramel sauce and sunflower seeds in place of walnuts. Though they won't be as indulgent they're still delicious and school-safe.
- The bliss balls won't freeze solid so you can eat them out of the freezer. Freeze them if possible while you make the caramel so that they hold shape.
- Use runny almond butter for the caramel sauce or it will be too thick to pipe.
- Make sure to freeze the balls flat and not stacked, otherwise the caramel sauce will be all over the other balls
- Know that you can use a food processor to blend everything or you can use it to grind the walnuts, move them into a bowl, and then make the date paste. This is a personal preference but sometimes easier.
- It is a delicate balance between too sticky and too dry. Try to add only as much date water as necessary. When in doubt opt for dry balls.
- Soak the dates in warm water for fifteen minutes prior to blending. This will make it easier to make the date paste.
- Grab all your ingredients from my gluten-free pantry staples.
Nutrition Information
Calories
140kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Sodium
203mg
(8%)
Potassium
182mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 140kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 203mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 182mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.