Coconut Date Balls

5 from 3 votes

These gooey, chewy date coconut balls are healthy snacks that boost energy levels at their best. And it tastes so delicious that even the kids cannot resist these bite-sized snacks.

Course energy snack

Cuisine World

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword coconut ball recipe, date ball

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Rolling time 10

Total Time 25

Servings balls

Calories 44kcal

Author Mariam Sodawater

Ingredients

2 cups (450 g) dates deseeded
¾ cup almonds sub with shredded coconut
⅓ cup desiccated or shredded coconut
4 tablespoon cocoa powder
A pinch of pink salt
2 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Crush the almonds finely.
Take butter in a pan and melt on low heat and mix in desiccated coconut.
Now, add the de-seeded dates, cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix well with the spatula the date will soften. Cook for a total for 3-4 minutes to untol date are warm.
Next, mix crushed almonds with the cooked mixture. Let the mixture cool enough to handle then mix well with your hand to have an even and soft dough.
Scoop out a teaspoon full of dough in your hands and roll it to make a smooth small ball.
Rolling in the date and nut balls in coconut. Protip: You can roll it in crushed nut, or seeds or cocoa powder too.

Notes

Dates: Use soft dates, that are not too mushy dates. If you have hard and dry dates in hand simple, simply soak them in water for 10 minutes. The final texture of date balls will depend on the texture of the dates.

Almonds: Use raw almonds. You can add other nuts like peanut, cashew, pecan, or walnuts. Other dried fruit like cherries and raisins are a good addition too.

Coconut: You can substitute with shredded coconut. Do not use fresh coconut as it has a lower shelf life.

Cocoa Powder: It gives a chocolaty flavor to the date balls. Use raw cocoa for the best taste or any quality dark cocoa.

Salt: A pinch of salt is added to enhance the taste of all ingredients. Skip if using salted butter.

Flavor: I like that natural flavor of cocoa but can add cardamom powder or vanilla essence.

Seeds: For a better taste you can add some seeds like chia, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and sesame seeds. Just add a tablespoon of any seeds and switch it with almonds.

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