Description
Made with supefoods, these date balls are just the kind of nutrient-packed, vegan, and gluten-free snack you need to energize your day.
Ingredients
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FOR THE DATE BALLS
- 1/2 cup Goji Berries, if you can't find them replace them with dried cranberries
- 4 tbsp orange juice
- 4 tbsp hot water
- 1/2 cup dried sour cherries
- 5 large Medjool dates, pitted or 10 smaller dates, pitted
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp raw hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp raw cocoa nibs
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 3/4 cup almond flour, cashew flour or any other nut flour
- CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE AND COATING
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Soak goji berries in orange juice and water until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and discard the liquid. If you are using dried cranberries, you don't need to soak them.
- Combine the soaked goji berries, cherries, dates, coconut oil, and almond milk in a food processor. Pulse a few times to form a rough paste.
- Add unsweetened cocoa powder and salt and pulse again until well combined. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add hemp seeds, chia, cocoa nibs, walnuts, and almond flour. Mix well using a spatula or your hands. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Working with approximately 1 tablespoon at a time, form the truffles and place them in the freezer while you prepare the drizzle. It helps to use an ice cream scoop to form the balls.
- To make the drizzle, combine chocolate chips and coconut oil in a bowl, and melt in the microwave at 20-second increments, stirring after each 20 seconds.
- Roll the truffles in unsweetened cocoa powder and drizzle with melted chocolate
Notes
- If you want to serve them as a boozy dessert you can replace the orange juice with Whiskey or Dark Rum.
- If the dates you are using seem a little dry, soak them in orange juice like the goji berries
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: raw
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Date Ball
- Calories: 88
- Sugar: 5.2 g
- Sodium: 31.9 mg
- Fat: 5.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8.9 g
- Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 2.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.1 mg