Date Nuts Energy Balls
These date-nut balls are easy to make, great to eat, and filled with healthful fats, protein, natural sugar and carbs! These four ingredients date balls are perfect for healthy snack or no-bake dessert.
Servings: 10 balls
Calories: 130kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup nuts I used almonds and walnuts
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder or pumpkin spice
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt optional
Instructions
- Add the dates and vanilla extract to the food processer jar and blend it till they get soft and form a ball. Make sure to use pitted dates. Also if your dates appear too dry , add couple tablespoons of water to help make it grind easier.
- Add the nuts in the food processor jar. Add pinch of salt and cinnamon powder in the jar. Blend it to desired level of texture. I prefer to coarsely blend it so there are bits and pieces of nuts left. You can grind it smooth powder too. Nuts release oil while grinding which we use to knead the balls.
- Now mix in the dates and nuts mixture together. It should for a sticky dough. Use your hands or mix it with spatula.
- Scoop out about 1 tablespoons of the mixture into your hands and roll them into a small bite size balls. You can also use small cookie scoop. Your Date and Nuts energy bites are ready. Enjoy !
Notes
You can slightly toast the nuts on low heat so they release the oil and add a depth of flavor. I is optional but I highly recommend it.
I highly recommend you grind dates and nuts separately and then mix it together. Blending them at once creates unevenly ground nuts which does not have good texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Calcium: 22mg