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Date and Nut Balls
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Date and Nut Balls

Soaked dates and nuts ground in a food processor with cocoa or coconut into a dense dough, rolled into balls, coated and chilled: no baking.

⏱ 12 min
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🌳 Tu BiShvat

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Put the dates in a bowl, cover with hot water for 10 minutes and drain.
    BowlColander
    💡Soaking softens dry dates so they grind into a sticky paste that holds the nuts together.
  2. 2
    Grind the almonds and walnuts in a food processor into crumbs.
    ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorFood processor
    💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
  3. 3
    Add the dates and cocoa and process, until the mixture holds together into a dense dough. If the dough is too dry, add a tablespoon of water.
    Food processor
  4. 4
    Shape into balls the size of table tennis ball and roll them in Coconut.
  5. 5
    Place on a tray and chill for 1 hour. They keep up to week in the fridge.
    Refrigerator
551calories
13 gprotein
50 gcarbs
36 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 35%● fat 56%

Per serving (124 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4)

  • Food processor · Also works: Knife (More time and handwork, less even texture) · Electric mini chopper (Small amounts) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Blender (Needs more liquid)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Soaking the dates (10) · Almonds · Walnuts · Pistachios · Cashews · Coconut oil · Chilling before shaping (minutes) (30) · Cocoa · Coconut in the dough · Oats · Honey · Peanut butter · Vanilla · Cinnamon · Lemon juice · salt · Coating · Water · Oats mixed in by hand · Chia seeds · Chocolate chips · Almond milk as needed · Dipping in chocolate · Oats ground with the nuts · Orange juice · Melted chocolate · Butter with the chocolate · Biscuits in layers
  • What to roll them in: Coconut
  • Fridge storage time: week

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