Dates Chocolate & Nut Balls Recipe (Energy Balls)
A vegetarian Continental recipe with dates - seedless, cashew nuts, badam (almond). Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Dates Choco Balls Recipe, first grind the seedless dates in a food processor or your mixer
dates - seedless(500 grams) - 2
Grind the dates to a fine paste without adding any water
dates - seedless(500 grams) - 3
Next, chop the cashew nuts, almonds and pistachios into small pieces and keep them aside until later use
cashew nuts(30)pistachios(30) - 4
In a non-stick flat bottom pan heat 1/2 tablespoon ghee and roast the nuts on a low-medium heat
cashew nuts(30)tablespoons ghee(2) - 5
Take care to roast them gently so they turn golden and aromatic, but not burn
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Take them out of the ghee and set them aside
tablespoons ghee(2) - 7
In the same pan heat the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of ghee and add the ground date paste and saute it for 2-3 minutes
tablespoons ghee(2) - 8
Then, take it off the heat
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Now add the roasted cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, along with the cocoa powder, to the date mixture and combine it all
cashew nuts(30)pistachios(30)tablespoons cocoa powder(2)sesame seeds (til seeds) - roasted (or cocoa powder or coconut)(1/4 cup) - 10
Allow the mixture to cool down
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Once it is cool enough to handle, shape of your choice
- 12
You can roll the date chocolate mixture into lemon-sized balls for convenience
- 13
Then, roll them over sesame seeds, or coconut or even cocoa powder and store refrigerated for a couple of weeks
tablespoons cocoa powder(2)sesame seeds (til seeds) - roasted (or cocoa powder or coconut)(1/4 cup) - 14
Making the Date Chocolate Balls bite-sized makes it convenient to carry when travelling too, or to gift them for the festivals like Diwali
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You can also pop them into lunch boxes, snack on them after exercise and use them to satisfy your sweet cravings too
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Dates Chocolate & Nut Balls Recipe (Energy Balls)
A vegetarian Continental recipe with dates - seedless, cashew nuts, badam (almond). Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Dates Choco Balls Recipe, first grind the seedless dates in a food processor or your mixer
dates - seedless(500 grams) - 2
Grind the dates to a fine paste without adding any water
dates - seedless(500 grams) - 3
Next, chop the cashew nuts, almonds and pistachios into small pieces and keep them aside until later use
cashew nuts(30)pistachios(30) - 4
In a non-stick flat bottom pan heat 1/2 tablespoon ghee and roast the nuts on a low-medium heat
cashew nuts(30)tablespoons ghee(2) - 5
Take care to roast them gently so they turn golden and aromatic, but not burn
- 6
Take them out of the ghee and set them aside
tablespoons ghee(2) - 7
In the same pan heat the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of ghee and add the ground date paste and saute it for 2-3 minutes
tablespoons ghee(2) - 8
Then, take it off the heat
- 9
Now add the roasted cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, along with the cocoa powder, to the date mixture and combine it all
cashew nuts(30)pistachios(30)tablespoons cocoa powder(2)sesame seeds (til seeds) - roasted (or cocoa powder or coconut)(1/4 cup) - 10
Allow the mixture to cool down
- 11
Once it is cool enough to handle, shape of your choice
- 12
You can roll the date chocolate mixture into lemon-sized balls for convenience
- 13
Then, roll them over sesame seeds, or coconut or even cocoa powder and store refrigerated for a couple of weeks
tablespoons cocoa powder(2)sesame seeds (til seeds) - roasted (or cocoa powder or coconut)(1/4 cup) - 14
Making the Date Chocolate Balls bite-sized makes it convenient to carry when travelling too, or to gift them for the festivals like Diwali
- 15
You can also pop them into lunch boxes, snack on them after exercise and use them to satisfy your sweet cravings too
Rate this recipe
