Date Energy Balls

Need an afternoon "pick-me-up" without over-indulging? These little Powerballs are full of good for you ingredients like dates, macadamia nuts, coconut, and cocoa! All these yummy foods rolled into one perfect bite. Great for a post-workout snack.

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Course: Sweets, Desserts and Shooters

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: Powerballs

Author: Jennifer Stewart

Ingredients

8 ounces dates you can use Medjool but for this recipe, I used Deglet Noor
1/3 cup Macadamia Nuts dry roasted
1/3 cup coconut flakes unsweetened
1/4 cup cocoa I used this brand of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 cup coconut flakes toasted and crushed small

Instructions

In a food processor, process the dates until they are in small pieces. This will be very sticky.
Remove the dates and wipe out the processor bowl.
Add the macadamia nuts and unsweetened coconut flakes.
Pulse until they are chopped into small pieces.
Add the dates back in and the cocoa powder.
Pulse until the cocoa powder is incorporated into the date mixture.
Remove mixture and place in a bowl.
If the mixture still doesn't look like it is incorporated all the way, knead a few more times in the bowl.
With lightly greased hands, roll the mixture into 1 inch balls or use an ice cream scoop to portion it.
When all the powerballs are rolled, toss them in a bowl of the toasted coconut flakes to lightly dust the outside of them.
Roll slightly in your hands to press the coconut into the balls a little more.
Store in an air-tight container until ready to eat.

Notes

Store in an air tight container for up to 1 week. Feel free to freeze them for up to 2 months.

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