Middle Eastern · Healthy

Date Balls

Sticky balls of blended dates, almonds and cocoa, rolled in coconut.

15 min prep and cooking plus 30 min chilling 45 min start to finish Serves 16 servings Easy
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Date Balls

Photograph credit: Date balls by DDlicious · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

What Goes With It

  • Hot coffee
  • Mint tea
  • Fresh fruit
  • Cheese

How to Cook Date Balls

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  1. Process the almonds in a food processor until finely chopped.

  2. Add the dates, cocoa and salt and process until the mixture clumps together.

  3. Roll into 16 balls with damp hands and roll each in the desiccated coconut.

  4. Chill for 30 minutes.

Worth Knowing Before You Cook

Use soft dates.

Process the nuts first.

Roll with damp hands.

Keep them chilled.

Leftovers

Keeps in the fridge for 2 weeks.

Questions and Answers

How long does Date Balls take to make?

15 minutes of preparation and of cooking, plus 30 minutes of chilling, so allow 45 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 16.

The Numbers per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

108Calories
2gProtein
16gCarbs
4gFat
3gFibre
12gSugar
10mgSodium

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Compiled by Turab

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