Name: Almond Butter Date Balls Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: ½ cup Walnuts; ½ cup dates; ½ cup cocoa powder; ½ cup maple syrup; ½ cup almond butter; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp fine sea salt; ½ cup whole almonds; Cooking spray; For Rolling:; ½ cup unsweetened coconut; ½ cup cocoa powder

How To Make Almond Butter Date Balls

Treat your taste buds to chewy and nutty date balls, made with pitted dates and almond butter, and rolled in cocoa powder for an easy no-bake treat.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking:

Chill Time: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupwalnuts
½cupdates,(about 4 to 5), cut into quarters, pitted
½cupcocoa powder,any kind
½cupmaple syrup,scant
½cupalmond butter
½tspvanilla extract
¼tspfine sea salt
½cupwhole almonds
cooking spray,optional

For Rolling:

½cupunsweetened coconut,shredded
½cupcocoa powder

Instructions

Place the walnuts and dates into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade, and pulse several times until well combined. The pieces should look like a rough crumble.
Add the cocoa powder, maple syrup, almond butter, vanilla extract, and sea salt and pulse until the mixture is smooth and thick.
The mixture will start to peel away from the edge of the bowl. When this happens, stop the food processor. Keep a close eye on this, as it will come together quickly.
Add the almonds and pulse a few times to incorporate them until they are irregularly sized.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Place the coconut in a small bowl and the cocoa powder in another bowl.
Using a cookie scoop measuring about 1½ tablespoons and sprayed with cooking spray for easy release, scoop out the mixture, roll it into golf-ball shapes, and roll in the shredded coconut or the cocoa powder.
Transfer the date balls to the baking sheet and chill them for a few hours or overnight, if needed.
Once they’ve firmed up, serve and enjoy.