Coconut Date Balls Recipe
Coconut and date energy bites that taste like Ferrero Rocher candy.
Servings: 12 balls
Calories: 142kcal
Equipment
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 8 dates pitted
- ¼ cup almond meal
- 1 tbsp vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp cacao powder
- ¼ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
Instructions
- Soak the dates in water for about 15 minutes.8 dates
- Place hazelnuts on a baking pan in a single layer and roast them for 10 minutes at 350℉.1 cup hazelnuts
- Allow hazelnuts to cool. Set aside 12 whole hazelnuts for centers. Chop additional hazelnuts for chocolate mixture.
- Add soaked dates (with the water), almond meal, protein powder, chia seeds, remaining hazelnuts, and cacao powder into a food processor. Mix well.¼ cup almond meal, 1 tbsp vanilla whey protein powder, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 1 tbsp cacao powder, ¼ cup water
- Use a cookie scoop to make balls from the mixture. Press one whole hazelnut into the center of each ball.
- Melt the chocolate in a pan. Mix in the coconut and the chopped up hazelnuts.½ cup chocolate chips, ¼ cup shredded coconut
- Dip each ball into the melted chocolate and coat well. Place them onto parchment paper to cool.
- Place the balls into the refrigerator to set and cool.
- Store the date balls in the refrigerator or the freezer for an icy treat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg