No-bake energy bites
Try these easy, vegan no-bake energy balls for your sweet cravings. Only 4 ingredients, 15 minutes and done!If you want a grab-and-go snack for work or you have a planned trip or even hungry between meals – this post, my friend, is for you.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups dates
- 1/2 cups cacao powder
- 3/4 cups walnuts
- 1/2 tsp salt
Optional
- 1 tbsp coconut oil/maple syrup
For decoration
- coconut flakes
- finely chopped walnuts
- melted chocolate
Instructions
- Place your dates in hot water and let them sit for about 30 minutes or until they are soft.
- Finely chop the walnuts into small pieces (roughly the dimension of sunflower seeds).
- Squeeze the water from the dates and use a semi-deep bowl to mash them until they form a puree. * (I highly recommend reading the notes below)
- Add the cacao and chopped walnut into the mashed dates and mix until well combined.
- Let it cool in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Take about 1 tbsp of dough and form small balls.
- In case you want to decorate the bites, roll them in coconut flakes, walnuts, melted chocolate or a combination of these ingredients.
Notes
You can mash the dates with a blender or food processor. It's going to be easier than mashing them by hand if you have dry dates.
Use a cookie spoon, it's easier than forming a ball by hand!