Cacao and Hazelnut Energy Balls

Posted 2017-05-02 by finy ⇒ follow

Once again I was looking for a dessert or snack that had no added sugar. This one uses dates instead of refined sugar, so even though there is still sugar in it, it is a healthier snack than if you use ordinary sugar!

These are very moorish and just one is enough to satisfy my waning sweet tooth.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes plus 1 hour fridge time
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: About 20 balls

Ingredients
1½ cups skinless hazelnuts
200 g dates, pitted and roughly chopped
2 tbsp cacao
¼ tsp nutmeg, ground

Method

Put ½ cup of the hazelnuts into the food processor and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a plate.

Process 1 cup of the remaining hazelnuts in the food processor and process again until they are finely chopped.

Add the chopped dates, cacao powder, and nutmeg.

Process until it is well combined.

It will be a crumbly mixture at this stage

Add about 2 tsp of hot water and process until the mixture is more or less a solid ball.

Put some baking paper on a baking tray.

Using damp hands, and keeping water next to you so you can keep dipping your hands into it, roll about 2 teaspoons of the mixture into balls.

Roll each ball into the reserved hazelnuts to coat them.

If this does not stick, dip the balls quickly into the water before rolling them in the nuts.

Place them on the baking paper, put in the fridge for an hour, and eat.

Keep in an airtight container in the fridge and they will last for weeks if your will power does!

Categories
#low_calorie
#dessert
#snack
#sweets
#afternoon_tea
#family
#clean_eating
#energy_balls
#healthy
#no_added_sugar
#hazelnuts
#cacao

%recipeyum

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