The best chocolate date energy balls recipe! These healthy energy balls are easy to make in 5 minutes with 8 nutritious ingredients and taste like brownie bites.
Line a baking pan with wax paper, set aside. (You will not be baking these, you just need a place to set your rolled bites as you make them).
Put dates, pecans and cashews in a food processor fitted with an “S” blade or and process until the mixture is fine and uniform throughout.
Add the rest of the ingredients in the order listed (cocoa powder, salt, almond butter, almond milk, & vanilla) to the food processor and process until mixture just starts to clump together.
Roll 1 Tablespoon portions of the “dough” into balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Transfer the rolled energy balls to an airtight container and store in the fridge or freezer until they are chilled/hardened.
Serve chilled or room temperature.
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Ingredients & Substitutions
Pecans/Cashews. You can substitute your favorite nuts. Use a total of 1 cup of nuts. I prefer softer nuts (pecans, cashews, walnuts) in this recipe over almonds for a soft and brownie-like texture.
Almond butter. Any nut butter works great in this recipe! My top recommendations are almond butter and cashew butter.
Almond milk. Use your favorite non-dairy milk in this recipe.
Sea salt. If you use salted nuts, you will want to omit or decrease the amount of sea salt.
Store/FreezeStore these chocolate energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or the freezer for up to 3 months.