Cocoa Date Balls (brownie date balls)
These cocoa date balls are rich, deeply fudgy and ready to uplift your afternoon slump. The soft date balls are made with 4 ingredients, high in protein and fiber, and coated in a snappy chocolate shell.
Servings: 6
Calories: 250kcal
Equipment
- food processor or blender
Ingredients
No bake date balls
- 6 dates soaked and pitted
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter or any nut or seed butter
- ¼ cup (25g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup (75g) almond flour or 1 ¼ cup oat flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon milk your favorite
Chocolate coating
- ½ cup (90g) chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
Prep
- Soak dates in a pot of just-boiled water for 2 minutes, then drain, pit the dates and add them to a food processor.
Make date balls
- Process the dates into a paste. Add 1-2 tablespoon of milk if needed to blend. Then add the rest of the ingredients and process.6 dates, 2 tablespoon peanut butter, ¼ cup (25g) unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 cup (75g) almond flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoon milk
- Roll 6 balls and line them on a pan.
Make chocolate coating
- Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a heat-safe measuring cup, microwave for 1 minute. Stir until thick and creamy.½ cup (90g) chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- Dip each ball into melted chocolate. Sprinkle with salt.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes and serve.
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Notes
Keep these cocoa date balls refrigerated for 4 days or freeze for 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 3mg
