Name: Chocolate Date Energy Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups pitted medjool dates, roughly chopped; 3 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup dried unsweetened tart cherries, chopped; 1/4 cup deluxe mixed nuts, coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes; 3 tablespoons sunflower kernels; 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Chocolate Date Energy Balls

1 servings

Eating just one of these healthy treats satisfies my sweet tooth without added refined sugar. My recipe is a spinoff of an energy ball my daughter made for me when I was testing for my tae kwon do black belt. —Barbara Estabrook, Appleton, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups pitted medjool dates, roughly chopped

3 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup dried unsweetened tart cherries, chopped

1/4 cup deluxe mixed nuts, coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes

3 tablespoons sunflower kernels

1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 Place dates, chocolate and cherries in a food processor; process until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Add nuts, coconut and sunflower kernels; process until blended. Add oil and vanilla; process until mixture comes together. Roll into 12 balls. Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes before serving. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.