If you’re after a natural based sweet treat made from health giving ingredients, then this is recipe is for you! These babies are sure to have a permanent place in your fridge. The recipe is based almost 100% on natural, unrefined ingredients, so they’re filling, low GI and bonus – they taste pretty good too.
1/2 cup dates
1 cup rolled oats
70g raw cashew nuts
1/4 cup almonds
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
100g dark chocolate, chopped
Shredded coconut, to roll
Melted chocolate to drizzle on top.
Method:
Place the first four ingredients into a food processor and pulse until the nuts are ground into small pieces. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until they come together into a firm consistency. If they are too crumbly, add a little extra coconut oil. Roll into balls, and roll around in the coconut to coat. Melt a little chocolate and drizzle on top if desired.
Store these in an air tight container in the fridge.
Enjoy for a morning sweet treat.
Nom!
What could you substitute for the coconut oil? Could you leave it out?
Hi Courtney. You could give it a go leaving it out. They should hold together ok because the dates help bind the mixture together. Let me know how you get on. If they don’t seem to hold together well, you could use butter.
I made these last night – so good! Had one for afternoon tea with a cup of tea and was just what I needed to get me through the rest of the day
Yum!