Chocolate Coconut Energy Balls

These simple 5-ingredient energy balls are the healthy treat you want to have at hand when a sugar craving strikes. You can store them in the fridge for more than a week, which means you can easily make a whole batch, and have these ready for busy mornings, road trips or midday sugar cravings.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Western

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings balls

Ingredients

1 cup cashews
½ cup pitted dates soaked and drained
1 tablespoon agave syrup
1 tablespoon cashew butter
¾ cup desiccated coconut divided
Raw cocoa powder, optional

Instructions

Grind the cashews in a food processor until finely chopped, with a few larger chunks left. Transfer to a medium-sized bowl.
In a food processor, blend the dates, agave syrup and cashew butter into a fine paste. Stir this into the cashew mixture in the bowl.
Add half of the coconut and stir well with a spoon until all the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
Taking 1 tablespoon of the cashew-date paste at a time, roll into balls.
Roll half of he balls in the remaining coconut, and the other half in raw cocoa powder.
Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour, or until firm, before serving.
You can store these balls in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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