Coconut Chocolate Balls (& More Healthy Snacks)

I saw many complaints about the dry ingredients in this recipe, although adding nut butter or oil is great idea I wanted to avoid the extra calories so here is what I did, I soaked the dates in hot water for few minutes, added 1 tbsp of the reserved water and it was sooo easy to shape. You can always add more if needed. Hope this helps! Note: A dash of cinnamon was a great addition.

It has a chocolate taste to it and is very delicious! 😋

Needed to add more dates and/or a bit coconut oil to make it more moist and easier to work with.

Can you add a small amount of nut butter like almond or peanut butter to hold it together?

I love eating chocolate at night thought this would be a nice healthy replacement. I like it and it hits the chocolate craving and is really filling. A bit of work to compress the mix into balls but I liked how they came out. I am going to try with hazelnuts next time to see if I can get more of a ferrer rocher vibe

Very crumbly

Pretty good! A tiny bit tricky to assemble. Followed another users suggestion and added a bit of coconut oil.

Made them in a blender, and with too many dry ingredients I had to add a splash of milk. Did 2 tbsp of cacao, and added 2 more dates (all soaked in hot water for half an hour). Had to store it in fridge for 15 minutes because they were too sticky, worked like a charm. 12 came out, everyone loved them.

We make this all of the time now. Go-to isn't an exaggeration. This is now our daily snack. Super yummy. No need to adjust the recipe. If however you accidentally put too many dry ingredients into the blender compared to moist, just add a bit of extra coconut oil.