Dark Chocolate Yummy Date Balls recipe contributed to Natures Trinity
Dark Chocolate Yummy Date Balls
Makes 30 Date Balls
Ingredients:
- One cup of pitted dates
- One cup of Almond Meal
- One tbsp of smooth peanut butter
- Three tbsp of Organic Coconut oil
- One Medium block of Dark Cooking Chocolate
- OR Three tbsp of Good Quality Cocoa Powder
- One tbsp of Canadian Pure Maple Syrup
- Two Tsp of Ground Cinnamon
- One cup or more of Fine Desiccated Coconut
- One small fresh Banana, remove skin
Method:
- Finely chop the dates eliminating any seeds left behind in the processing. Use a fork to smash the Banana.
- Place all the above ingredients mentioned into a mixing bowl except for the chocolate. Melt the chocolate in a pan on low heat, include the coconut oil if solidified and melt together.
- Stir the chocolate and the coconut oil until fully dissolved; take off the heat and allow to cool momentarily.
Pour the heated, melted content into the mixing bowl and mix all the other ingredients mentioned above.- Pour a cup of Desiccated Coconut or more onto a cutting board or any area of choice to cover each Date Ball according to the desired size,
- For this recipe, I used a teaspoon to make approximately thirty balls. Using a teaspo
- on, I drop the mixture directly into the coconut layer and shape it to the size I want.
- When shaping the content into balls, you may need water to rinse your hands from the coconut and chocolate.
- Place all finished balls in a prominent place and refrigerate for an hour until set.
Pour the heated, melted content into the mixing bowl and mix all the other ingredients mentioned above.Remember, before you start, remove any hand jewellery.
Enjoy!
Julie Eden