Date Balls

A healthy snack to grab when you’re looking for a pinch of protein and a little sweetness mid-afternoon. This takes a total of 10 minutes from opening your pantry to popping one in your mouth! I just eyeball the ingredients, too, to simplify the recipe even more.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups walnuts (or try any nut you love) 
2 cups pitted dates (I buy mine in the bulk section) 
1 cup unsweetened coconut 
2 tablespoons coconut oil 
1 hefty dash of vanilla extract 
Dash of sea salt 
1 tablespoon chia seeds 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Toss all ingredients into a food processor. Blend until a dough-like consistency. Using a kitchen scoop, form balls. If you’d like, roll balls in additional coconut.

Place on a cookie sheet and freeze for about 10 minutes to solidify. (I actually just plopped mine on a plate and left them in the fridge as I had no room in the freezer.)

Store balls in an airtight container in the fridge for easy access.