Date Energy Balls

By replacing refined sugar with the natural sweetness of fiber-rich dates and combining it with slow-digesting oats and healthy fats from peanut butter, these energy balls provide sustained energy without the blood sugar spikes.

Ingredients

Calories next to each ingredient are for that ingredient across the whole recipe (8 servings), not per serving.

• 150g pitted Medjool dates · 423 kcal in the whole recipe
• 80g rolled oats · 306 kcal in the whole recipe
• 60g unsweetened peanut butter · 359 kcal in the whole recipe
• 10g unsweetened cocoa powder · 23 kcal in the whole recipe

Method

1. Pulse the rolled oats in a food processor until finely ground.

   

2. Add the pitted dates, peanut butter, and cocoa powder, then blend until a sticky dough forms.

   

3. Roll the mixture into 8 equal-sized balls using your hands.

   

4. Place the balls on a plate and refrigerate for 20 minutes before serving.

   

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