Almond Date Ball Cookies
No need to compromise on taste when it comes to healthy snacks. Try our almond date ball cookies for a delicious and nutritious treat.
Ingredients
- ¼ pound 112g almonds
- 1 pint dates 16 oz
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoon 10g unsweetened cocoa powder (divided use)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely chopped.¼ pound 112g almonds, ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Pour on to a baking sheet.
- Bake the almonds for 5-7 minutes.
- Run your knife through the dates and add them to the food processor with the almond extract and 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder.1 pint dates, 2 tablespoon 10g unsweetened cocoa powder (divided use)
- Pulse until the dates are chopped and form a ball.
- Transfer the dates to a bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon cocoa powder and most of the ground almonds reserving a little to roll the finished balls in. Using your hands, work the almonds into the ground dates much like you would breadcrumbs into a meatball mixture. It will come together like a dough.
- Rolling the balls in the reserved almonds as I made them.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 205mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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