Dark Chocolate Walnut Vegan Energy Balls
These Dark Chocolate Walnut Vegan Energy Balls are a super simple and healthy snack and will satisfy your chocolate cravings in only 15 minutes!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cup Old Fashioned oats
- 3 tablespoons dark cocoa
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Generous pinch salt
- 1 cup pitted soft dates, 4 ounces
- 3 tablespoons almond butter
- 3 tablespoons dark pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips, plus 3 Tablespoons more for melting, optional
Instructions
- 1
Place oats in a food processor and process until finely ground. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add cocoa, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine.
- 2
Place dates in food processor and pulse several times until broken into chunks. Add almond butter and maple syrup and process, scraping sides if necessary until it forms a thick paste.
- 3
Add paste to the bowl and mash and stir with a silicone spatula until it starts to resemble crumbly cookie dough, about 2 minutes. Continue working the dough, knead with clean hands if necessary to work the oat mixture into a cohesive dough. Add walnuts and chocolate chips. Knead in well. Form into 14 balls. Drizzle with chocolate, if using. Refrigerate to set the chocolate.