No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Energy Balls (Vegan,

Gluten Free)
★★★★★ 5 from 8 reviews
What could be better than these super easy, No-Bake Chocolate Coconut
Vegan Energy Balls? These chocolatey pieces of heaven are so easy to
make in just 20 minutes using only your food processor.

Author: Christin McKamey

Prep Time: 20

Yield: 22 1x
Total Time: 20

Category: Breakfast, Snack,

Dessert Method: Food Processor
SCALE 1x 2x 3x

 INGREDIENTS

 3/4 cup almonds, sliced or slivered

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
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2 tablespoons ground ax seed (if possible, use whole ax seeds and grind

them yourself using a coffee grinder)

1/4 teaspoon ground sea salt
1 1/3 cups organic old fashioned oats, gluten free if desired
1 pound (16-ounces) medjool dates, pits removed (if dates are not soft, soak
them in water for 20 minutes rst)
1/4 cup unre ned coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup  nely shredded unsweetened coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add the almonds to a food processor and process 20- 30 seconds, until nely
chopped.
2. Add the cocoa, ax seed, sea salt and oats. Process another 20 seconds or so,
until blended.
3. Add dates and coconut oil. Process for 2-3 minutes or until mixture is well
blended. Depending on how sharp your blade is, you may need to stir every
minute so everything gets mixed equally.
 4. The mixture should now be sticky enough to form into balls. You can test
this by squeezing between your ngers. If it’s not staying together very well,
add a little more coconut oil and process again (*see tip in notes below).
Once ready, form into 1 1/2 inch balls. Note: I’ve found that you can’t really
“roll” these between your hands to form the balls; you need to shape them,
pressing with your hands until they are in ball form. As you roll, place each
ball onto a plate, or a baking sheet covered in parchment paper (or you can
use a silicone baking mat). Any at surface will do.
5. Then, on a separate plate, cutting board or other at surface, add the nely
shredded coconut. Note: nely shredded works best as it sticks well. Press
each ball, one at a time, into the coconut with a little pressure until it sticks
to all sides. Transfer to an airtight container. Store in the fridge up to a week.
This recipe makes 22 balls. 

 NOTES

 *There’s de nitely a sweet spot with getting the texture right. Since the size of

dates varies for each kitchen, it’s hard to give an exact amount of coconut oil in
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this recipe. So it’s best to start with 1/4 cup coconut oil and add a little more (in 1
tablespoon increments) if necessary. If you add a little too much, you can add a
little more oats (or shredded coconut) to balance it out. 

Nutrition
Serving Size: 1 ball Calories: 59 Sugar: 1.2
Sodium: 27.3 Fat: 3.6 Carbohydrates: 6
Protein: 2

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