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Chocolate Date Energy Balls

Name: Chocolate Date Energy Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups pitted Medjool dates, roughly chopped; 3 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup dried unsweetened tart cherries, chopped; 1/4 cup deluxe mixed nuts, coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes; 3 tablespoons sunflower kernels; 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Prep: 20 min. + chilling

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1 dozen

Eating just one of these healthy chocolate date energy balls satisfies my sweet tooth without added refined sugar. My recipe is a spinoff of an energy ball my daughter made for me when I was testing for my taekwondo black belt. —Barbara Estabrook, Appleton, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups pitted Medjool dates, roughly chopped
3 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup dried unsweetened tart cherries, chopped
1/4 cup deluxe mixed nuts, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes
3 tablespoons sunflower kernels
1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place dates, chocolate and cherries in a food processor; process until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Add nuts, coconut and sunflower kernels; process until blended. Add oil and vanilla; process until mixture comes together. Roll into 12 balls. Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes before serving. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 ball: 125 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 25mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.

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