Chocolate Cinnamon Balls
Chocolate Cinnamon Balls are the perfect guilt-free treat. These little delights are loaded with bittersweet dark chocolate flavor, so delicious and yet so HEALTHY - made with all natural ingredients and without added sugars.
Ingredients
- 12 dried Medjool dates
- ½ cup almonds
- ½ cup walnuts
- 6 tablespoons cacao powder
- 4 tablespoons carob powder
- 1 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- Raw cacao, ground walnuts, almonds or carob for dusting
Instructions
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Remove the pits from dates and soak them in hot water for several minutes. When the dates are softened, drain them and place in food processor. Save the water.
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Add the other ingredients - almonds, walnuts, cacao powder, carob and cinnamon to a food processor and blend until mixture turns into paste or dough-like consistency. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water in which you have soaked the dates if the mixture is too dry.
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With the small spoon scoop the mixture and roll into balls. Roll the balls into raw cacao powder. Place them on the baking sheet.
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Store chocolate cinnamon balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator until serving.
Recipe Notes
As a measure I used UScup (240ml). You can add honey or syrup in the mixture, to taste and if needed. Keep the energy bites frozen up to 3 months in the freezer.