Date Nut Bites
We’re big fans of dates in our house. When we go to the Farmer’s Market every week, we always get a bag of them. They’re Kenya’s version of “candy”. Sweet, chewy and rich, if you put them in a wrapper, I’m sure most kids would think they really are candy.
Although the dates we get are perfect just on their own, I decided to take them a step further, and try to make healthy candy bites out of them. The recipe only takes minutes to whip up and the bites freeze beautifully, too. Well, unless you’re making them for Kenya, of course. Then they don’t have enough time to make it to the freezer. Kenya figured out where I had put my freshly-made batch, carried his little chair to the counter, opened the tin and ate a dozen of these bites within minutes. Thank goodness they’re made with nature’s sugar!
Date Nut Bites
1 Lb. Dates (I used 21 Medjool dates), pitted
1/2 Cup Walnuts
1 Cup Coconut, preferably unsweetened
1. Place pitted dates and walnuts in a food processor and puree until smooth.
2. Place the coconut on a plate.
3. Take 1 tsp of the date/walnut mixture and roll into balls.
4. Roll the balls in the coconut to cover the entire outside of the balls.
5. Serve.
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I have an insatiable sweet tooth, and am always looking for a healthy way to, at least, pacify it. This concoction will def do the trick. I wonder what would happen if I added a bit of cocoa powder to it? If you think yummy, any suggestion how much would be good?
I think it would be great! I would put in 1 tsp to 1 tbsp
Any suggestions as to how I could change the coconut? We have one in the house that is not a big fan of coconut (I think the texture more than anything).
You can roll it in cocoa powder
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What would be a good alternative to the tree nuts? One of my kids is severly allergic to tree nuts so that would have to be left out or find an alternative……any thoughts? She can coconut…..
The walnuts give these that crunch and added flavor. If you won’t miss the crunch you could just leave the nuts out altogether. Soy nuts would be a different flavor, but would also work if you do not have a soy allergy. I know people with tree nut allergies are cautioned to stay away from peanuts, but if you don’t have the peanut allergy you could use those as well.
These are so great and VERY easy to make!!