bites - Chocolate Nut Butter Date Balls

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 12 Medjool dates, pitted
• 1 cup nut butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Coatings of choice (cocoa powder, powdered sugar, coconut palm sugar, etc.)

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until the dates are smooth. The mixture should be crumbly but hold together when pressed into a ball.
Use about 1½ teaspoons of mixture to form a ball, pressing and rolling it with your palms.
Roll each ball in a coating.
Chill before serving.
Makes about 45 balls.