dates – Green Cupcake

Hey Greencupcake Family! I wanted to bring a fun recipe this week. It is perfect for a mid week pick me up. These Energy balls will hopefully give you the burst of energy to make your week better. 🙂

I used some medjool dates as the base for these energy balls. Dates are one of the easiest foods to incorporate into your diets. They are nutrient rich and a fantastic sweetener substitute. They are part of the Palm Tree family and have many different varitations of the delicious fruit. Mejool Dates is one of the more popular and for good reason they have a rich almost caramel taste. Aside from tasting like a sweet dessert dates have a number of other amazing benefits. Dates are a great source of Dietary Fibre which promotes digestive health. They are also rich in minerals like selenium, Manganese, copper and magnesium which are important for bone strength and health. Dates are also anti-inflammatory and can reduced blood pressure due to the source of magnesium. Dates are packed with carbohydrates which makes them a natural energy booster. Dates have a naturally sweet and have a great nutritional profile making them the perfect addition to your daily diet.

Here is everything you will need for the Energy Balls. This recipe makes 8 Energy Balls.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Medjool Dates

1/3 Cup of Almonds

1/3 Peanut Butter

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1 Tbsp Dark Chocolate

2 Tbsp of Shredded Coconuts

Chia Seeds, Almonds, Nut butter, Dark Chocolate , Dates.

This is the easiest recipe, all you will need is a food processor.

I used dried Dates and I let them soak in warm water for 2 hours prior to using them.

Step 1: I removed the seed and pulsed them in the processor until they became soft and chopped well.

Step 2: Chop Almonds by hand or in processor. Then add the chopped dates back to processor with Almonds. Add the chia seed, chopped Dark Chocolate and Nut butter. Pulse until the mixture creates a dough.