Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls

Looking for a healthy, delicious treat that’s quick and easy to make and can easily travel with you wherever you go? You’ve found it! Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls!!! Sweetened only with dates, and made with all “real food” ingredients, this is a truly guiltless snack/dessert! What a great way to get in some healthy fats! (No yuca in this recipe, but they were just too good not to tell you about them!)

If you have a food processor, you’re only 10-15 minutes away from enjoying Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls! I had fun playing around with my basic recipe and creating different flavor variations like cinnamon, cacao, and banana! Get creative, as the possibilities are literally endless!

These babies are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, soy-free, vegan, and Whole30 compliant, yet full of fun and satisfying deliciousness!!! Who says healthy food can’t be scrumptious?!?!

Make a huge batch since these can be thrown into the freezer and pulled out any time you want a little treat! No need to even defrost! They’re yummy and chewy right out of the freezer!

😃😃😃

Let’s make Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls!!!

*Full printable recipe below*

Makes ten 1 1/2 inch balls

Ingredients:

*Click on needed ingredients below to order conveniently through Amazon*

While any nuts can be used in this recipe, I chose to use the following:

-1/2 cup pitted dates (cut into a few small pieces before placing into food processor)

-1/4 cup raw pecans (measured as chopped pecan pieces, not whole)

-1/4 cup raw whole pumpkin seeds (without shell)

-1/4 cup raw whole sunflower seeds

-1 tablespoon flax seed meal

–1/4 cup almond meal or flour

-1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

-1/8 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt (chosen for its purity and high mineral content)

-food processor (I use a Cuisinart)

Variations:

-Cinnamon: Add 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon to above recipe

-Chocolate: Add 2 tablespoons organic cacao powder to above recipe. Maybe even drizzle some dark chocolate on top!

-Banana: Add 1/2 ripe banana to above recipe (can also be combined with cinnamon and/or cacao.)

***

Instructions:

-Place pitted dates, pecans, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in a food processor / Cuisinart

-Pulse/blend for 10-20 seconds until nuts grind into coarse meal. (*Do not over-blend into nut butter.)

-Add flax seed meal, almond flour, coconut flakes, and pink Himalayan salt (along with cinnamon, cacao, and/or banana, if using,) and blend for about 20-30 seconds until well combined. *Mixture is ready when nuts and dates have turned into a coarse meal that holds its shape when rolled together. (See picture below.)

-Remove from food processor and place into a bowl.

-Roll into 10 equal sized balls.

-Enjoy immediately or store in an air tight container.

* These store incredibly well and can even be placed in the freezer and pulled out any time a snack is desired. No need to even defrost!!! 😃

*** 

Would you like to check out cassava snacks, kitchen gadgets and pantry items I personally use in my kitchen to make Crazy For Yuca recipes??? All personally taste tested and approved by me and my family! If so, click here

***

By ordering recommended products through our website we get a small commission which helps to support the maintenance of Crazy For Yuca. There’s absolutely no additional cost to you. All recommended products are ones that meet my own personal standard for high quality and clean eating that I use in my own kitchen. Thank you so much for supporting our efforts to bring you the latest yuca/cassava recipes!

***

***

5 from 2 votes

Print

Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls (Gluten, Grain, Dairy-free)

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Looking for a healthy, delicious treat that’s quick and easy to make and can easily travel with you wherever you go? You’ve found it! Paleo No-Bake Date Nut Balls!!! Sweetened only with dates, and made with all “real food” ingredients, this is a truly guiltless snack/dessert! What a great way to get in some healthy fats!

Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, Paleo, soy-free, vegan, whole30

Keyword: gluten-free, Grain-Free, healthy snacking, no-bake, on the go, paleo, quick and easy, snacking

Servings: 10 balls

Author: Lauren from Crazy For Yuca

Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup dates – pitted and cut into a few smaller pieces
• 1/4 cup raw pecans (measured as chopped pecan pieces, not whole)
• 1/4 cup raw shelled pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup raw whole sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
• 1/4 cup almond meal / flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt (Chosen for its purity and high mineral content)

Variations:

• Cinnamon: Add 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon to above recipe
• Chocolate: Add 2 tablespoons organic cacao powder to above recipe. Maybe even drizzle some dark chocolate on top!!!
• Banana: Add 1/2 ripe banana to above recipe can also be combined with cinnamon and/or cacao.

Instructions

Instructions:

1. In a food processor (I use a Cuisinart) place pitted dates, pecans, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

2. Pulse/blend for 10-20 seconds until nuts grind into coarse meal. (*Do not over-blend into nut butter.)

3. Add flax seed meal, almond flour, coconut flakes, and pink Himalayan salt (and cinnamon, cacao, or banana, if using) and blend for about 20-30 seconds until well combined. *Mixture is ready when nuts and dates have turned into a coarse meal that holds its shape when pinched together. (See picture below.)

4. Remove from food processor and place into a bowl.

5. Roll into 10 equal sized balls.

6. Enjoy immediately! * These store incredibly well and can even be placed in the freezer and pulled out any time a snack is desired. No need to even defrost!!! 😃

***

***

Disclaimer– In Crazy for Yuca I write about my own personal health and diet journey.  My experience and recipes are not to be considered expert advice or suggestive that anyone follow any particular diet protocol.  Each person’s body and medical issues are individual and need to be evaluated by a medical professional.  If you have any concerns due to your specific diagnoses, please consult your doctor before eating yuca.