No-Bake Cacao Energy Balls
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These little bites are sweetened entirely by dates and rolled through cacao for a proper chocolate hit. Peanut butter makes them rich and fudgy, oats give them substance, and they take fifteen minutes and no oven. Keep a batch in the fridge for when the afternoon slump hits.
Ingredients
Tick the store-cupboard items you would like, then add them to your basket in one tap.
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Choose a product for medjool dates, pitted - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for jumbo oats - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for crunchy peanut butter - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for cacao powder - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for cacao nibs - we add the cheapest by default.
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Local shop1 pinch sea salt
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Local shop1-2 tbsp water, if needed
Ticked items go to your Lean & Healthy basket. Fresh items like onions and herbs are best picked up from your local shop.
Method
Serves 12 · about 15 minutes from start to finish.
If your dates are firm, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes then drain well.
Blitz the oats in a food processor to a coarse flour.
Add the dates, peanut butter, cacao powder and salt and blend to a sticky, clumping dough, adding a splash of water only if it is too dry.
Pulse in the cacao nibs so they stay crunchy.
Roll into 12 balls with damp hands.
Chill for 30 minutes to firm up. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving
Cook's tip
Dates make these naturally sweet but still fruit-sugar rich, so they sit outside the low-sugar recipes - enjoy them as an energy-dense treat rather than an everyday nibble.
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Nutrition figures are estimates per serving and will vary with brands and portion sizes. Ingredient prices and availability are indicative and confirmed at the secure Shopify checkout.