Cacao Date Energy Balls

Recipe from Hannah Medellin · original post

Oats, dates, cacao and coconut blitzed into a no-bake snack that keeps all week in the fridge.

Serves 8 15 minKid-friendly
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Ingredients

  • rolled oats — 1 cup90 g
  • cacao powder — 2 tbsp16 g
  • fresh Medjool dates — pitted12 ea
  • desiccated coconut — ¾ cup70 g
  • maple syrup — 2 tbsp40 ml
  • desiccated coconut — 2 tbsp; extra, for coating14 g

Method

  1. Add the rolled oats, cacao powder, dates, coconut and maple syrup to a food processor.
  2. Blitz until the mixture forms a sticky dough that holds together when pressed between your fingers.
  3. Roll into bite-sized balls.
  4. Coat each ball in the extra desiccated coconut.
  5. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.

Cooking for a different diet?

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  • Gluten-free

    • 90 g Gluten-free rolled oats instead of rolled oats

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  • AldiBest choice

    you pay $19.66 · 88% spare

    $2.36

    missing 1 item

  • Woolworths

    you pay $24.00 · 88% spare

    $2.98

    missing 1 item · $0.62 more

  • Coles

    you pay $24.85 · 57% spare

    $10.71

    missing 1 item · $8.35 more

$0.30a serve

from $0.30 a serve at Aldi · 4 of 5 ingredients priced

About $2.36 of ingredients used for 8 serves.

$27.56 across 2 shops · all 5 items priced · $0.99 more for bigger packs, 63% spare for later

AldiBest choice

$2.36

missing 1 item

you'll pay $19.66 · 88% of it spare

Woolworths

$2.98

missing 1 item · $0.62 more

you'll pay $24.00 · 88% of it spare

Coles

$10.71

missing 1 item · $8.35 more

you'll pay $24.85 · 57% of it spare

Buy at Aldi$19.66

Buy at Coles$7.90

fresh Medjool dates

$34.80/1kg

need 12 itemsColes Organic Medjool Dates 227g$7.90closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)

ColesColes$34.80/1kg$7.90·AldiAldi$23.11/1kg$10.49·WoolworthsWoolworthsN/A