Healthy No-Bake Date Energy Balls
Nadia Terry, FE teacher, Moroccan cooking and baking tutor
In this session, Moroccan cook Nadia Terry shows how to make these delicious, protein-packed, energy-boosting no-bake date balls with nuts and seeds.
Perfect for meal prep, these healthy snacks are a great way to get a protein and energy boost.
Preparation
Set out your ingredients and chop the vegetable to your desired size.
Video time
60 minutes
Equipment:
• Bowl
• Wooden spoon
• Airtight container
Ingredients:
• 150g of date paste (you can use your own if you steam some soft dates then mash them with a fork or blend in the food processor)
• 50g walnuts
• 50g almonds
• 50g mixed seeds or sesame seeds
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• tsp fennel seeds (if you prefer, add more cinnamon and fewer fennel seeds)
• 80g roasted oats (optional)
• A pinch of salt
• 1 to 2 tbsp of orange blossom water
• Desiccated coconut or cocoa powder
Recipe:
1. Put the date paste in a bowl and add 1 tbsp of water. Put in microwave for 1 minute or until it becomes softer (if you made your own, don’t add any water. Just steam the dates and they will become nice and soft to work with).
2. Blend the walnuts, almonds and seeds, then add them to the dates.
3. Add the cinnamon and fennel seeds.
4. Add the roasted oats and orange blossom water, mix well.
5. Form small balls, roll into some desiccated coconut or cocoa powder and put in an airtight container, then enjoy them as a snack.