3-Ingredient Chocolate Date Balls – Running on real food

About the recipe

These are Simple Chocolate Date Balls Perfect for a quick homemade snack or dessert. They are as simple as can be, easy to customize and healthy yet taste like rich and decadent brownies!

They’re great to keep in the fridge whenever you need a little sweet treat.

Never used tahini in desserts before? It’s so yummy! Also try it in these Salted Caramel Tahini Cups, Tahini Hemp Seed Bars, and Tahini Date Cookies.

Material notes

• tahini : Use store-bought or homemade tahini. Good quality tahini should be smooth, easy to drizzle (not too thick) and have an earthy flavor that is not overly bitter.
• cocoa: raw Cocoa powder or regularly Cocoa powder Both work great here.
• the dates: Use any variety as long as they are soft and moist. If you only have dried dates, we’ll soak them below so you can use them in this recipe, although for best results, I’d recommend using gooey dates instead of soaked dates.
• extra: To enhance the flavor, try a good pinch of salt and a dash of vanilla. cinnamon Would be very yummy!

Variations and additions

• Coat in chocolate: To make them into fancy chocolate truffles, try coating them or drizzling them with melted chocolate.
• Chocolate Orange Bites: Add up to 1 tablespoon orange zest for a citrus twist.
• Add the nuts: You can add up to 3/4 cup of crushed walnuts, pecans, almonds, pecans or cashews. Add them to the food processor first to break them into small pieces.
• Add the seeds: For added nutrition and texture, try adding up to 1/2 cup of flax seeds.
• Peanut Butter Chocolate: Use peanut butter instead of tahini for Peanut Butter Chocolate Date Balls. Almond butter works too or you can use sunflower seed butter for another nut-free option.
• Chocolate Mint Bites: Add a few drops of peppermint extract for a chocolate peppermint bite. This would be perfect for the holidays or an edible gift.
• spices: Try 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and/or a pinch of ginger or nutmeg. You can add a pinch of red pepper to add a subtle kick!

Step by step instructions

Step 1: Mix the flour

Add the dates, cocoa powder and tahini to a food processor and blend to a thick, sticky dough that you can press together between your fingers. If you add any extras, mix them in now.

If the mixture forms into a big ball food processorIt’s perfect!

Quick Instructions: You should have no problem forming the dough into balls, but if it seems too crumbly to roll, add 1 teaspoon of hot water and process again. Check to see if you can press it together and if not, repeat. You won’t need more than 1 tablespoon of water.

Step 2: Roll into balls

Use your hands to roll the dough into balls. Any size works but used about 1 heaping tablespoon per ball and the recipe yielded 15 balls.

If you want, you can roll each ball Cocoa powderShredded coconut, cookie crumbs or crushed nuts for an extra touch.

Recipe FAQs

Expert tips

1. Dough too dry: You should have no problem forming the dough into balls but if it seems too crumbly to roll, add 1 tablespoon of hot water and process again. Check to see if you can press it together and if not, repeat. You won’t need more than 1 tablespoon of water.
2. Dough too wet: You may need extra if you soak the dates before using Cocoa powder To balance excess moisture.
3. Chill the dough: If the mixture feels sticky as a ball, chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes before rolling to make it easier to work with.