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No-Bake Christmas Date Cookies
Christmas date cookies have a pillowy texture and a strong, rich chocolate flavour, making them an easy, no-bake perfect little holiday treat.
Servings 20 balls
Calories 127kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups (340g or 20 individual) pitted Natural Delights Medjool Dates
- 4 TBs (40g) coconut oil
- 4 TBs almond milk or milk of your choice
- 1.5 cups (120g) ground almonds
- ⅔ cup (80g) cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon rum extract
- Pinch of salt
- Powdered sugar can also coat with coconut, additional cocoa powder or ground nuts like almonds or pistachios
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, soak Medjool dates in boiled water for 10 mins.
- In the bowl of a food processor equipped with the all-purpose blade, combine the soaked dates and coconut oil. Process until fully combined - you may need to scrape the walls of the food processor a few times.
- Add the ground almonds, almond milk, cocoa powder, rum extract and salt. Process until a nice, smooth and cohesive mixture is created.
- Transfer Christmas date cookie mixture to refrigerator and cool for at least one hour, or more.
- Pour powdered sugar or your choice of coating onto a large plate. Using wet hands, form chocolate date mixture into 3-cm balls. Roll the date balls in powdered sugar to coat.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg