I make these cacao fudge balls at least once a week, they are SO good. And they are filled with amazing ingredients, making them one of my favorite raw, no-cook snacks. Also I don’t mean to be that person, but they really do taste chocolatey and fudgey and amazing and delicious. Cacao and dates are best friends, so it’s that partnership that really makes this recipe taste like the brownie bites you get in Ben & Jerry’s – not kidding.
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Ingredients for these cacao fudge bites
The ingredients are simple, and all things that you would find in your oatmeal bowl – which is why I have no qualms eating this for breakfast. Here is everything you need:
- 2 cups pitted dates, about 250 grams
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup flaxmeal or chia seeds or a mix of both! I like Garden of Life’s Flax + Chia blend
- 3 tbsp cacao powder or chocolate protein powder
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp plant milk
- 1 cube of dark chocolate for shaving over the top
Instructions for how to make these cacao fudge balls
Tear the dates in half and add them to the food processor with the walnuts, oats, flax/chia, cacao powder and maple syrup. Drizzle 1 tbsp of plant milk on top.
Process the mixture for a few minutes, pulsing every now and then, until all the ingredients form a cookie-dough like texture. If your mixture ever needs a bit of help, add the additional 1 tbsp of plant milk.
When you have a dark chocolate brown mixture, move it to a bowl and let it chill in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.
Then use a damp hand to roll the dough into 12 equal sized balls. Shave some dark chocolate on top and eat!
You can either store these in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 5-6 months.
Cacao & Walnut Fudge Balls
Ingredients
- 2 cups pitted dates about 250 grams
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup flaxmeal or chia seeds or a mix of both! I like Garden of Life’s Flax + Chia blend
- 3 tbsp cacao powder or chocolate protein powder
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp plant milk
- 1 cube of dark chocolate for shaving over the top
Instructions
- Tear the dates in half and add them to the food processor with the walnuts, oats, flax/chia, cacao powder and maple syrup. Drizzle 1 tbsp of plant milk on top.
- Process the mixture for a few minutes, pulsing every now and then, until all the ingredients form a cookie-dough like texture. If your mixture ever needs a bit of help, add the additional 1 tbsp of plant milk.
- When you have a dark chocolate brown mixture, move it to a bowl and let it chill in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.
- Then use a damp hand to roll the dough into 12 equal sized balls. Shave some dark chocolate on top and eat!
- You can either store these in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 5-6 months.
