I make these as much for me as for the children’s lunch boxes. I find them a great energy snack that ties me over to the next meal and you can find them popping up in my food diary over the last 7 weeks.
I do make these balls quite small though, because even though the ingredients are largely wholesome, they still are quite sweet. I usually make a heap of them and put them straight into the freezer to use here and there over the upcoming month. I eat them straight from the freezer. Delicious.
Date, Oat & Coconut Choc Balls
2014-03-09 11:11:30
Serves 20
Nut free energy balls. Great for the lunch box.
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup (150 grams) Pitted Dates
- 1 cup (150 grams) Dried Apricots
- 1/2 cup (40 grams) desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) rolled oats
- 1/4 cup (20 grams) skim milk powder
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 2 teaspoons cocoa or cacao powder
- 1/2 cup extra desiccated coconut for coating
Instructions
- Whizz up all ingredients in a food processor or Thermomix (slowly turn to 9 for 10 seconds) until combined well.
- Form small balls with your hands.
- Coat with the extra coconut.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Notes
- I freeze batches of these choc balls and put them directly in the lunch box of a morning.
- If you want to make these diary free, you could try using approx 1-2 tablespoons of Tahini paste, coconut oil or honey instead of the skim milk powder.
Adapted from Whole Food Simply
Adapted from Whole Food Simply
Be A Fun Mum http://www.beafunmum.com/
Lunch Box Ideas
Below are some of the lunch boxes I’ve done up for my kids this year with these Date Choc Balls.
Lunch Box 1
- Corn & Cheese Muffins (with bacon & onion)
- Apricot ball
- Date Choc ball
- Watermelon
- Carrot Sticks
Lunch Box 2
- Wholemeal sandwich
- Crackers & Cheese
- Baby corn & carrots
- Cherries
- Date Choc Ball
Lunch Box 3
- Corn chips
- Bean dip (with cream cheese)
- Carrot sticks
- Apricot
- Choc date ball
17 Comments
Johnny Sawyer
March 11, 2014 at 7:38 pmI don’t usually frequent blogs meant for the ladies, but I happened upon this one and had to stop by and say great recipe!
Penny
March 11, 2014 at 8:06 pmYumo!
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Tara
October 7, 2014 at 12:56 pmHi there. I wanted to thank you for this recipe. I was looking for a nut free snack that my son could eat on the run between morning classes, and that would sustain him until lunch. I changed the apricots to dried cherries, and the skim milk powder to pumpkin seed powder. My son loves them!
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October 7, 2014 at 1:00 pmGlad it was useful and thanks for the variation tip!
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Stacey
August 3, 2015 at 3:27 pmMade these just before school pick up – YUM! Such a sweet boost and will be great in the lunchboxes (if I don’t eat them all first). I had to substitute a few things out due to lack of ingredients. Here’s my version:
1 cup (150 grams) Pitted Dates
1 cup (150 grams) Dried Apricots
1/2 cup (40 grams) pepitas
1/2 cup (50 grams) rolled oats
1/4 cup (20 grams) coconut oil
2 tablespoons boiling water
2 teaspoons cocoa
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August 3, 2015 at 6:12 pmThank you so much for including your variations. That’s so useful.
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Josie
January 20, 2017 at 7:17 amQuick question. Quite a few of your recipes call for skim milk powder and water. Might seem like a silly question, but could you just use low fat milk?
Sarah
January 20, 2017 at 12:58 pmI need to know this too. I want to make these shortly but don’t have milk powder!