Contains gluten and nuts. Check the ingredients if you cook for someone with allergies.
No-bake bites of dates, oats and cashew butter rolled in coconut — nature took care of the sweetness. Jersey-pocket fuel for long rides, or a clean dessert with coffee.
15 minPrep
15 minTotal
4Serves
Date-Nut Energy Balls
by · Easy
Omnivore
Source of fibre
Low salt
Source of potassium
Source of iron
Contains gluten and nuts. Check the ingredients if you cook for someone with allergies.
No-bake bites of dates, oats and cashew butter rolled in coconut — nature took care of the sweetness. Jersey-pocket fuel for long rides, or a clean dessert with coffee.
15 minPrep
15 minTotal
4Serves
Nutrition
Per serving · 97.5 g
410kcal1719 kJ
Protein7.83 g16%
Carbohydrate67.3 g26%
Net carbs †57.5 g
Sugars41.1 g46%
Fibre9.81 g
Fat14.1 g20%
Saturates6.43 g32%
Salt †0.1 g2%
Calculated from 100% of ingredients. Some values are estimated or unavailable — marked below.
Estimated (partial coverage)
Low coverage
†Calculated
—No data
Amount · % of EU reference intake (RI) for an average adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal). Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0 - Deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank. Karlsruhe. DOI: 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0 For general reference only — not medical or dietary advice.
Before you start
You'll need
food processor
Ingredients
Quantities scale automatically · metric units (change in profile)
1 pinch
Cinnamon ground
1 pinch
Common salt/table salt
1 pinch
Cardamom
30 g
Coconut meat, grated, dried
100 g
Oat flakes
60 g
Cashew butter (100 % pure)
200 g
Date dried
Instructions
1
Blitz the dates, oat flakes, cashew butter and a pinch of salt in a food processor until the mixture clumps when pressed. A spoonful of water helps if it stays crumbly. Add a pinch each of cinnamon and cardamom.
2
Roll the mixture into walnut-sized balls with damp hands, then roll them through the grated coconut.
3
Chill for 30 minutes to firm up before eating.
Notes
Makes about 12 balls. They keep two weeks in an airtight box in the fridge and also freeze well.
Before you start
You'll need
food processor
Ingredients
Quantities scale automatically · metric units (change in profile)
1 pinch
Cinnamon ground
1 pinch
Common salt/table salt
1 pinch
Cardamom
30 g
Coconut meat, grated, dried
100 g
Oat flakes
60 g
Cashew butter (100 % pure)
200 g
Date dried
Instructions
1
Blitz the dates, oat flakes, cashew butter and a pinch of salt in a food processor until the mixture clumps when pressed. A spoonful of water helps if it stays crumbly. Add a pinch each of cinnamon and cardamom.
2
Roll the mixture into walnut-sized balls with damp hands, then roll them through the grated coconut.
3
Chill for 30 minutes to firm up before eating.
Notes
Makes about 12 balls. They keep two weeks in an airtight box in the fridge and also freeze well.
Nutrition
Per serving · 97.5 g
410kcal1719 kJ
Protein7.83 g16%
Carbohydrate67.3 g26%
Net carbs †57.5 g
Sugars41.1 g46%
Fibre9.81 g
Fat14.1 g20%
Saturates6.43 g32%
Salt †0.1 g2%
Calculated from 100% of ingredients. Some values are estimated or unavailable — marked below.
Estimated (partial coverage)
Low coverage
†Calculated
—No data
Amount · % of EU reference intake (RI) for an average adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal). Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025): Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), Version 4.0 - Deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank. Karlsruhe. DOI: 10.25826/Data20251217-134202-0 For general reference only — not medical or dietary advice.