Chocolate Date Walnut Balls

7. 10. 2025

You can enjoy these balls with dates, nuts, and chocolate during the holidays without regrets. They contain only simple ingredients and no refined sugars. Still, they are incredibly indulgent!

What you will need

For balls:

• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup ground walnuts
• 1 tablespoon of cold water
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

For decoration:

• 1/4 cup ground walnuts and hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup melted dark chocolate

Method

• Soak the dates in water for 30 minutes.
• Add all the ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until you have a sticky mixture.
• Scoop the mixture with a soup spoon and form balls.
• Lightly wet your hands to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands.
• Refrigerate while you melt the dark chocolate.
• Put the ground hazelnuts and walnuts in a small bowl.
• Roll each ball in the nut mixture and drizzle with dark chocolate.
• Leave to cool for about an hour for a firmer texture and to harden the chocolate.
• Enjoy it!

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