A guest recipe from my sister in law Amrita, who brought round these tasty date balls. A delicious quick sweet which has no added sugar as the dates naturally sweeten them. Coat in coconut according to taste and if you want them to be a bit more Christmassy then adding a little orange zest will do the trick!
An alternative to chocolate but still extremely satisfying! I asked her for the recipe and she shared it instantly ad lib. These little sweets are just lovely and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have done! Thank you so much for sharing Amrita! Much love D x
INGREDIENTS
250g pitted date block/paste
2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter
5 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts crushed
Unsweetened desiccated coconut to coat
METHOD
• Heat up the ghee/butter in a non stick medium saucepan on a low heat for 2 minutes. When melted, break in the date block and simmer until the date block has become a paste. Cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally
• Add the crushed peanuts, combine and cook for a further 5 minutes
• Take off the heat and let the date mixture cool down a little, when warm take small amounts of mixture and roll into balls covering in coconut as the last step
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Gorgeous! xx
Yum these look great! So healthy and I love coconut with dates together 🙂
Thank you! I was so lucky to have been given them…were so nice 🙂
Yum!!
Emory
Thank you! 🙂
It was a pleasure sharing the recipe with you.
It’s a great recipe! Can’t wait to share more of your creations! 🙂
Great recipe Dimple!! They looks fantastic and yummy! I always wanted to make something with dates – these are great! And great for the holidays too, a healthier treat! Thanks for sharing! Sylvia
Thanks Sylvia! It’s definitely a healthier option. Amrita did a great job! Hope you’re well x
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It’s a very healthy combination of dates and coconut like u and amrita. keep it up. Best wishes and marry Christmas. w
Thank you very much Anand for your kind words! Regards D and Happy Christmas 🙂
What a sweet treat!
Yes it was great! 🙂
Ahhh, coconut!!! Yummy!
oh lovely looking delights! I make these too, but set them into bars and then slice them up..:) but yours will entice kids more.
Thank you Namrata! My sister in law did a great job x I love the idea of them being in bars also 🙂
You weren’t kidding when you said these were easy to prepare, Dimple. They sound delicious, especially with a touch of orange zest. 🙂
yummy! Two of my fav ingredients- dates and coconut. Definitely will try.!
Thank you! Please do let me know how you like it 🙂
These sound so tasty!
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