No-Bake Cashew Coconut Balls
on May 04, 2020, Updated Jan 08, 2026
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These simple, healthy, no-bake cashew coconut balls are ready in 10 minutes with just 3 ingredients.
About the Recipe
These yummy energy balls are vegan, gluten-free and easy to whip up with just cashews, dates and coconut! They make a great snack on-the-go and are perfect for meal prep.
Feel free to swap the cashews for peanuts, pecans, walnuts, almonds or a mixture of nuts or you can try one of my many other energy ball recipes like Cranberry Sunflower Seed Energy Balls, Peanut Chocolate Chip Energy Balls or No-Bake Chocolate Energy Balls.
The dates and sea salt give them a salted caramel flavour that is delicious combined with shredded coconut. Part snack and part dessert, especially if you add chocolate chips, stash a batch in the freezer for a sweet treat any time.
Ingredients
- Coconut: Use medium or fine unsweetened shredded coconut.
- Dates: Any kind of date works as long as they’re soft and moist. If your dates are hard and dry, you’ll need to soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain well before using.
- Cashews: Look for “raw” cashews, they should not have any added oil or salt.
This list is not complete. Please see the recipe card at the end of the post for the complete ingredient list with measurements and detailed instructions.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend into a thick, sticky dough.
If it’s not sticking together, add 1 tsp of water, blend again and repeat as needed until it does. Usually just a splash of water should do the trick, and only if needed, if your dates were nice and juicy you shouldn’t have a problem!
Step 3. Use your hands to roll the dough into balls.
Storing
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freezer for up to 3 months.
- They’re ok at room temperature for 3-4 days but will get soft if it’s warm. It’s recommended to keep them chilled.
More Energy Balls
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- Lime and Coconut Energy Balls
- Carrot Cake Energy Ball
- No-Bake Pecan Pie Balls
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Ingredients
- 1 cup packed, soft pitted dates, 225 g
- 1 cup raw cashews, 100 g
- 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, 60 g
- 1/4 tsp sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process into a thick, sticky dough you can press between your fingers.
- Use your hands to roll the dough into 15 balls.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published on November 10, 2014.
Hi there! I intend to make these today. Did you intend to name them “No-Bake”, instead of “No-Date”?
I’m excited to try them! Thank you for the recipe!
Haha, yes, yes I did. I recently updated the recipe and too many bakes and dates in my mind, I guess!
Thank YOU Deryn, these are wonderful balls of goodness.
I doubled the recipe (btw when you double it using your feature the gr don’t change) and used
* 450g soft pitted dates
* 200g raw cashews
* 120g desiccated coconut
* (added) 2 tbsp chia seeds
* 0.5 tsp sea salt
The mix consistency was simply perfect; there was no need to add water.
I was able to roll 64 balls — each ball is 53cal.
Glad you enjoyed them! Yes, sorry about the weights not doubling, unfortunately I don’t have that functionality. Glad you enjoyed them!
How do I make these without a food processor? I have all of the ingredients.
Thank you!
Do you have a blender? You’d need a way to process the cashews and dates. You could possibly try finely chopping everything then working it together with your hands.
I have made these three times and followed recipe exactly, they have been loved by my friends and family and of course by me. Thank you
Thank you for trying them!