No-Bake Cashew Coconut Balls
These simple, healthy, no-bake cashew coconut balls are ready in 10 minutes with just 3 ingredients.
Recipe Features
- vegan and gluten-free – perfect for those with dietary restrictions
- quick and easy – make them in minutes with 3-ingredients
- travel well – they make a great snack on-the-go
- food prep-friendly – make a batch for healthy snacking all week long
What You’ll Need
- coconut – look for medium or fine unsweetened shredded coconut
- dates – any kind of date works as long as they’re soft and moist
- raw cashews – look for “raw” cashews, they should not have any added oil or salt
- sea salt – I like to add a pinch of sea salt to enhance the flavors but it’s totally optional
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor.
Step 2. Blend everything into a thick, sticky dough.
Step 3. Use your hands to roll the dough into balls.
Tips and FAQs
- It’s important to use soft, moist dates in this recipe to bind everything together. If you only have dry dates, you can soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain well before using in the recipe.
- If you blend everything up and 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!
How long do these keep?
The finished balls can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 3 months.
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Cashew Coconut Balls
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 15 balls
- Category: Snack
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These delicious little coconut date energy balls make the perfect quick snack or dessert any time of day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (225 g) packed, soft pitted dates
- 1 cup (100 g) raw cashews
- 3/4 cup (60 g) unsweetened fine coconut
- 1/8 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.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
It’s important to use soft, moist dates in this recipe to bind everything together. If you only have dry dates, you can soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain well before using in the recipe.
If you blend everything up and it’s not sticking together, add 1 tsp of water, blend again and repeat as needed until it does. 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!
The cashews can be substituted with pecans, walnuts or almonds.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 100
- Fat: 4.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.7 g
- Protein: 1.6 g
UPDATE NOTE: This recipe was originally published on November 10, 2014. It was updated with new photos and text on May 4, 2020.
how long do they keep?
You can keep them in the freezer for up to 2 months and in the fridge for a week or two.
Best raw balls ever!!! 🙂
Aww!! Yay!! I’m sooo happy to hear you like them. Thanks for the comment!
Just made these and they are delicious, great healthy snack without the guilt will be a recipe that will be getting done many times , thanks so much ????
Deryn, so fab thank you for your lovely recipes! If I needed a replacement for dates what would be best option? Flax with water to create same binding effect or egg whites if really necessary although not vegan friendly? Trying to keep sugar low. Thank you!! Jessamy
This recipe is so so simple I can’t really think of a replacement for dates that would be low sugar. You can replace them with raisins or dried figs but they would have a similar sugar content. You need something kind of soft and gooey to hold it all together. You could maybe leave out the dates and use a combination of nut butter and flax with some oats or something? Good luck!
Mine didn’t mash into balls together very well so I kept in my fridge as a topping. My kids ate it on their oatmeal, but I don’t eat oatmeal so I had to be creative. 1/4 of a cup of the cream off a full fat can of coconut milk, 1/4 of a banana (chopped) and this heavenly mix on top. It was amazing. Rivals any banana split I’ve ever eaten and I don’t feel gross after. Thanks for the recipe!
Yum!!!! Delicious.
They look tasty!
Thank you so much for sharing this vegan recipe! Most of the recipes people post online have some sort of dairy product in them that us lactose intolerant people can’t have so it’s nice to come across a vegan recipe every once in a while that is simple, has normal ingredients and looks delicious!
Yum I love love love dates! The coconut is a nice twist on these energy balls – yum and these are so cute! I love how you can see the texture! Thanks for sharing!
These look delicious! So simple! I can’t wait to try them out.