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.
This is easy and delicious! My husband loved them. We are putting this recipe in our blue ribbon recipe binder. Thank you!
Love it! So glad you enjoyed them!
Do either the dates or cashews need to be soaked before processing?
Nope, not unless your dates are dry. If dates are dry then soak them in hot water for 15 minutes then drain before using however, fresh, soft dates are best for this recipe. Cashews do not need to be soaked. Enjoy!
I would munch on these obsessively! The combination of sweet dates and coconut never fail to amaze me. Imagine adding some peanut butter or crushed dark chocolate. So good!
These balls are delish! I sprinkled a little water into the blender to get them to come together.
Easy and delicious, what more can one ask for!!
Thank you for the awesome recipe!!
Thanks for the comment, Joni! So happy you liked them!
I love the simplicity of these!
These sounds delicious! I love cashews and have a bag of unsweetened coconut that I need to use!
These look so good! I love cashews and coconut together and have buying a snack mix with both items! I’d love to give these a shot!
I do a lot of food prep on the weekends, too, and these look so simple! Thanks–I’ll have to try them out!
Making energy balls or whatever name they go by is always a big hit around my house. Only three ingredients is a big win.
made these balls just then, they taste Amazing! will definitely be making them again. and recommending them to friends.
someone commented that theirs just turned to a crumb, just add a couple more dates and keep processing, once the nuts heat up they release their oils and everything binds together wonderfully. 🙂
Thanks for the tips. It will definitely depend on how fresh your dates are too, if they’re fairly soft, the balls will hold together no problem! But like you said, adding a few more dates or soaking them beforehand will help if it’s crumbling.