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.
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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.
We are moving and I am trying to clean out the pantry and use up any and all extra ingredients I can (especially open packages). We had a container of dates, that desperately needed soaking and we ate them until we couldn’t eat them anymore. I looked up recipes to use up the rest of the dates and came across this one. I KNEW we had cashews and coconut ( my family likes them, but I don’t care for either), so I was excited to try this. I literally just finished making them, and can’t wait for my family to give them a try! I may even try one, just because..😉
So easy! Tried fastest and apricot. Added some vanilla protein powder to the last three apricot ones. It worked👍🏼 Thanks so much for this yummy treat that doesn’t make me feel guilty 😁😋
Hello:)
Do you reccomend soaking the cashews first? Or just straight out of the container?
The cashews do not need to be soaked for this recipe. Thanks!
These are so simple and delicious!! They lasted less than two days in our fridge as we ate them so quickly 😂 Added some chia seeds the second time and they’re great too.
That’s awesome! So glad you like them.
Absolutely delicious and so easy! I used half cashews and have pecan nuts.
Just diagnosed with celiac disease, needed something to snack on. First thing that popped up. I am totally in love 🥰 absolutely delicious 😋
Great! I’m so glad you enjoyed them. I have many gluten-free recipes so I hope you find some more you like 🙂
Absolutely love these little bites of deliciousness! So easy to make, and whole food goodness. ❤️
I’ve made these many times and they always turn out so yummy! I like to roll my balls into the coconut flakes when forming them 🙂
Yay, a simple whole food, healthy treat.
These were incredibly simple to make in less than 15 minutes from start to finish. And holy cow they are delicious! They taste like salted caramel!!