Cinnamon Date Coconut Balls
on Apr 06, 2020, Updated Sep 11, 2024
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These no-bake cinnamon date coconut balls take just 10 minutes to make with 4 simple ingredients. Perfect for a healthy, energizing snack or dessert!
About the Recipe
- Nutrition: Hemp seeds add a ton of nutrients these to these sweet, little bites! If you have extra hemp seeds, you can use them in No-Bake Hemp Seed Brownies, Tahini Hemp Seed Bars or No-Bake Hemp Seed Chia Energy Bars.
- Nut-Free: The hemp seeds also offer a nut-free energy ball! For more nut-free options, you can try these Cranberry Sunflower Seed Energy Balls, No-Bake Carrot Cake Energy Balls or No-Bake Cinnamon Energy Balls with oats.
- Healthy Snacking: Skip the vending machine and pop a couple of these for a healthy, balanced snack that’s under 100 calories per serving.
- Easy to Make: All you need 4 ingredients, 10 minutes and a food processor.
- Customize: Add chocolate chips, raisins, cranberries or cacao nibs or swap the hemp seeds for any nut or seed.
Ingredients
- Coconut: Fine or medium shredded dried coconut works in this recipe, it may be labeled as desiccated coconut.
- Dates: Look for soft, moist dates such as medjool or sayer dates. It’s important to use soft, moist dates. If your dates are hard or dry, you’ll need to soak them in hot water for 15 minutes before using.
- Hemp Seeds: Hemp seeds, or sometimes labeled hemp hearts, can be found in well-stocked grocery stores, health food stores or are readily available online. I recommend using hemp seeds if you can find them but if note, they can be replaced with additional coconut, raw sunflower seeds or almonds.
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 everything to your food processor and blend for 30-40 seconds on high until the mixture forms a thick, sticky dough.
Step 2. Roll into balls and enjoy! For an extra treat roll the balls in shredded coconut, hemp seeds, or both!
FAQs
Sure, however, I’d recommend popping it into the food processor on its own first and pulsing a few times to break down.
You can make them in a blender, but it’s much easier to make them in a food processor. If you’re using a blender, make sure its a fairly powerful one, such as Kitchenaid, Vitamix or Blendtec, otherwise you risk burning out the motor.
They can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
More Energy Balls
- No-Bake Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Balls
- No-Bake Chocolate Energy Balls
- Raw Vegan Gingerbread Bites
- Lime Coconut Energy Bites
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites
Did you try this recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Scroll down to comment section below to leave your star rating and review.
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Cinnamon Date Coconut Balls
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and mix until it forms a thick, sticky dough you can press together with your fingers.
- Roll into 14 balls. Roll each ball in shredded coconut, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published December 7, 2015.
I don’t particularly like the taste of hemp. Would I be able to use flaxseed?
I would suggest replacing them with any other nut or seed. Not flax but almonds, pecans, walnuts, sunflower seeds, etc. Flax will be too dense and dry. You could maybe do 1/4 cup flax but I wouldn’t do 1/2 cup.
Delish! I included a pinch of salt with mine.
Delish!
Hello,
Just made them for breakfast and it tastes really good!
I didn’t have any hemp seeds so I’ve put almonds instead.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Laura
Excellent! So glad you enjoyed them.