Gluten Free Date-Nut Snowballs

By food contributor Brittany

date snow balls

This dessert is completely guilt free, gluten free and only takes 5 ingredients! Medjool dates are so sweet on their own and are the perfect natural sweeter. With the combination of almonds, cinnamon & unsweetened coconut, their flavor pops and maybe even makes you realize that you don’t always need a sugary dessert to end your meal.  This is also great to make with kids, they won’t even know these are good for them!

 date nut snowballs
Keep reading for the recipe…date nut snowball
Ingredients
makes 24 pieces
1 1/2 tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut
3 1/2 oz. pitted dried dates (about 14)*
15 small raw almonds
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch of Kosher salt
date nut snowball
Directions
1. Spread the coconut on a plate.  Put the dates, almonds, cinnamon and salt  in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
2. Form rounded 1/2 tsp full of the mixture into balls and then roll and press into the coconut, coating all the sides.
*I like to buy dates that have pits in them because they are juicier, and I just pit them right before making this recipe. If your dates are dried out and aren’t fresh/sticky, then you can steam them by sprinkling them with water and putting them in the microwave. This will help the mixture stick together.
date nut snowball
date nut snowball

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