Name: Coconut Date Nut Balls
Yield: Makes about 32 confections
Ingredients: 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 pound (about 1 1/2 cups) pitted dried dates; 1 1/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled; 1/4 cup honey; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes about 32 confections

Ingredients

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/2 pound (about 1 1/2 cups) pitted dried dates

1 1/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine

Preparation

In a food processor blend the graham cracker crumbs, the dates, 1/2 cup of the coconut, and the honey until the mixture is just combined. Add the walnuts and blend the mixture until it forms a ball. Have ready in a shallow dish the remaining 3/4 cup coconut, form the date mixture into walnut-size balls, and roll the balls in the coconut, pressing the coconut slightly to make it adhere.

TagsCoconut Fruit Date Dried Fruit Walnut Nut Snack Breakfast Lunch 5 Ingredients or Fewer Easy Quick No-Cook Food Processor Gourmet

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