Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Energy Balls
Holy dark chocolate and candy canes! This recipe is a little messy but totally worth it! If you love chocolate and mint together this is going to be your go to goodie to get you through the rest of the holiday season.
These are so easy to make! Store them in the freezer and grab a bite when you have a hankering for something festive and sweet! They pair great with coffee!! Share them or hide them. Kids will love to make them and eat them all too if you let them! :) Less guilt and more pleasure should be our mottos going into the next decade so if you make them let me know if you loved them!
Ingredients:
- 1 C whole hazelnuts
- 10-12 Medjool dates- pitted
- 1/4 C Cacao powder
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla paste
- 1 box candy canes
Directions:
- Soak your pitted dates in warm water for 5-8 minutes until they soften. Make sure to keep the water just incase you need it when you blend everything together.
- Put hazelnuts into a high speed blender and pulse them down till their in small bits and powder.
- Add the dates, cacao powder, vanilla paste to the ground up nut mixture. Mix well. It should be sticky so the balls will stick together. If it's too dry add a little water from the dates to the mixture and blend again. You should be able to roll them into a ball and they form nicely. Repeat if needed.
- Smash candy canes into small pieces and powder. I use a plastic bag and wooden muddler to smash them.
- Roll date and nut mixture into a small balls. Then roll them through the candy canes.
- Place them on parchment paper and place them in the freezer till the harden.
- Place them in a air tight container and they will save in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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