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Peanut Butter Cookie Date Balls

These little unassuming bites might be my absolute favorite recipe I’ve ever posted. And that’s saying a lot considering there are 240+ recipes on the pages of Wholefully. There are so many things I love about these little bites. I love that they are only three ingredients—dates, peanuts and salt. I love that they are sweet and salty. I love that they are packable and transportable. I love that they come together in about 6.3 minutes. I love that they are packed with healthy fats, protein and fiber. Oh, and I love that they are stupidly delicious.


Like, they are so delicious that I couldn’t stop dipping my hand into the cookie date bite jar. To me, these suckers taste exactly like a peanut butter cookie. Except without any added sugar or the hassle of baking. There are the perfect snack for a little late-afternoon pick-me-up. They also have just the right amount of carbs, fat, protein and calories to be a good pre-workout snack.

It’s still fascinates me that some of the simplest recipes are the most amazing. It’s amazing what simple, high-quality ingredients can do when pulled together. Yum!

Peanut Butter Cookie Date Bites

Peanut Butter Cookie Date Bites

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

It's still fascinates me that some of the simplest recipes are the most amazing. It's amazing what simple, high-quality ingredients can do when pulled together.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pitted Medjool dates (about 10 dates)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
  • Pinch of Kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Add dates to the basin of a food processor. Pulse until dates form a paste. Add in peanuts and salt. Pulse until peanuts are chopped finely.
  2. Using damp hands, form mixture into 1" balls. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 88Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 12mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g

At Wholefully, we believe that good nutrition is about much more than just the numbers on the nutrition facts panel. Please use the above information as only a small part of what helps you decide what foods are nourishing for you.

© Cassie Johnston
Cuisine: American / Category: Snacks

 

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Cassie is a holistic nutritionist, cookbook author, and all-around food lover. She grew up cooking dinner with her parents every evening, and her passion for home cooking has been strong ever since. Cassie is the author of two published cookbooks (Cooking with Greek Yogurt and Chia, Quinoa, Kale, Oh My!) and dozens of recipes published in major magazines and newspapers. Cassie has been sharing her award-winning recipes on Wholefully since 2010. She loves dark chocolate, homegrown tomatoes, motorsports, and anything that sparkles. She lives in Indiana with her family on a small homestead.

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37 Comments

  1. Mine turned out quite a bit darker than yours, maybe the dates?? Can’t wait to try them in the morning 🙂

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  2. Hi, this recipe looks great, thanks, i am going to give it a go 🙂

    Can you use Deglet Noor dates instead (semi-dry ones)?

    Thanks

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    1. If stored in an airtight container in the fridge, indefinitely. I’d say 2+ weeks. Nothing really in them that’ll go bad.

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  7. I made these the other day and added the semisweet chocolate and they are DELISH! My entire family loves them- especially my 3 year old! I doubled the recipe and they still only lasted a day and a half! Thank you for the awesome recipe!

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  8. I just made these, and they are soooo good! It’s a keeper! The dates make them super sweet, but the nuts give it just the right peanut butter flavor that I love. Although I made these with salted roasted peanuts, they turned out perfectly. Thanks for the recipe! Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go eat another one… 🙂

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  9. So I don’t know what I did wrong… but I doubled the recipe and only ended up with 16 teeny balls – is it possible that I am so strong that I smushed them too small? Does one need to have a gentle hand in the smushing?

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    1. I’ve had this one for three years and it’s still going (even though I torture it with banana soft serve and homemade almond butter all the time).

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