Date and seed energy balls

Name: Date and seed energy balls
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150g Medjool dates, stoned; 100g rolled oats; 3 tbsp sunflower seeds; 2 tbsp ground flaxseed; 2 tbsp sunflower seed butter, nut free; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp sesame seeds

No-bake sticky date and oat bites rolled in sesame seeds, a good lunchbox snack.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.20 a head

12 servings

Ingredients

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150 gMedjool datesstoned
100 grolled oats
3 tbspsunflower seeds
2 tbspground flaxseed
2 tbspsunflower seed butternut free
2 tbspcocoa powder
2 tbspsesame seeds

Method

1
Soak the dates in hot water for 5 minutes, then drain well.
2
Blitz the oats and sunflower seeds in a food processor until crumbly.
3
Add the dates, flaxseed, seed butter and cocoa and blend until it clumps and sticks when pinched.
4
Roll into 12 balls with damp hands.
5
Roll each ball in the sesame seeds and chill for 30 minutes before eating.

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