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The Best Pistachio Balls (with dates)

Danika Vanderpyl
All you need is 3 ingredients (pistachios, oats, and dates) to make the best pistachio balls! These energy bites are super easy to make, they are healthy for you, and they have 2 grams of protein each.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 15 balls
Calories 127 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup pistachios without shells
  • ½ cup quick oats
  • 1 cup pitted dates*
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt

Optional

  • ¼ cup chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Chop (or pulse in a blender) pistachios until they are small chunks.
  • In a medium bowl mix the pistachios and oats together. Add the sea salt (skip adding salt if you are using salted pistachios).
  • Loosely chop the dates into chunks. Add the dates to the pistachio oat mixture. Use your hands knead the dough. There will be crumbs, keep kneading the dough until all the dry nuts and oats are mixed into one dough ball.
  • Using a tablespoon, scoop then roll into about 15 balls.
  • Optional Chocolate Drizzle:
    Put boiling water into a wide bowl, and then place the chocolate chips in a small bowl and put that bowl into the hot water (make sure the water doesn’t go into the chocolate bowl, the purpose is to make the chocolate bowl warm). Stir the chocolate chips until they are fully melted. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate on top of the pistachio balls.
  • Keep the balls in the fridge. In an airtight container in the fridge (for 2-3 weeks) or the freezer (for up to 3 months).

Notes

  • *I use about 10-13 medjool dates for this recipe, press the dates lightly in to the measuring cup until you get 1 cup.
  • *If your dates are not soft to squish between your fingers, soak the dates in hot water for 5 minutes, drain and then use them.
  • These protein balls will stay together at room temperature and work well to bring along to school, the office, road trips, or hiking. However beware of the chocolate drizzle melting on warm days.
  • Nutritional information is calculated without chocolate on top.
  • Top tip: Buy shelled pistachios, unless you have 5-10 minutes to remove the shells.

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 25.2gProtein: 1.9gFat: 2.3g
Keyword Energy Balls, High Protein, No Bake
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