Inspired by: Energy balls
- All year
Date & Almond Energy Bites
- Serves
- 16
- Portion
- 1 bite
- Time
- 15 min
- Texture
- Soft-chewy
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata–Pitta
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (16 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates, seedless | 1⅓ cups, soaked | 200 g | 1000 g | |
| Almonds | ⅔ cup, ground | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Oats, rolled / steel-cut | ½ cup, toasted | 50 g | 250 g | |
| Coconut, fresh grated | 3 tbsp desiccated | 30 g | 150 g | |
| Green cardamom | ¼ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Cinnamon | ¼ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Sesame seeds (til) | 1 tbsp | 15 g | 75 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Blend soaked dates to a paste.
Step 2: Mix with ground almonds, oats, spices and ghee.
Step 3: Roll into 16 balls; coat in coconut and sesame.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Low salt · 0 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g)
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromProtein powder and syrup→Todates and nuts
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