Date Balls

Nutritional Value: 1 ball contains 100 grams Calories

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes

Date energy balls are one of the healthiest snacks to have, specially if you are watching your waistline. Firstly, because, they give you ample amount of energy and also because they suppress your hunger for some time.

There are so many ways, you can put these together, by adding ingredients of your choice. This is how I made them here, but there are many variations you can do, examples of which follow at the end of the recipe.

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Recipe for Date Balls

Things you need:

Pitted dates 1 cup (soaked in warm water for 15 minutes)
Almonds 3/4 cup
Cinnamon powder 1/2 teaspoon
Ground Flaxseed 1 tablespoon

What you need to do:

In a food processor, pulse your nuts until they are coarsely chopped, take them out in a bowl.
Now pulse your dates until you get a paste.
Mix the dates with the nuts, along with cinnamon and flaxseed powder.
Start making balls.
Put the balls in the fridge for half an hour to set.
Store in an air tight container.
Yields 15-18 balls.

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Health Benefits of:

Flaxseeds have many health benefits such as they are rich in Omega-3 fatty acid and fiber. They improve digestive health, lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol, reduce the risk of cancer and may benefit people with diabetes.

Cinnamon is known for its antibacterial, antifungal and anti-diabetic properties.

Dates are high in fiber, promote brain health and are excellent natural sweetener.

Almonds contain healthy fats, they lower blood sugar levels, reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels.

(This information has been derived from various sources on Google.)

For variations:

You can add these for variations