Pecan Pie Date Balls

a hand holding one brown pecan date ball.

These Pecan Pie Date Balls are easy, and a healthy sweet snack with just 2 main ingredients - there is no cooking or baking. I took all the flavors of a classic pecan pie and made it into a healthy, wholesome snack. Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, clean eating snack!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword date balls, pecan date balls, pecan pie date balls

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Total Time 5

Servings bites

Calories 74kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Food processor

Ingredients

1 cup toasted pecans
10 pitted medjool dates
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Select soft dates. Go through the dates and use only soft dates. There’s no other binding ingredient, so drier dates won’t hold together and may crumble when rolled into balls.
Process. Add all the ingredients to a food processor and pulse in short 1-second bursts until everything is finely broken down. Be careful not to blend it into a paste. To test the texture, pinch a small amount between your fingers—it should hold together. If it doesn’t, pulse a few more times.
Roll into balls. Take a portion of the mixture, pinch it with your fingers, and shape it into balls. Store in the fridge!

Notes

Number of dates: I used 9 very large dates from Costco and the sweetness was perfect. If your dates are smaller or you like it very sweet, then use 10 or 11 dates.

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