These easy Coconut Caramel Energy Balls are a healthy 3 ingredient snack that you can whip up in minutes in your food processor. Naturally sweetened, paleo, vegan and the perfect healthy treat both kids and adults will love.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 3 minutes
  • Total time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 14
  • Category: Dessert, Snack
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups coconut shreds (, small to medium shred, unsweetened and fresher the better)
  • 1 heaping cup of dates (11-12)
  • 1/4 cup almond butter or sun butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Method

  1. Toast the coconut over a skillet until golden, keep stirring after the first minute.- Let the coconut cool for 10 mins.
  2. Add the coconut to food processor and process to make smaller shreds, then add the dates and process until dates are evenly distributed over the coconuts- Add the salt and the almond butter and process again until the mixture forms fat, crumbs that sticks together easily.
  3. If the mixture is not sticking together easily, add some more almond butter or if it is too crumbly then add a tsp of oat flour or regular flour.
  4. Pulse a couple of times to combine. then shape into balls.
  5. Store them for up to a week in the refrigerator and a month in the freezer.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.