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Five crispy date caramel balls with one cut open.

Crispy Date Caramel Balls (Toffee Crisp)

Dannii Martin
These Crispy Date Caramel Balls taste like a homemade Toffee Crisp! A healthy, high-protein treat dipped in dark chocolate.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Refrigerating time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American, British
Servings 12 servings
Calories 153 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1.5 cup (250 g) Dates
  • 2 tablespoon Almond butter
  • 1 cup (30 g) Rice cereal
  • 0.5 cup (15 g) Puffed quinoa
  • 3 tablespoon Maple syrup
  • 1 pinch Kosher salt
  • 2.6 oz (75 g) Dark chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon Coconut oil

Instructions
 

  • Add 1.5 cup Dates to a bowl of hot water and soak for 10 minutes.
  • Drain the dates and put into a food processor along with 2 tablespoon Almond butter.
  • Blend until a smooth caramel consistency is achieved.
  • Transfer the date caramel to a mixing bowl and add 1 cup Rice cereal, 0.5 cup Puffed quinoa, 3 tablespoon Maple syrup, 1 teaspoon Coconut oil and 1 pinch Kosher salt.
  • Mix everything to combine.
  • Roll the mixture into balls. Each ball should weigh around 1oz/30g.
  • Melt 2.6 oz Dark chocolate.
  • Coat the balls in the melted chocolate. Put onto a lined baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate has set.

Notes

  • When soaking the dates, make sure you drain them after really well. If there is too much liquid left once drained, then when it is blended, the mixture might be a bit wet. If this is the case then you can add some extra puffed rice.
  • You can make this extra crunchy by toasting this puffed quinoa in the oven or in a dried pan for a few minutes. Be careful not to burn it though.
  • If you wanted to make this school friendly, or because of nut allergies, then you can use a seed butter instead.
  • If you want to make these more authentically like a healthy Toffee Crisp, then you can make it in chocolate bar moulds rather than rolling into balls.
  • Make sure you are using a high powered food processor to make the date caramel much easier.
  • Use a cookie/ice cream scoop to scoop out the mixture to make the balls an even size.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Ball | Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 237mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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