Chocolate Covered Cherry Dessert Balls
Ingredients
Cherry balls:
- 10 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 cup dried cherries, unsweetened
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1/4 cup raw pecans
- 2 tbsp cacao powder (cocoa powder works too!)
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate coating:
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp cacao or cocoa powder
- Unrefined sea salt to taste (around 1/3 tsp)
Instructions
- Place the dates and dried cherries in a food processor and blend into small pieces.
- Add the almonds, pecans and cocoa powder and blend until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add melted honey and vanilla extract and blend until mixed. The mixture should become “sticky” and bind together when rolled into a ball. If mixture does not bind, add more honey in small increments until the texture changes.
- Roll the mixture into tablespoon sized balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the balls in the freezer for 1 hour.
- While balls are freezing, melt all the ingredients for the chocolate. Microwave the ingredients in 10 second increments, or heat on the stove using the “double broiler” method. You can create your own homemade double broiler by placing a heat safe glass bowl over a pot of simmering water.
- Once the balls are frozen, roll each ball in the melted chocolate using a fork. Use the fork to lift the ball out of the chocolate and lightly tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to remove excess chocolate before returning to the baking sheet.
- Place chocolate covered cherry balls in the freezer to set completely before serving.
- Store in the fridge or freezer.