Healthy Rum Balls
Healthy rum balls recipe with toasted nuts, dates, cacao powder, rum, spices, oats and chia seeds.
Servings: 26 rum balls
Calories: 109kcal
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups nuts almonds, pecans or walnuts*
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cacao powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
Wet Ingredients:
- 7 Medjool dates pitted**
- 1/3 cup dark rum
- 3 tbsp molasses***
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Other:
- Cacao powder for coating
Instructions
- Add nuts to a non-stick ceramic skillet and cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a food processor with remaining Dry Ingredients and process until small crumbs form. Do not overprocess, especially softer nuts like pecans, otherwise nut butter will start forming.
- Add Wet Ingredients and process for a few more seconds just until well combined. Place bowl of a food processor in a freezer for about 30 minutes.
- In a large Ziplock bag or on a large dinner plate, add cacao powder. Form golf size balls and coat/roll in cacao powder.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate in a glass airtight container for up to a week.
- Freeze: For a few months in an airtight container or freezer bag.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 25mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g