A smooth, oat-free bite made from cashews and dates, brightened with fresh lemon zest.
Course Snack
Keyword date and cashew snack, lemon cashew energy bites, oat-free energy balls
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Chill Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 14bites
Equipment
Food Processor
Ingredients
3/4 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup pitted dates
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Add the cashews to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped, close to the texture of coarse sand.
2. Add the dates, lemon zest, honey, vanilla, and salt. Process until the mixture clumps together into a ball, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
3. If the mixture feels too dry to hold together, add a teaspoon of water or extra honey and process again.
4. Roll into tablespoon-sized balls.
5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
Notes
Zest the lemon before you juice anything else with it, since it's much easier to zest a whole lemon than a squeezed one.