Date Ladoos

Date ladoos are quick and easy to make.  They are not too sweet but utterly delicious. The almond and cashew crunch adds a tasty textural contrast to these nutritional chewy ladoos.  You may add any of our favourite nuts or seeds.  The variations are plentiful when it comes to making date ladoos – you may add cocoa powder or chocolate chips as well as desiccated coconut.  My recipe is as follows

200g dates

1 tsp(5ml) refined coconut oil (optional)

⅓ cup (80ml) almonds

⅓ cup (80ml)  cashews 

¼ cup (60ml) dried cranberries

½ cup (125ml) desiccated coconut for garnish.

Let’s Cook 😃

Start by chopping up the dates. 

Then roast the nuts in a non-stick pan for about 2-3 minutes until fragrant – keep aside to cool.

Add coconut oil to the pan (optional)  then toss in the chopped dates and cook while stirring for 2-3 minutes.  (This method works well if the dates are hard and dry).  

Throw the nuts into a food processor and pulse a few times until the nuts are broken into nice chunky bits – keep aside in a big mixing bowl. Toss the cranberries into the bowl as well.

Add the dates to the food processor and blend until the dates are soft and form a big ball. Remove and fold into the nuts and cranberries.

Break small pieces and roll into balls.  You may roll some of the ladoos into desiccated coconut. 

Enjoy 🥳 

Special note:  Should you use medjool dates, omit the cooking process.