These No-Bake Fudge Snow Balls are made with dates, almonds and cocoa powder, no oil or butter, and no baking required!
No-Bake Fudge Snow Balls
There’s much to love about these no-bake cookies! They are healthy, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, vegan, and they taste great too. More no bake desserts I love are No Bake Peanut Butter Pie, No Bake Strawberries and Cream Crepe Cake, and No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies.
I’m a pretty lazy baker so I love cookies or any desserts that require minimal effort. That’s why I love making these edible cookie dough balls. The only appliance required is a food processor. I love my mini 4-cup food processor (affil link). If you don’t have one you can also used already ground almonds.
(affil link). If you don’t have one you can also used already ground almonds.They come out moist and chewy, almost like a chocolate cookie dough ball. Even though the points are for dough ball, the balls are dense and you don’t need much to satisfy the sweet tooth. Try pairing one with a cup of coffee or Chai tea for dessert.
Helpful tips for these no-bake fudge balls:
- If the dough is too sticky to roll, keeping your hands damp with a little bit of water on your hands to roll them help to keep the shape more easily. I like to keep my sink running while I’m doing this step.
- You can substitute almonds with another nut like cashew or walnuts if you’d like.
- You can substitute dates with prunes.
- And if you’re watching sugar intake, you can opt out the powder sugar or even sub with cocoa powder for a more bitter chocolatey treat.
- You can even substitute in protein powder for cacao for added protein.
Note: Points and nutrition values may vary for these substitutions.
More Easy Healthy Desserts You Might Like:
- Chocolate Chip Clouds (Meringues) – A House Favorite!
- Cheesecake Brownies
- Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies
- Banana Foster Crepes
- Deep Dish Chocolate Cookie Pie
No-Bake Fudgy Snow Balls
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 15 pitted dates
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup whole roasted unsalted almonds
- 1 tbsp honey, or agave if vegan
- 2 tbsp water, or more if needed
- 3 tbsp confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Add almonds to your food processor and pulse until ground.
- Add dates, cocoa powder, honey, and water. Mix until it forms a sticky mass. If it seems too dry, add a little water, 1 tsp at a time.
- Wash hands and using damp hands (keep sink running) measure 1 tbsp and roll into a ball with the dough. Set balls on parchment paper.
- Put confectioner's sugar in a bowl.
- Roll balls in your hand and then roll in sugar.
- Can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
