Description
Date rolls with hint of spice and sesame seeds–great for a grab-and-go snack! They taste even better the next day!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chopped dried dates
- hot water as needed
- ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds, divided
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup whole raw almonds
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Place dates in a small bowl and completely cover with hot water. Allow to soak until softened
- 10 to 15 minutes. Drain
- but reserve soaking liquid.
- Combine soaked dates
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- walnuts
- almonds
- coconut
- coconut oil
- cardamom
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- and salt in the bowl of a large food processor. Pulse several times until mixture comes together to form a soft “dough
- scraping down the sides as necessary. If mixture is too dry
- add in some of the reserved soaking liquid
- 1 tablespoon at a time
- until desired consistency is reached.
- Turn out dough onto a piece of parchment paper. Roll into a 10-inch long by 1 1/2-inch wide log using lightly greased hands. Sprinkle remaining toasted sesame seeds evenly over the log on all sides
- pressing them in gently. Wrap the log in parchment paper
- and refrigerate until firm
- at least 1 to 2 hours.
- Remove log from fridge
- and cut into about sixteen 1/2-inch thick rounds. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 16