Appetizer for 8

Stuffed Energy Balls

Name: Stuffed Energy Balls
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 medjool date; 1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews; 2 tbsp dutch-process cocoa powder; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds; 1 1/2 tbsp natural peanut butter

These date-and-cashew bites wrap a peanut butter center in a cocoa mixture with sesame and flax.

Typical price

$2.84for 4 servings

$0.71 per serving$2.84 for 4

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15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	2.75 oz	$1.97Typical price
Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.12Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.69

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

8 medjool date
1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews
2 tbsp dutch-process cocoa powder
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp ground flaxseeds
1 1/2 tbsp natural peanut butter

Steps

Process the dates, cashews, cocoa powder, sesame seeds, and flaxseeds for 1 minute.
Divide the mixture into 8 portions and flatten each portion.
Place a small amount of peanut butter in each center.
Pinch the mixture around the peanut butter and roll each portion into a ball.
Chill the balls for 5 minutes before serving.