I had unexpected guests and there was nothing at home to serve with coffee. I made these amazing treats in almost 10 minutes while the coffee was brewing. They turned out so good!

Ingredients:

*10 pitted dates, blanched in boiling water (enough water to cover the dates, not too much)

*2 handfuls of almonds

*3 handfuls of hazelnuts

*2 tablespoons cocoa

*2 tablespoons coconut oil (optional. Peanut butter works instead. Neither is optional)

*2 tablespoons oatmeal (optional, but it has a nice texture when eaten)

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend without draining the water from the dates. It should be almost dough-like. Wet your hands and form small balls, smaller than a walnut, and roll them in shredded coconut. Let them sit in the refrigerator for 10 minutes and ta-da! They taste a bit like bitter chocolate. If you want them sweeter, you can increase the number of dates, but as someone who doesn’t like things too sweet, I absolutely loved them! Your dessert is ready in 15 minutes. This recipe yields 25 dates.

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