Date and Nut Coconut Cocoa Balls recipe with step by step photos
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To make date and nut coconut cocoa balls recipe | choco coocnut energy balls | date balls healthy Indian dessert | healthy date and coconut balls,| we show you what black dates look like. Black dates are easily available all over India through out the year.
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In a deep bowl, put finely chopped seedless black dates. 1 cup of dates (90 gm) gives around 8.05 gm of fiber and will lower down the cholesterol level and will also aid in weight loss. A cup of dates contain 703 mg of potassium (14.95% of RDA) which helps in the regulation of blood pressure and also prevents formation of kidney stones. Dates have a low glycemic index from 43 to 55 depending on the variety, so they are a boon to diabetics to satisfy their sweet tooth.
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Add finely chopped almonds. See why we love almonds. Almonds are rich in B complex vitamins such as Vitamin B1, Thiamine, Vitamin B3, Niacin and Folate which plays an important role in the brain development. Almonds balances your cholesterol levels. almonds have a very low glycemic index and good for diabetics.
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Add chopped pistachios. See why we love nuts. In general, walnuts, cashew nuts, peanuts, almonds, pistachios and pinenuts are a healthy snack to carry keep with you as they are rich in monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats and good for heart. They are a healthy snack for Diabetics.
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Add chopped cashew nuts.
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Mix with your hands to make a dough. This will happen easily as dates are sticky and the nuts will stick to it.
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Divide the dough into 10 equal date and nut coconut cocoa balls.
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Shape each portion into round balls.
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Take a ball and dip half side of each ball into the dessicated coconut and the remaining half side of each ball into cocoa powder. Do that with 5 balls to get Date and Nut Coconut Cocoa Balls.
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For the remaining 5 balls, dip them in dessicated coconut to get 5 Date and Nut Coconut Balls. The only difference is these balls don't have cocoa powder on them. I prefer the taste of Date and Nut Coconut Balls as i like the flavour of coconut. It depends on what you prefer to make.
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Serve immediately.
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Or store in an airtight container in a fridge for upto 20 days. I love to store them in the fridge and when I have a sweet craving, this is my pick of healthy Indian dessert.