Dates Fig Energy Bites
A store-house of energy and nutrition - a healthy snack or a guilt-free dessert made of rolled oats, dates, dry fig and nuts. Toddler-friendly recipe. Perfect for the whole family.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Pitted Dates
- 1/2 cup Chopped Dry Figs
- 1/2 cup Nuts (I used a mix of Cashew nuts, Almonds, Walnuts)
- 1/2 cup Rolled Oats
- 1/2 cup Hot milk / water
- Extra whole nuts - a handful (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the pitted dates and chopped dry figs in hot milk or water for 15-20 minutes.
- In a frying pan, dry roast the nuts and oats for 2 minutes. Keep aside to cool down.
- Grind the nuts and oats in a food processor or dry grinder to a powder form.
- Remove the dates and fig from the milk/water and puree in the food processor. (The fruits absorb some or all of the milk/water.)
- In a large bowl, mix the pureed fruits and the powdered nuts and oats. Add whole nuts, if you wish.
- Mould the mixture into small balls using your hand.
- Refrigerate and snack away!
Notes
- If you have young toddlers at home, avoid adding whole nuts as they can be a choking hazard.
- You can replace cashew nuts, almonds and walnuts with other nuts like peanut, hazelnut, pistachio, etc.
- Wetting your hands with water while moulding the mixture into balls will be easier as the mixture may be very sticky.
- You can coat the energy bites / laddus with dessicated coconut, sesame seeds, crushed pistachios, etc.
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