Healthy Churro Date Bliss Balls! Easy to make, portable, and naturally gluten-friendly (depending on your oats), they’re ideal for meal-prep, post-workout fuel, or a quick afternoon treat to keep you on track without derailing your day.

These Healthy Churro Date Bliss Balls are a crave-worthy, cinnamon-kissed power bite bursting with hearty oats and naturally sweet dates. Each chewy, comforting bite delivers a wholesome hit of fiber and energy, making them the perfect pick-me-up to tide you over until your next meal. Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, dates, and a warm dusting of cinnamon, these bliss balls double as a nutritious snack and a sprinkle of satisfyingly dessert-like indulgence.

Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

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Yasmeen swore these tasty bliss balls tasted like candy, and one velvety bite had her grinning from ear to ear as she pretended she was getting away with something indulgent. The chewy oats, date sweetness, and cozy cinnamon brought a secretly indulgent moment into her day—proof that healthy treats can feel as festive as dessert.

You gotta give this one a try, too: a bitesized, no-fuss snack that satisfies sweet cravings while fueling your body with real ingredients.

Tips for Success:

• Flavor Profile: These Healthy Churro Date Bliss Balls are full of cinnamon, hearty oats, and dates. Perfect for a great pick-me-up to help you power through until your next meal or as a fantastic treat or snack.
• Churro Flavor: Do these bliss balls taste exactly like churros? No, they do not, but they definitely give you a healthy nod to the churro flavors with its delicious cinnamon and sugar essence.
• Medjool Dates: Medjool dates are naturally very soft and pliant. They work perfectly with this recipe because of this. Test the dates, squeeze them, they should be very soft and gooey. If you have dry dates, place them in a bowl, cover with boiling water, and allow to sit for 30 seconds. Discard the water and place into the food processor at the appropriate time.  If you do have to soak the Medjool dates, you may not need the ½ teaspoon of warm tap water at the end.
• Water: You may not need the water at all, largely dependent upon the moisture content of the dates.
• Gooeyness of the Dates: If you have exceptionally gooey dates, then you may need to add a tablespoon more oats. The mixture should roll nicely into balls and not be overly sticky.
• Weight of the Medjool Dates: We used 8 Medjool dates which weighted 4.8 oz. with pits and 4.3 oz. without the pits. We liked to buy Medjool dates with the pits not removed simply because they appear to last longer than pitted dates.
• Rolled Oats: We like to use gluten free whole grain rolled oats as they are just a tad bit softer than regular whole grain rolled oats. You can use either regular whole grain rolled oats or gluten free whole grain rolled oats. Do not use instant oats.
• Cinnamon: Not all cinnamon is created equal.  Some brands of cinnamon are light and passively flavored while others are strong, sharp, and astringent.  Use judgement and start on the low end.  You can use your favorite cinnamon in this recipe; however, we good suggest starting on the low end until you have a strong understanding of how the cinnamon that you are using in this recipe impacts the flavor.
• Almond Butter Substitutes: You can try the typical almond substitutes: cashew butter, other nut or seed butters with the understanding that the flavor and texture will change accordingly.  You may need to adjust/add ingredients to compensate.  We have not tested any substitutions.
• Table Salt: If using table salt, you should use less table salt than the amount listed in the
  ingredients as sea salt crystals are larger than table salt crystals. Since table salt crystals are very fine, less table salt is required to season a dish. We would suggest starting with about 1/4 to 1/2 the amount of sea salt listed. You can always add more salt but cannot take it away. We recommend using sea salt as it is less refined than table salt.

Leftovers and Freezing:

Leftovers will generally keep 14 days in the refrigerator.  Store in a covered air-tight container.

These bliss balls freeze well.

Pantry Products:

• Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs. 

Kitchen Equipment:

• Food processor
• Small (1 Tablespoon) cookie scoop (optional)

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Healthy Churro Date Bliss Balls

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 20 Minutes
• Total Time: 20 Minutes (+Rest Time)
• Yield: 19-21 Balls 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

These Healthy Churro Date Bliss Balls are a crave-worthy, cinnamon-kissed power bite bursting with hearty oats and naturally sweet dates.

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Ingredients

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Base Ingredients:

• 8 Medjool dates, pitted *
• 1 ½ cups rolled oats *
• 2 Tablespoons almond butter *
• 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon *
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt *
• ½ to 1 ½ teaspoons warm tap water *

Rolling Topping Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons dry sugar (of choice)
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

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Instructions

1. Place the Medjool dates into a food processor and process until finely chopped, then place all the remaining Base Ingredients into the food processor. Process until the mixture forms a large ball in the food processor.
2. Pinch the mixture to ensure the mixture will form a ball. If needed, add extra hot tap water, ½ teaspoon at a time and process. Retest by pinching the mixture.
3. Scoop up 1 tablespoon (or a small cookie scoop) of the mixture, roll and firmly press into a firm ball and set on a plate. Repeat until all the mixture has been rolled into smooth, firm balls.
4. Place all the Rolling Topping Ingredients into a small bowl, whisk to combine, then roll the balls until completely coated in the topping. Set on a plate and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
5. Once firm, move to an air-tight container, then store them in the refrigerator. They also freeze well.

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Notes

Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Products Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Equipment Used.

Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

Servings:  Makes 19 to 21 balls.

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