Description
A deliciously sweet and nutty treat made from Medjool dates, chocolate, and pecans.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
- 45 pecan halves
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Place dates into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a couple of times.
- Add sea salt and pulse until the dates are completely chopped and form a large ball. The date mixture will be very sticky at this point.
- Using plastic wrap to cover your hands, remove the ball from the food processor, wrap it with plastic wrap, and place in the freezer for about 1 hour. This step makes the date mixture much easier to work with as it becomes harder and less sticky.
- Remove the date ball from the freezer and unwrap. Pinch off small pieces of the date ball and roll into small balls. Place on parchment paper or a cooling rack.
- Once you have all the balls made, start adding three pecans to each ball in a triangle pattern with a little of each pecan sticking out. As you press the pecans, the date ball will flatten out a bit.
- Lay each turtle pecan-side down on the parchment or cooling rack.
- Melt chocolate by adding chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute in the microwave. The chocolate chips should be almost completely melted at this point. Stir the mixture together until all the chips have melted down.
- Using a spoon, cover each turtle with melted chocolate. Once they’re all covered, move the turtles into the freezer to allow the chocolate to set up. This should only take about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from freezer and enjoy.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator to keep them fresh.
- You can add other nuts or toppings to customize your turtles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: no-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg