Healthy Rum Balls
Healthy rum balls recipe with toasted nuts, dates, cacao powder, rum, spices, oats and chia seeds. THE BEST healthy chocolate rum balls!
Healthy rum balls recipe with toasted nuts, dates, cacao powder, rum, spices, oats and chia seeds. THE BEST healthy chocolate rum balls!
- Carbohydrate 6.54141964062145 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.481234935613996 g
- Fiber 1.07777179428954 g
- Protein 0.505227576779098 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0750951281758532 g
- Serving Size 1 1 rum ball (12g)
- Sodium 0.439129487028457 mg
- Sugar 5.46364784633191 g
- Trans Fat 0.0575772820317039 g
- Calories 37 calories
Step-by-step
- Add nuts to a non-stick ceramic skillet and cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a food processor with remaining Dry Ingredients and process until small crumbs form. Do not overprocess, especially softer nuts like pecans, otherwise nut butter will start forming.
- Add Wet Ingredients and process for a few more seconds just until well combined. Place bowl of a food processor in a freezer for about 30 minutes.
- In a large Ziplock bag or on a large dinner plate, add cacao powder. Form golf size balls and coat/roll in cacao powder.
How long do these confections hold their structure in the cold? Chilling the dough mixture for precisely thirty minutes firms the fats in the nuts and stabilizes the sticky date puree, making the mass pliable enough to roll without sticking to palms. ### Toasting and Processing Nuts
Heat a non-stick ceramic skillet to medium before introducing the almonds, pecans, or walnuts. Stir the nuts continuously for four minutes until volatile oils release and fill the kitchen with aroma. Transfer them immediately to the food processor bowl to halt residual cooking. Process the toasted nuts alongside the rolled oats, chia seeds, cacao powder, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg until fine crumbs appear. Watch the machine closely to avoid accidentally releasing too much oil from softer nuts like pecans, which turns the dry mix into nut butter. ### Incorporating Wet Ingredients
Pour the dark rum, molasses, vanilla extract, and pitted Medjool dates into the crumb mixture. Pulse the machine for just a few seconds until the ingredients cohere into a uniform paste. The natural sugars in the dates provide structural integrity alongside the liquid molasses. Transfer the bowl directly into the freezer for thirty minutes to let the fats solidify. Portion the chilled dough into uniform golf-sized spheres and roll each piece through a shallow dish of raw cacao powder. ### Freezing and Storage Mechanics
Raw date and nut confections freeze exceptionally well because their low moisture content prevents large ice crystal formation. Store the finished balls in an airtight glass container separated by sheets of parchment paper. They retain optimal texture in the refrigerator for up to two weeks or in the freezer for two months. Thaw frozen portions at room temperature for ten minutes before serving to soften the interior fats.
Heat a non-stick ceramic skillet to medium before introducing the almonds, pecans, or walnuts. Stir the nuts continuously for four minutes until volatile oils release and fill the kitchen with aroma. Transfer them immediately to the food processor bowl to halt residual cooking. Process the toasted nuts alongside the rolled oats, chia seeds, cacao powder, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg until fine crumbs appear. Watch the machine closely to avoid accidentally releasing too much oil from softer nuts like pecans, which turns the dry mix into nut butter. ### Incorporating Wet Ingredients
Pour the dark rum, molasses, vanilla extract, and pitted Medjool dates into the crumb mixture. Pulse the machine for just a few seconds until the ingredients cohere into a uniform paste. The natural sugars in the dates provide structural integrity alongside the liquid molasses. Transfer the bowl directly into the freezer for thirty minutes to let the fats solidify. Portion the chilled dough into uniform golf-sized spheres and roll each piece through a shallow dish of raw cacao powder. ### Freezing and Storage Mechanics
Raw date and nut confections freeze exceptionally well because their low moisture content prevents large ice crystal formation. Store the finished balls in an airtight glass container separated by sheets of parchment paper. They retain optimal texture in the refrigerator for up to two weeks or in the freezer for two months. Thaw frozen portions at room temperature for ten minutes before serving to soften the interior fats.
