Contributed by (Recipe adapted from “In a Vegetarian Kitchen” at http://vegkitchen.com)

Ingredients

1 C tightly packed pitted Dates
4 Tbs Water
Pinch of Cardamom (1/4 tsp, or to taste)
1/2 to 3/4 tsp Cinnamon, or to taste
1/2 C chopped Walnuts
3 Tbs Brown rice syrup or Honey
1/3 C Almonds, ground

Instructions

Put the dates in a food processor with the water, cardamom, and cinnamon. Pulse on and off until finely chopped. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more spices, if desired. Transfer to a small mixing bowl. Grind walnuts in the food processor, or coarsely chop them up. Mix walnuts into the dates and shape into walnut sized balls. Drizzle on and coat with brown rice syrup or honey. Grind almonds into a meal in the food processor. Pour ground almonds onto a cutting board or plate. Roll date nut balls in almond meal and serve or wrap up to give away. Makes 15 walnut-sized balls.

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