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Coconut Walnut Date Bites with Lime

Chewy, toasty-sweet bites of dates, walnuts and coconut with a bright hint of lime and a soft coconut coating.

Coconut Walnut Date Bites with Lime

Ingredients

  • 4 dates96 gMedjool dates, pittedroughly chopped
  • ½ cup chopped60 gWalnutsfinely chopped
  • ½ cup40 gSweetened shredded coconutdivided
  • ⅓ cup30 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp32 gAlmond butter, no salt added
  • 2 tsp10 gLime juice
  • ¾ tsp3 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Line a plate or small tray with parchment and set aside.
  2. Divide the shredded coconut: put three quarters in a large bowl and the remaining quarter in a shallow dish for rolling.
  3. Add the chopped dates to the bowl with the coconut and mash with a fork until sticky and broken down.
  4. Add the walnuts, oats, almond butter, lime juice, vanilla and salt to the bowl and stir and knead with your hands until the mixture holds together when pressed; if crumbly, knead a little longer.
  5. Scoop the mixture into 12 even pieces and roll each into a ball.
  6. Roll each ball in the reserved coconut in the shallow dish to coat, and place on the lined plate.
  7. Chill the bites in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm; serve 3 bites per person and keep leftovers covered in the fridge.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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