Fudgy Cocoa Walnut Peanut Date Bites

Steps

1. Line a small plate or tray with parchment.
2. Divide the dry-roasted peanuts in half. Finely chop one half of the dry-roasted peanuts and spread them on a plate for rolling. Roughly crush the other half of the dry-roasted peanuts and set them aside for the dough.
3. Coarsely chop the walnuts by hand so they stay chunky, and set them aside.
4. In a mixing bowl, mash the dates with a fork. Add the peanut butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, vanilla and salt, and knead with a sturdy spoon or your hands until a smooth, fudgy cocoa dough forms. If it's dry or crumbly, work in the water a teaspoon at a time.
5. Fold the roughly crushed dry-roasted peanuts and the chopped walnuts into the cocoa dough until evenly mixed.
6. Roll the dough into 12 balls, about a tablespoon each.
7. Roll each ball in the finely chopped dry-roasted peanuts on the plate, pressing gently so they stick, and set on the lined tray.
8. Chill the bites in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up, then serve 3 bites per person. Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to a week.