Raisin Cinnamon Date Balls

So we're kind of obsessed with dates.

 This is already my 2nd date recipe and this is our 3rd month blogging our recipes!  Last time we used pistachios and chocolate and this time for something different we used raisins with cinnamon and almonds!

 Raisin Cinnamon Date Balls



Ingredients:

2 cups of dates-pitted
1/3 cup of almonds
1/4 cup of raisins
2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Directions:
Process almonds until they are a fine powder.
Remove from food processer and set aside.
Process raisins, cinnamon and dates until a ball of "dough" forms in food processer.
In a small bowl combine with your hands the date "dough" and almonds.
Roll into 1-2 inch balls.
Store in airtight container in fridge.

These are the perfect on the go snack for the girls since they aren't messy and fill them up for a while!

Chocolate Pistachio Date Balls

The girls used to love to eat LaraBars. The only problem was that I didn't like having to pay sometimes close to $1.50 per bar, especially when the girls would each want their own! We've played around a lot with different combinations but this one is one of our new favorites. Instead of making the date mixture into a "bar" shape we just roll into balls which makes them perfect for little hands to hold and eat up!

Everything you need:

Pistachios and chocolate chips:

Make sure you can form a ball out of the dates:

Chocolate Pitaschio Date Balls

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of dates, pitted
1/2 cup of pistachios, with shells removed
1/4 cup of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Put pistachios and chocolate chips in food processor and mixed about 30 seconds until crushed
2. Add dates to food processor and mix until crumbly and well mixed.  Test to be sure dates can be rolled into a ball before removing mix.
3. Roll into balls, we were able to make 18 total out of these measurements.
4. Store tightly covered in fridge.  The date balls will last longer if you wrap them individually in plastic wrap but if you plan on eating the bunch within 3 days a container will be fine.