Sesame Almond Date Balls - Sheba Yemeni Food & Recipes

dates

🥗Healthier: dried figs

💰Cheaper: raisins

Figs offer similar sweetness and texture.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

coconut flakes

🥗Healthier: shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: oats

Oats can add texture and reduce costs.

Set up everything on the counter with dates, sesame seeds, and almonds in separate bowls.

Crush sliced almonds slightly with a mortar and pestle and set aside.

Open the dates and remove pits if necessary; wash the dates beforehand.

Turn the dates inside out and squish them together to form a ball shape.

Form all dates into ball shapes before rolling them in sesame seeds to avoid sticky hands.

Insert a whole almond into each date ball and wrap the date around it to hide the almond.

Roll each date ball in sesame seeds to coat them completely.

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