Best Date & Tahini Brownie Balls (no-bake bites)

These easy date & tahini brownie bites are quick to make and a healthier take on a fudgy chocolate brownie. Beware they are addictive!

This style of no-bake brownie bites have been all over Tiktok lately.

I've no idea who originally came up with the idea, although I think naming them brownie bites was the new idea as these type of bites have been around for years.

Have you seen my sticky toffee pudding balls?

Seeing all these brownie bites made me want to make my own so over the last couple of weeks I've been experimenting and trying different flavour combinations.

The first bites I'd like to share with you are these date & tahinin brownie balls.

They are lush!

Jump to:

• 👩🏻‍🍳 Healthier brownies
• 💭 What's the secret of the chewy texture?
• 💭 Can you use any dates?
• 💭 Remember the fruit stones
• 💭Be careful when using your blender or food processor
• 📋 What you need to make vegan tahini brownies
• ⭐ My favourite tahini
• 📖 Swap out the tahini
• 💭 Are these salted caramel snacks suitable for all diets?
• 🌡️ Storing brownie balls
• 🍪 More bite-sized treats
• ⭐ Save your recipes for free!
• 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make the best date & tahini brownie balls (no-bake bites)
• 📖 Recipe
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👩🏻‍🍳 Healthier brownies

These no-bake brownie balls are a much healthier option than regular baked brownies.

As well as being plant-based they aren't full of butter and sugar.

They do have some maple syrup, but nowhere near as much as you would find in a brownie.

They are also full of dried fruit, tahini (a paste made from sesame seeds) and oats.

Packed with nutrients and fibre.

Here's a rundown of some of the nutrients:

• dates - fibre, potassium, vitamin C, magnesium, calcium & antioxidants ...
• tahini - copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, phosphorus, iron & zinc ...
• oats - fibre, protein, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium & iron ...
• dark chocolate - flavanols, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, phosphorus & vitamins A, B, E & K ...

💭 What's the secret of the chewy texture?

The medjool dates are what give these dairy-free energy balls their chewy texture.

They also add a sweetness and a caramel flavour.

💭 Can you use any dates?

You could use any dates and they would give sweetness.

However, I recommend using medjool dates if your budget can afford them.

They have a wonderful sticky and chewy texture and an almost caramel flavour.

If you're trying to be careful with your weekly budget, then do what's right for you.

It may be worth seeing if you can buy bigger batches online at a cheaper cost that supermarkets sell them.

You can also use these sticky caramel dates to make a healthier but lush chocolate mousse and another Tiktok trending recipe vegan snickers bites.

💭 Remember the fruit stones

Whatever else you do, do remember to split the dates open with your fingers or a knife and remove the stone.

If you forget, you will have a ruined batch of brownie bites that will have to be binned and you may break your food processor or blender as well.

It's super easy to tear open a date and pull out the stone.

JUST DON'T FORGET!

💭Be careful when using your blender or food processor

If you don't have a power blender or a food processor with a powerful motor, then go easy when making the fudgy brownie mixture.

If it seems to be struggling then pulse them rather than a continual blend.

You can stop blending and scrape down the sides with a silicone spatula, to help it along.

It shouldn't take long to come together in a brownie dough.

📋 What you need to make vegan tahini brownies

Here are the simple ingredients you need to make these sumptuous bliss balls that are such a good option if you have a sweet tooth.

• Dates - preferably medjool dates
• Tahini paste - made from sesame seeds
• Maple syrup - or other natural liquid sweetener
• Vanilla extract - try to avoid the essence as it has a very artificial flavour
• Cocoa powder - or cacao powder as it is less processed
• Porridge oats - rolled oats
• Salt - it really makes a difference in these little bites.
• Dark chocolate - or dark chocolate chips to coat the date balls

See the full printable recipe card for at the bottom of this page for quantities, method, nutrients and notes.

⭐ My favourite tahini

I used to think I didn't like tahini, I found it lumpy, even when mixed and very bitter to the taste.

However, I realised the problem was supermarket tahini is just not very nice.

I took a tip from a cook I follow on Tiktok and bought a large tub of this Al Nakhil Tahini, which he said was his favourite and oh boy it is good.

It's silky and pours well and doesn't start to thicken at the bottom of the tub until it's been open for months.

I've been adding it to all sorts of dishes, now I know how good it is.

So look beyond the supermarket for your tahini and buy a really good quality brand like this one.

You'll really notice the difference.

📖 Swap out the tahini

If you don't like tahini, which is a paste made from sesame seeds, you can make a swap and still have delicious sweet treat.

• Peanut butter
• Almond butter
• Sunflower seed butter - also called sun butter and a better option for those with nut allergies (if they are ok with seeds)
• Cashew butter

Note - if you are making these for a friend, do check with them to see if they are have a nut allergy and if they do, check they are ok with sesame seeds (which the tahini is made from) or sunflower seeds (which sun butter is made from) and adjust the recipe accordingly.

It's best not to take any chances.

💭 Are these salted caramel snacks suitable for all diets?

These are pretty healthy snacks and very inclusive too.

They are suitable for people following all these general diets.

• Dairy-free
• Egg-free
• Gluten-free - if you use gluten-free oats
• Nut-free - but do check for seed allergies
• Plant-based
• Vegan
• Vegetarian

🌡️ Storing brownie balls

These very moreish chocolate treats are the perfect fridge snack.

Just pop them in an airtight container in the fridge to snack on whenever you get a chocolate craving.

They will be fine in the fridge for a week or so, although they will never last that long.

You can also freeze them in a freezer-friendly tub or bag and pop in the fridge to defrost.

🍪 More bite-sized treats

Looking for more easy bite-sized vegan treats? Try these next:

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👩🏻‍🍳 How to make the best date & tahini brownie balls (no-bake bites)

These step-by-step photos will show you how to make these tasty energy bites.

Full printable recipe card below.

Step 1

• Remove the stones from your dates and add them to your food processor or blender jug.
• Then add all the other ingredients, except the chocolate chips or dark chocolate, which is for coating the brownie bites (full recipe below).

Step 2

• Now blend the mixture. If your blender or food processor isn't powerful, you may want to pulse it in burst instead of continual blending. You can also clean down the sides with a silicone (rubber) spatula to help it along.
• Roll into balls as big as you like (I make mine fairly small, less than a tablespoon of mixture, but you can make them any size you like) and place them on a parchment paper (baking paper) lined baking tray (for easy clean up).
• Pop them in the fridge to cool while you melt the chocolate.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave or over a pot of simmering water (a bain marie), just make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water or the chocolate will seize.

Step 3

• Coat the balls in the melted chocolate. I lower each one into the chocolate with a teaspoon, roll in the chocolate then lift out and onto the lined baking sheet.
• Do the same for all the brownie balls, then pop the tray into the fridge to cool.
• Once the chocolate is set, tuck in and enjoy!

📖 Recipe