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Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls

April 2, 2016 by Tracy | Updated November 2, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls are little bites of coconut dusted deliciousness that are deceivingly healthy! #blissballs #vegan #glutenfree #healthy #recipe #sugarfree #energybites
a bowl of coconut covered chocolate balls with Pinterest Pin text.

Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls are little bites of coconut dusted deliciousness that are deceivingly healthy!

a bowl of coconut covered chocolate balls

I've made these little Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls of cashew, cacao, and coconut deliciousness before, but I'm sharing them again because, well, they're just that good.  Oh and they're soooo easy to make.

Ingredients Needed

jars of coconut, vanilla extract, cashews, and dates and blue agave, and cacao powder on the counter

Simple. Whole. Easy. As most recipes here at SFS are!

  • Whole Cashews - Raw and unsalted.
  • Shredded Coconut - Unsweetened
  • Medjool Dates - Pitted
  • Cacao Powder - A delicious superfood!
  • Vanilla Extract - Have you made your own, yet?
  • Agave - Or honey (if they don’t need to be vegan), or whatever your favorite natural sweetener is.

We are cacao powder Stans over here. I mean how can you not love a chocolate full of so much nutrition! You can also try it in our:

Vegan Salted Cacao Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Crunch Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Energy Balls

Step-by-Step Instructions

bowl of food processor with cashews, dates, and cacao

It's easy as...

  1. Add everything (except coconut) to a food processor and blend.
mixed sticky dough in a food processor

2. When well combined, roll into small balls

Packed with protein and made with the super food cacao, these Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls are the perfect energy packed, sweet, healthy treat!

3. ...And coat in coconut!

Packed with protein and made with the super food cacao, these Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls are the perfect energy packed, sweet, healthy treat!

And you're done.  Little balls of bliss that's the perfect sweet healthy snack that just happens to be vegan and gluten-free!

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Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

rolled bliss balls coated with coconut in a bowl

Vegan Cashew Cacao Bliss Balls

Energy packed, super food rich, easy to make and delicious!
4.23 from 18 votes
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 8 pitted dates
  • 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract*
  • 1/2 cup of shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 2 teaspoons agave syrup or another natural sweetener like honey (which is not vegan)

Instructions

  • Add cashews, dates, cacao powder and vanilla to a food processor. Blend and while blending add the agave syrup.
  • Form the mixture into small balls and then roll them in a bowl with the coconut until coated. Place in fridge until balls are hardened.
  • Store in air tight container in fridge up to a week.

Notes

* Make your own vanilla extract from scratch! http://www.servedfromscratch.com/vanilla-extract-from-scratch/

Nutrition

Serving: 1ball | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Cat Murphy

    January 30, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    How many balls did you yield please? They are high in calories so just wanted to know in case I made mine too small

    Reply
  2. Paige

    December 20, 2020 at 10:58 am

    Can these be frozen?

    Reply
    • Tracy

      December 20, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      Absolutely!

      Reply
    • Johanna

      February 16, 2022 at 6:57 pm

      Honey is NOT vegan. Don’t call these Vegan If you put honey in them or tell people they can. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Tracy

        February 16, 2022 at 8:28 pm

        Hi Johanna, in case you missed it, the ingredient in the picture and listed first in the recipe is Agave. Honey is listed as another option, but to avoid any possible confusion, I’ve updated it with that note. Thanks for letting me know! Have a great day!

        Reply
  3. Hope

    May 04, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    I found this recipe to be extremely sticky, so much so that my food processor could barely blend the mixture without it balling up. Did you process the cashews before adding the dates? Or any other suggestions? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      May 07, 2020 at 7:59 pm

      Hi Hope! Yes, the dough should be very very tacky and will ball up a little. You want that stickiness when you roll them into balls - that's what makes the coconut stick!

      Reply
    • nasha

      August 21, 2020 at 7:39 pm

      Hi, how many bliss balls does the recipe yield?

      Reply
  4. Ems

    April 29, 2020 at 5:26 am

    5 stars
    Hadn't eaten energy balls for yeaaaaars. Had all the necessary ingredients by chance so gave it a try and LOVED IT. Will do again ASAP.
    First time trying energy balls with cashew nuts (hard to come by where I live, SO expensive), but totally worth it.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      April 30, 2020 at 6:27 am

      YAY!! Sooo glad you enjoyed it and I agree about the cashews! I've tried it with other nuts but nothing compares. Thank you so much for letting me know you loved them!

      Reply
  5. Barb Duncan

    January 20, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    5 stars
    I love these! Instead of syrup I added 1 tbs of vanilla Nutpods. And for a bit of fat and protein I also added 1 Tbs of almond butter.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 21, 2020 at 2:27 pm

      What a great idea, Barb!!

      Reply
  6. Aika

    May 20, 2019 at 6:09 pm

    5 stars
    I love making bite-sized snacks for my family and I can't wait to try this. This looks really delicious. I'm sure my family will love this too. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      May 20, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      Enjoy, Aika!! Let me know what your family thinks of them!

      Reply
  7. Catalina

    December 12, 2018 at 11:39 am

    Now I am hungry! So great for grab and go snacks! Looks soo gooood!

    Reply
  8. Emily @Sinful Nutrition

    December 11, 2018 at 4:45 pm

    These sound super duper easy to make! That is my kind of snack recipe!

    Reply
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