Ingredients
1
cup Cascadian Farm™ Farm Stand Harvest organic honey, almond and chia granola
1/3
cup fine shred unsweetened coconut, toasted
3
tablespoons cacao nibs
1/2
cup firmly packed pitted medjool dates
1/2
cup whole almonds
1
tablespoon water
1/4
cup unsweetened natural almond butter
1
tablespoon honey
1/8
teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2
cup dried sweet or tart cherries
Preparation
Line tray with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, mix granola, coconut and cacao nibs; set aside.
In food processor, add dates, almonds and water; pulse in 1-second bursts until finely chopped, about 10 bursts. Add almond butter, honey and salt; process until well blended and mixture comes together into a ball. Add cherries; process in 1-second bursts just to coarsely chop cherries and mix them into date mixture.
Transfer date mixture to bowl of granola mixture. Coat hands lightly with olive or vegetable oil; use hands to blend mixture. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop out by level tablespoonsful, and shape each portion into a ball; place on tray.
Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
