Vegan and Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Balls

These vegan and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies from Tasty Yummies are an easy dessert that requires no baking.  Just because you are practicing an alternative diet doesn't mean you have to give up the luxuries of chocolate.  Sweet Medjool dates are mixed with rich chocolate chips, vanilla extract, and hearty oats for a delicious treat.  Make these vegan and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies for your friends or just for yourself, either way, they are guaranteed to satisfy that sweet tooth.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls
Recipe from Tasty Yummies

Ingredients:

1/3 cup Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped (about 5 dates – soak if they are very dry)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups gluten-free rolled oats (you can use regular rolled oats if you aren’t gluten intolerant)
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 – 2 tablespoons water (you could need more, you could need less, just go by how your dough feels)
1/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

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