Carrot Cake Energy Bites

Place shredded coconut in a small skillet and toast over medium heat stirring often to avoid burning. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool.

Place walnuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Take care not to process too long, we are not making walnut butter here. Remove chopped nuts from the food processor and set aside.

Rough chop the dates and then place them in the food processor and pulse until ground. Return chopped walnuts and pulse to combine well. Make sure all the nuts are chopped fine, you will not make nut butter at this point since the dates are combined with the nuts. Add molasses or honey, cinnamon, cocoa powder, and nutmeg. Pulse until everything is mixed together well. Transfer mixture to mixing bowl.

Peel carrots. Using a microplane finely shred the carrots. Add to mixture and stir to combine. This will take a bit of doing, but it will all come together. Mix until everything is completely combined. Add raisins and pecans. Mix well.

Using a small scoop or spoon, roll about a tablespoon of the mixture in your hands to create a ball. Place the toasted coconut in a shallow bowl. Roll the balls one at a time in the coconut to coat. Transfer on to a parchment-lined baking sheet to set up.

Store the energy balls in tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to a week.