Coconut Butter Whiskey 'Nog Vegan Snowballs
Prep Time
25 mins
Total Time
25 mins
These vegan snowballs are made with coconut butter, walnuts, lots of nutmeg and whiskey, making them taste like an edible vegan version of holiday eggnog.
Course:
Dessert
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 6 medjool dates pitted
- about ½ cup vegan whiskey
-
3
cups
9oz. full fat, unsweetened, shredded coconut
, divided
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Place dates in small bowl and cover with whiskey. Soak 10-15 minutes, until softened a bit.
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Meanwhile, place 2 ½ cups coconut in food processor and blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. This may take 15-20 minutes.
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Remove dates from whiskey and add to food processor bowl, along with 2 tablespoons of whiskey (same whiskey used to soak dates), vanilla and nutmeg. Blend again until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
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Add walnuts and pulse a few times to blend.
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If mixture seems to soft to roll at this point, refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
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Roll into 1 inch balls, then roll in remaining ½ cup coconut. You should get 20-24 snowballs.