No-Bake Vanilla Cake Bites

Fantastic and so, so yummy! I rolled mine in hemp hearts for a little nutty-chewy finish. The boys won’t let these last long. Thank you for these great snacks!

AMAZING!! I am a huge desert eater and this is a really great option for me! I love eating really sugary treats and though this one doesn’t contain any sugar it really cures my cravings. I’ve made so many people try them and they are a huge success! Personally I tried them rolled into shredded coconut and it’s amazing!

I’m kind of obsessed with these! Made at least 3x now. I like to add extra salt and vanilla for more of a caramel like flavor. I’ve never been a huge fan of walnuts but I am now a convert. Also the coconut butter on top is worth the extra effort!

I made these tonight. I used the US measurements and had a bit of the consistency issue. I dumped the mixture into a bowl and blended up a few more dates. Then added the dates to the mixture in the bowl and kneaded it by hand for just a few minutes. That seemed to work just fine. I also thought that they didn’t have as much flavor as I would have liked so I added just a touch more vanilla and a bit of butter rum candy flavoring to it. Certainly not all natural or organic but still very tasty. That worked perfectly. All in all, the recipe was super easy to make and easy to adjust. I’ll make it again.

Excellent! I made half a serving and used the metric numbers. I only added one additional date… The batter was smooth and sticked together perfectly to form the bites. The next time, I will sub the coconut flour for more almond flour or almond meal for the taste. I am not a big coconut fan unless it’s pure coconut…. “Vanilla Cake bites” might be a little bit misleading but still it’s super yummy and worth to make for a quick snack on the go!

Exactly the same happened to me (also using the metric numbers). There was way too much flour and the “dough” didn’t really stick together. But I will try again with way less flour, cause even dry they already tasted pretty good :)

Hit the between breakfast & lunch spot!! I subbed the raw walnuts for roasted cashews and they ended up tasting even more buttery :)

We all loved the end result but it doesn’t taste like vanilla cake to us at all!

Excellent healthy recipe. We use them as “energy” bites, far better than store purchased energy bars or protein bars. I did roll mine in the almond flour, worked great. Thank you so much for this recipe ! next try, I will press into a pan and cut into bars rather than balls.
P.S.: I substituted a little of that Five Spices instead of nutmeg, yum, and added a little extra cinnamon, just good for the heart.

Just made these and my son and I, both vegan, liked them. I can’t say they taste like vanilla cake, but they’re good. He’s having some friends over for Valentines for dinner (five days from now) so I decorated some with red icing sugar and some with pink candy hearts. They look really cute. I also added chocolate chips to about half the batch and rolled those in chocolate sprinkles. My son preferred those. :) Thanks for these. I’m sure we’ll make them again.

10 Stars – unbelievably delicious and addictively so! I have made a new batch every day for 5 days, they go so fast.

These were yum! I didn’t have almond flour or coconut flour so I whizzed up 1 heaped cup of almonds and 1/3 heaped cup of desiccated coconut in my Thermomix. Scraped down the sides then added the other ingredients except the dates. Had to use half/half walnuts and pecans. Took the mixture out then whizzed up the dates. Took them out, added in the nut mixture and then completed as directed. They turned out beautifully with a soft, pliable ‘dough.’ Would love to have weights for ingredients rather than cup measurements if you’re willing to indulge me Dana! Thanks for an amazing website. <3

Hi there, this didn’t turn out like it’s supposed to. I used the metric measurement. Followed the recipe having it printed, read instructions and referred to youtube to make sure I’ve got it right. It came out loose not wanting to form a ball dough like texture. I only out 5ml of vanilla extract. (didn’t realise I needed). I added about 4 more dates. Thinking it might make it stickier but a little bit but still loose not forming a ball. The kids still tasted it and said it was delicious! ;-)

This recipe turned even better than it sounds on paper!!!! I didn’t have coconut flour so ground up a heaping 1/3 of coconut flakes in place and it worked wonderful

These really do taste like vanilla cake! I did have to add some moisture to the end product to get them to roll into balls. I used all almond flour. I think the blanched almond flour, plus salt and vanilla, really give these that cake ball flavor. Trader Joe’s makes good almond flour in a bag. These remind me of vanilla cake mix, but in a pleasant way. Will make these many times, I’m sure.

I’ve made these 3 or 4 times over the past two months. They are delightful and are a hit with anyone I share them with (although the folks at the gathering I took them to all opted for sans-coconut shavings version). I used to be a little weird about coconut and never liked anything with coconut shavings, but I make these with coconut now. They are dense, so I usually drink lots of water with them.

Tip: I’ve found that 1.25c of dates is around 21-23 soaked in warm water for 10+ minutes and then pitted medjool dates.

These really should be renamed “Amaze-Balls.” ;)

I came across this recipe as I was searching for a way to use up some dates I have had for a while and I have to say that these are some of the best little bites I have made in a long time!! I am always trying to incorporate healthier snack options into my life and these are perfect!!! My entire family loves them (they were gone within 24 hrs) and that is saying something because they don’t eat healthy AT ALL!! This would be great for kids birthday parties or any get together!!!

I just attempted to make this recipe today. I didn’t have almond flour, so I figured I’d just use raw almonds. I threw all of the ingredients in and turned on the food processor. Because I didn’t follow the recipe perfectly, they did not turn how exactly right. But they were delicious!! Almost like a Lara bar, but much better!! It just shows because you are so thoughtful with your recipes and spot on with the flavors, even if they don’t turn out exactly as they should, it will work! Thank you for all of your great recipes and all of the time it takes you to perfect them!

These are healthy, yummy and easy! Yay! My kinda recipe!

I only had half a cup of almond flour so I sub’d the rest with coconut flour, which was drier than the original recipe so I added 4 tablespoons of soy milk. Perfect!

These are so good! I used Mexican Vanilla, so they taste nice and sweet even though they’re refined sugar free. I added a few spoonfuls of water to the the date mixture as it wasn’t quite sticky enough, and it helped a lot! I also added some cinnamon because I am addicted lol. Would definitely recommend making these:)

These turned out amazing! So delicious! Followed the recipe exact. Thank you! I do need a bigger processor though, mine was too small so I made it with the vitamix and it took a long time because of all the scraping.

These were really easy and very good. Will use this recipe for a quick company treat.

Absolutely delicious in a mystifying way! So few ingredients, so fast, so delicious, and a guilt-free way to give in to my sweet tooth. Love these!

This recipe is genius!! Only change I made was use more almond flour instead coconut flour because I didn’t have any. Texture was perfect for shaping the balls. The addition of the shredded coconut was delicious. My hubby loves this. No more Larabars in my house with this energy bites. Thanks for an amazing snack recipe.

The recipe popped up into my inbox the other day (and let’s be real, I stalk this website, so I saw it there first), but made this recipe yesterday after seeing these on your IG stories.

This recipe was amazing! I made with all almond flour. My husband who doesn’t like cake loved these! He kept saying they tasted like cookie dough. Next time, I will add some chocolate chips in his for a sneaky treat. This recipe, like all your others, is just PERFECT as is. Thank you, Dana!

These are really tasty! I only used 1 tsp of vanilla, but might try more next time. I also subbed GF flour for the almond flour and had to add 3 tbsp of liquid to moisten the dough. Satisfied my sweet tooth!

These are absolutely PHENOMENAL. I made them for my husband and I as a treat and they taste just like vanilla cake! But I prefer a slightly more dense texture that leaves you more satiated & has health benefits!
I love that we used walnuts and there was no processed sugar! You could sub less vanilla for a lighter flavor also.
Definitely a dessert recipe I will be keeping on hand from now on! Thank you!!

Delicious! Everyone here loved them, even my brother who isn’t a fan of more healthy, sweet snacks most of the times. Mine were less sticky though, it might have been a bit easier to roll them in balls etc if I had added a date or two more, but the flavour was awesome and they were so easy and quick to make :)

Also, I added a dash of cinnamon and dipped half of each ball in dark (70%) molten chocolate, which I would totally recommend!

Just made these. Love them! I didn’t have medjool dates, just pitted dried dates that I buy bulk from my local organic nuts ‘n seeds place. I poured a little (about 3 tablespoons) boiling water over them and let them stand, covered, for about 10 min to soften. The whole mixture ended up a little dry, so I added the soaking water and it worked perfectly! Healthy deliciousness. Thanks, Dana!

Thank you for another exciting and fun recipe! I put them on a popsicle stick so kiddos enjoyed the ‘cake pops’ even more! Half batch I coated with shredded coconut and the other half in hemp seed. Delicious! ?

Made these tonight, my family really enjoyed. I kept some plain, some with coconut flakes, and drizzled some in dairy free chocolate served with strawbrries. Definitely satifised our cravings! Thank you!

WOW as a normally non-vegan eater I can attest that these literally taste so much like normal vanilla cake. Super easy to make and will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe!! (I mixed in sprinkles and they look beautiful)

WOW! These are insanely delicious! Thanks for the recipe :)

YUM! Made these according to the recipe, they were super quick to make and hit the spot when I was craving a sweet bite. I put them in the fridge and actually prefer them cold, but they are delicious either way!

These are fabulous. I made these and the peanut butter cup energy bites this afternoon. They are the perfect “bite” to take with you to the gym for a little pick-me-up. Super simple. Thank you!

I just made these and they are amazing!!! I did change out the walnuts for pecans. Soooo good!

Delicious!!! I was not expecting this to really taste like cake batter but it does! The texture is so smooth and chewy- just perfection. I LOVE the method of blending the dates separately from the dry ingredients. This saved my food processor so much work and kept the motor from burning out as it usually does when I make recipes like this. Thanks for another wonderful recipe!

Made this tonight. It was amazing. I was not able to find almond flour. I sifted almond meal to make my own almond flour.
Totally agree with the cake like texture.
Thank you so much for this recipe.

I find using medjool dates has a better taste.

I was really excited to make these! I was a little disappointed as I made them exactly as written and I didn’t think they tasted like cake. They reminded me of a cookie dough bar that I’ve had before so I added in some chocolate chips (about 3 tablespoons of semisweet ones). I also tried to roll them in coconut but it didn’t stick so I just added that directly to the mix. In the end they tasted pretty good, just not what I was expecting. :) Also we thought they tasted better after they’d been frozen a bit.

P.S. This is my first comment. hehe I love your recipes so much and I always think “hey, I should leave a comment” and I never do. Well now I did. Yay!

Hi! I recently made this recipe. While they were delicious, as I was forming the dough into balls, the dough became super wet – like I could squeeze liquid out of them. Did this happen to anyone else? Again tasty, but I’m wondering if that was the desired result?

These were delicious. Keen to try them out with hazelnuts maybe. And also might try adding some cocoa. Do you think it would work out nicely? Should I decrease the amount of flour od adding cocoa?

I wanted a really quick dessert to make after work last night and made these almost exactly as written. I didn’t have coconut flour so just used more almond flour. Also they were just a little bit not sweet enough so I mixed coconut with some sugar before rolling them in the mixture. Overall I personally love them but they were not a hit with my kids, who said they are too rich. I don’t think they really taste like cake – there’s more of a fudge quality to them. But I will probably make them again for myself, maybe a half recipe or else I’ll end up eating them all! They’re very easy to throw together and a pretty healthy option for dessert.

Think that I might have over processed…i have a high-speed blender and just can’t seem to stop the walnut oil from seeping. I was thinking I was looking for a dough ball…I’ll know next time to stop a bit earlier. Adding more almond or coconut flours isn’t helping unfortunately…but they taste lovely.

Really yummy!

I was craving something after last nights dinner and remembered this in my inbox – made it so quick and loved it so much! So does my 2 yr old : “more cookie ball, please mommy” Another 5 star review! Thank you!

Made these last night for my coworkers. I couldn’t stop sneaking bits of the dough while I was making them…it tasted like cookie dough! Everyone at work was impressed with how great they tasted without any added sugar. My only changes were to use all almond flour (no coconut flour) and I subbed cashews for the walnuts. Will keep this recipe on hand for future events!

I followed the recipe exactly and rolled in coconut. Fantastic!! Totally satisfied my sweet tooth and tastes like a gooey cake pop.

I subbed teff flour for coconut flour and it worked perfectly. Added some agave syrup, too. They’re like healthy cake pops! :)

These are incredible! Barely finished making them before I started devouring them. I subbed cashews, since I didn’t have walnuts and they were still amazing. Thanks for your wonderful recipes!

Made these yesterday and they are DELISH!! They are the perfect vanilla flavor and the texture reminds me of a cake ball. Will definitely be making regularly as a snack/sweet treat!

Love these – so easy to make and so delicious! They’re perfect on smoothie bowls and taste just like non-vegan cake pops :)

Hi Dana, I did it replacing coconut flour by 1/4 flax seed flour and 3/4 sunflower seed flour (flour = seeds mixed), and adding some lemon zest. It’s delicious, thanks for sharing :-)

I AM OBSESSED W THESE! They were so easy to make. They taste beyond delicious. I love the short ingredient list (healthy and all items I would always have on hand). You are my favorite recipe creator. Genius. They taste like CAKE DONUTS people!!! Bravo! :)

Made them earlier and stored them in the fridge for a few hours and just tried them. THEY ARE SO GOOD! I only had hazelnut flour so i used that in place of almond flour. Tnaks for the recipe!

Hi, this recipe is great! My son has various allergies and thankfully loves these. He cannot eat almonds so I substituted it for all coconut flour but it seems to come out dried than that what it is supposed to. What can I add to inclide more moisture/better consistency to the mix?