Snack

Tahini and Date Balls Rolled in Sesame

Name: Tahini and Date Balls Rolled in Sesame
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 7 dates, about 140 g Medjool dates; 2 tbsp (30 g) Tahini; 50 g Gluten-free oats; 10 g Sesame seeds; A pinch Salt

Dates and tahini with gluten-free oats, rolled in toasted sesame. No milk and no nuts. 136 kcal a ball.

Calories: 136kcal
Protein: 3g
Fat: 4g
Carbs: 22g

Per serving, makes 6. 15 minutes of work, then 30 minutes in the fridge. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Sesame

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Medjool dates7 dates, about 140 g
Stoned weight.
Tahini2 tbsp (30 g)
Stir the jar well first. The oil on top and the paste underneath are not the same food.
Gluten-free oats50 g
Dry weight. Certified, which is the only thing that separates them from ordinary oats in the numbers.
Sesame seeds10 g
SaltA pinch

Method

Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan over a medium heat for two to three minutes, shaking, until they smell nutty. Tip onto a plate.
Pit the dates and blitz them to a paste, then add the tahini, oats and salt and pulse until the mix holds together when pressed.
Roll into six balls, roll each one through the sesame seeds and chill for half an hour.

Worth knowing

Tahini is a sesame seed paste. There are no nuts in this ball, but sesame is its own allergen and is flagged as such.
Ordinary oats make an identical ball. The gluten-free oats are there for anyone who needs them and change nothing else.

Other snack recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every snack under 300 calories a serving.

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