Coconut covered Date/Nut Balls

Ingredients:
2  cups Medjool dates, (pitted and soaked 30 minutes)
1  cup almonds OR pecans OR walnuts, (soak overnight/drain)
1 1/2  cups shredded, unsweetened coconut
1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2  teaspoon pure vanilla OR 1/2 vanilla bean, ground

Instructions:
Place nuts in bowl, add 2 cups distilled water, cover, allow nuts to soak overnight, then drain and set aside.
Pit dates, place in bowl; cover with distilled water, soak 30 minutes.
With “S” blade in food processor, add soaked nuts, pulse until nuts are finely chopped
Add 1 cup coconut, cinnamon, and vanilla, pulse until mixed.
Add soaked dates, a few at a time, processing until mixed.
Transfer to large bowl, kneed.
Roll balls to desired size, roll balls in extra coconut, or chopped nuts if desired.

These date/nut balls keep 2 weeks in refrigerator.