1. Add the dates to a food processor and roughly chop them up. 

2. Add the rest of the ingredients to the food processor.

3. Process well. Depending on the strength of your food processor, this step should take around 2 minutes.  the processing time is really important to get right, but you can feel when the mixture is ready.  Stop the machine, take a small handful of the mixture and firmly squeeze it together. It should hold its shape. If it is too crumbly, keep processing. But don’t over-process, as the mixture can become too oily (as the nuts break down more and more). 

4. Turn out the mixture into a bowl, and roll small, bite-size balls between the palms of your hands. 

5. Store in an air-tight container on the counter top for a day or two, otherwise store in the refrigerator for as long as they last (which in our house is not very long!).