Add the walnuts and cashews to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped (but don’t go so far that they start to turn into a paste).

Add in the dates, coconut, lemon zest, vanilla extract, coconut extract, salt and chia seeds. Continue to pulse until the dates are finely chopped and the mixture starts to come together in clumps.

Press the mixture into small balls (about 1-inch in size). If desired, roll in additional coconut to coat the outside of the balls. Store in an airtight container (we prefer to keep these in the fridge but you can leave them at room temperature – whatever you prefer).

NOTES

*For the dates – rip them in half and remove the pit before adding to the food processor. You should have about 1 heaping cup. You won’t need to remove the pit if you buy ones that already have them removed.