Step 1

To a food processor add the dates. Process them on their own until they are in very small pieces and starting to turn pasty.

Step 2

Add the peanut butter, maple syrup and salt and process again to combine.

Step 3

Pour in the oats, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and chocolate. Process until everything is evenly combined. You will need to scrape down the sides of the food processor a couple of times. Pulsing rather than running the food processor is a little more effective at getting it all mixed up.

Step 4

Add water a small drop at a time, pulsing in between until it starts balling up and you can easily squeeze the mixture together in your hands to form a ball. It should only need 1 to 2 tablespoons.

Step 5

Remove the blade and tip the mixture out onto a clean surface. Scrape out any wet bits in the bottom of the food processor bowl with a spatula and give the mixture a quick knead to mix them in. Then break off pieces and roll into balls. I used approximately 1½ tablespoons per ball but you can make them any size you like.

Step 6

Transfer to a container and store in the refrigerator or freezer. They will keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge, or up to 3 months in the freezer.