"the whole thing is optional. i don't care if you guys even make the recipe at all" hahah love the honesty Derek

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

No I do care!! Hahah, I cut it out but I kept saying just about every ingredient was optional. The flax, the chocolate chips, the salt, lol. What the heck are we left with?!?!

@SebAlex

4 жыл бұрын

I literally paused the video to come down and comment this straight away 😂😂

@tylerpalazzo2939

4 жыл бұрын

@@Simnettnutrition cinnamon challenge.

@brescalofrio1

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@septimiusthedestroyer7394

4 жыл бұрын

Actually you have to do it or else the beaver stadium death squad will hunt you down and offer you a free gift card giveaway.

omg just made these and they're delicious! thank you :) btw if anyone's wondering, I omitted the protein powder and just did 1/2 C of oat milk instead and it worked perfectly :)

I hope you and Crystal are healthy and well, Derek. Take care and thanks for the increased uploads to fill our minds with happier things.

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

We are. I hope the same for you. And yes thank you, I am doing what I can to provide some entertainment and ideas. I have to edit up a sauerkraut vid next. Not sure it will be as popular as this one though. Lol.

@christinerutherford1780

4 жыл бұрын

Simnett Nutrition love sauerkraut

Also if anyone has an electric coffee grinder, that blends up oats so amazingly!! Pro-tip 😉

@ashleycampbell9118

4 жыл бұрын

Shiro Kage good, it’s amazing!! I’m so happy I discovered it as well. So much easier to clean than the big blender

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion.

@shannonduarte1257

4 жыл бұрын

And it grinds whole flax seed so well too. Love the smell of ground fresh flax seed.

@danalmasan

4 жыл бұрын

after you roast the oats in the pan.roasted oats = oats on roids

@davidk2187

4 жыл бұрын

​@James Parker Seems extremely dangerous for a dog to stick their head in and lick a blender left on the floor. I'm hoping you have some blender without an exposed blade. Highly recommend people with animals don't leave blenders on the floor.

You can soak the dates in warmed nondairy milk if you need to. That way you're not adding any more liquid to the recipe!

These are going on my post-apocalypse to do list. I'm making these as soon as I'm allowed out to buy chocolate chips :) Thanks Derek!

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

They do work without the chocolate chips but obviously infinitely better with them. ;)

@christinerutherford1780

4 жыл бұрын

What about rasins, or chopped nuts ?

Roll them in hemp hearts 💚🌱

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

DAMN! That would have been a GREAT idea. I thought about putting hemp in them, but not sure why I didn't think about rolling them in hemp seeds. It could have been Cookie Dough balls 3 ways!!!!

@bodybykondi2246

4 жыл бұрын

That's my favourite! I do that with my matcha almond coconut balls, it's heaven!

@septimiusthedestroyer7394

4 жыл бұрын

Oiii stop promoting drugs

@CastledarkDweller27

4 жыл бұрын

@@septimiusthedestroyer7394 another one hooked on medjools.

Hey Derrick. I’m a big fan. Wanted to tell you I never ate a date in my 70 years. After watching you, I tried them and now I eat them everyday, in cereal, oatmeal, smoothies etc. Btw, it’s best to use Ceylon cinnamon as the standard has too much coumarin, can be toxic to your liver.

@davidk2187

4 жыл бұрын

It's probably fine to use the standard cinnamon in occasional recipes like this one. I usually do because I think it tastes way better than Ceylon cinnamon. If you use it it every day on the other hand, like in oatmeal, then better to use ceylon.

you forgot to add onion and garlic powder.. oops 😂

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Game of Pranks Haha I almost did out of habit. 😆

I make these and freeze them. Take them out and eat almost right away. Thanks for this video because I needed the reminder to make them again. I do like your addition of the coconut flakes!

Ohhh, yesss. I’ve become the Medjool Date fairy lately! My grandma mentioned snacking on gumdrops & I gave her a date-she now wants those. Will surprise her with these cookies sometime.

@bodybykondi2246

4 жыл бұрын

lol medjool dates are the best hey?!

Thank you, Derek and Crystal for recommending the restaurant, Be Love, in Victoria. My husband and I went there a couple of weeks ago and really loved it. I hope it will survive all that’s going on right now. 😕

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! We love that place too. Don't forget Green Cuisine too! That's one of my favourites too.

Doing this (minus the protein powder) as soon as I can get some dates! Great project to do with my 3yr old.

@chloecrawford5426

4 жыл бұрын

UPDATE: Made these minus the protein powder, rolled in hemp seeds and damn, they are soooooo good.

Going to make these RIGHT NOW then probably eat all of them immediately. Thanks for spreading the love during this challenging time, Derek

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Not liable for any full bellies or sugar highs ;)

for whatever reason, i collect youtube recipes but yours are the only ones i get up and do almost immediately after watching hahaha. i think it's because they're easy to make. thanks!

While being stuck in the house, this is one food to have. Awesome idea!👍👍 Stay safe.🙏

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You too.

You are just amazing. I have followed you for a couple of years. I have decided to go plant based because of how you represent this lifestyle. Thank you!!

Amazing Cookie dough energy balls!

I love the light and love you are sharing with the world through these hard times. What about a couple of your favorite comfort food, pantry friendly SOUPS ~ something we could all eat on for a few days. So much Gratitude,,,

perfect recipe for a lazy afternoon in quarantine. I'm off to go give them a go, easy everyday items that I have!

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

That's great! Enjoy the lazy day.

Thanks Derek! I made this recipe with my 4 year old today and not only did she have a blast mixing the dough, boy did we LOVE eating them!

Thanks Derek, watched the video and made the entire recipe in a total of about 20 minutes. Dayum! Also appreciate any more apocalypse recipes - especially those that use minimal ingredients (ie to stretch out our quarantine supply)

Who else clicks the like button before the video even starts?

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Haha you have lots of faith in my vids! ;). I try my best and it helps out a lot so thank you.

@llathem2212

4 жыл бұрын

Yep 🌱💚

@adiohead

4 жыл бұрын

💚

@methiiyiimii3092

4 жыл бұрын

Pikadrian only bc its vegan 😂👍🏾

@AntonyLe55

4 жыл бұрын

yup

If I had that bowl here it wouldn't last a minute... Just what I need right now to watch videos of my favorite comedian and forget about the coronavirus media frenzy that gets you sicker than the virus itself ... Cool cookies 👍

I will be making these energy balls this weekend. Thanks for uploading!

You're so real... I love it!

What would we do without you, Derek.

Love your humor and background music!

Derek is always coming through with GREAT recipes for us! I can't WAIT to try these!

You’re right I have everything except the coconut flakes, and I’m going to make them tonight. Sounds yum!!!! Might add some chopped toasted pecans or cashews to sub for the coconut.

Going to make these tonight. Thank you ✌🏻

these look perfect!

Can’t wait to make these! Thanks so much for the recipe

Yo thank you so much for this recipe. My university closed down recently and i've been trying to use up all my food before heading back home. This recipe was perfect for that.

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. I'm sure there's a bunch more stuff you could put in here too. Someone recommended chickpeas on insta. Not sure how that would work.

Can’t wait to try 😋

Making these tomorrow! Yummy!

Made it. Its so amazing! super delish! I love it! Thank you so much! More power to you!

Looks delicious! Can't wait to try!

OH YEAH!! Love it.

I've GOT to make these, thanks for sharing this recipe! 😊

What a great recipe. We made it original the first time. We did make some tweaks 2and time around. We added the cocunut to the blender and mixed with the oats and flax seed. We added chopped walnuts and mashed in a banana when mixing dough. AMAZING! Keep up the great work and iseas

Thanks for this video!!

Looks amazing Derek

I like making energy balls with just dates and crushes peanuts. I use a food processor and blend the dates until they form a ball on thier own. Then just roll them in peanuts.

Definitely making these today! Stay safe everyone! Much love ❤️

Yum! Great recipe, thanks.

What a delicious idea! Deeply loving and enjoying it💓😋💓Thanks a lot🙏

Just made these today 👍 Thanks. Love them ❤️

this looks amazing!!

I just went out and bought the few remaining ingredients that I needed to make these, came home and made them right away! Thank you so much for all that you do for us viewers sitting here at home. You and Crystal have the greatest personalities and your videos are fun to watch and so informative. So many great ideas and yummy recipes. I did a veggie stir fry awhile back based on one of your prior recipe videos with an asian dressing.... so good , I ended up making it at least a couple of times since. Take care and stay well , you guys ( and everyone ). : )

These look amazing!

Look so good! Thank you! 🙏❤

def making these today!!!

Looks yummy Derek! Can’t wait to try them! Thanks for sharing!😁💕

I look forward to trying these 😋

Yum! Definitely going to make these 😋

This is EPIC! Getting protein in and yumminess all at once.

Great vid as always!!! I have been doing your cookies and energy bars recipes for more than a year already and I love it!

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing. Don't tell anyone these are pretty much the same as the energy bars. Lol. ;)

Super good! Thanks for the video

Thank you! I need a HEALTHIER recipe like this for my sweet cravings! 😍

I made this recipe a bunch of times already and I absolutely love it!!!! thanks for making this video :)

Thinking organic raisins instead of dates.😋 And Great to freeze!!

These look fantastic!

These look so delicious, but also really easy! And awhile back, I bought way too many dates so I've been needing to find a way to use them. Thanks!

I enjoy your channel. I recently shifted my eating more towards plant-based - not 100% and not hardcore. I do it for the "health of it". Great recipes. I'm going to make these cookie dough balls tonight when my daughter comes to visit.

Thanks Derek! These are really going to hit the spot while cooped up at home

Soooo going to make these. Thank you for sharing.😄

Deffo trying these today!

Just made them! Very yummy! ❤️

The cookies look super yummy I'm going to make them

Can't wait to try these! Also really helpful that you don't add your dates into a blender. I've used so many recipes in the past that say to do this and it just makes a big sticky mess in my blender instead! It seems obvious now to just chop them up instead but I think I needed you to do it first to make me realise it was an option!! Will do this in future, thanks!

DEREK- These are AMAZE-BALLS! I am not a fan of coconut so I rolled mine in cocoa powder! SO yum!

OMG Making today!!!! Thank you

Hey Derek, yummy so delicious thank you so much for delicious recipe 🙏🏻🍀🙃🙂🙂🌿

This is so simple and awesome looking! Thanks!

Love this!! You are the best!!!!

Just made these! Added vanilla extract, hemp hearts, and chopped pecans. Thanks for the inspiration! They are delicious!

I just made these and they turned out amazing! I excluded the coconut because I didn't have any, and you know, quarantine, but they're so good and I'll definitely keep making them again! I was looking for a healthy snack to make because I've been dipping into the junk food for my sweet tooth craving and this is perfect. Thank you so much, love your videos 🙂

Made them last night, had figs on hand so used them, turned out fabulous, thanks so much.

Please make more of your what I eat in a day videos would love to see more of you guys especially now while under quarantine thanks 🙂 from NYC

Looks Good ❤️

Nice! I love your energy bars in your cook book to :)

I just made them on my break from work! Lol working from home does have its perks I guess. Great ideas like always sir. Wishing you and your family the best. Stay safe!

I just made these for a fussy teen. Without the coconut flakes. He is in love. Thanks Derick 😊

“The whole things optional” 😄😄😄🤣🤣😂😂

Just made these now, with linseed, crunchy peanut butter and a mix of figs and dates. They are fantastic! Had them with a cup of tea and they put us both in a good mood! Thank you! ;)

I will try them for sure. Thanks derek

They look so delicious 🤤 definitely going to make them!

Made these tonight and they were a hit with the family.. So good!!

I just made these today with homemade sunflower seed butter and they're soooooo good! Thanks for sharing this !

You keep pumping out fire recepies! Keep it up Derek!

@Simnettnutrition

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm trying!

These look SO good!

Going to make them today!! Great food to go it looks like too

They look SO yummy! I'm going to have to give that a go.🤩

Yeeeeees needed this. Snacks♡

Looks rad! Making these.

Guys, if you don't have medjool dates just blend the dates you have together with the plant milk whatever it may be and put that in the flour together with the peanut butter. I've tried it and it works well, no problems.

Holy YUM!!... that punch at the end tho 😂

Thank youuuu!

These were delicious 😋