If preferred, this recipe can also make 24 small energy balls. Store in the fridge to keep them nice and hard and they will last for about a week. I like to toast my buckwheat flakes for 10 mins in the oven before using but this is optional. They are fine to eat raw but if you would prefer a nuttier taste then toasting them adds to this flavour. If you don’t have buckwheat flakes you can easily sub for oats. I use large soft medjool for the recipe. If your dates are harder then try soaking in boiling water for 20 minutes and draining before using.