Soak dates in warm water for about 10 minutes. If you don't have a lot of time, run them under hot water for a minute or so.

In a food processor, process oats into a flour like consistency.

Add pecans and process until combined and flour like.

Add in dates, vanilla, maple, chocolate chips, peanut butter, milk, cocoa powder and sea salt.

Process until a dough begins to form.

Roll into bite sized balls and chill for about 10 minutes.

Let these sit out for about 10-15 minutes before eating if they have been in the fridge for more than an hour. This will allow them to soften a bit.