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8 Date Energy Balls Recipes

These date and nut energy bites are backed with fiber, protein and healthy fat and make for one in amazing healthy snack.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 10
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (natural, normal, chunky, smooth, doesn't matter much)
  • 2-3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup peanuts

Lemon Energy Bites

Almond Joy Energy Bites

Pumpkin Pie Spice Energy Bites

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt

Piña Colada Energy Bites

  • 1/2 cup dried tropical fruits (I used mandarin oranges, pineapple, and mango)
  • 1/2 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • pinch of sea salt

Coconut Energy Bites

  • 1 cup shredded coconut (I like this brand of unsweetened shredded coconut)
  • 1/2 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt
  • additional shredded coconut for rolling

Dark Chocolate Cherry Energy Bites

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2/3 cups dried cherries (I like dried tart cherries)
  • 2/3 cup dates
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips melted

Peanut Butter and Jelly Energy Bites

For the Peanut Butter side:

For the Jelly side:

  • 1/2 cup dried blueberries
  • 1/2 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup almonds

Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and blend until the nuts are well chopped and a thick “dough” starts to form, about 3-5 minutes of processing. If the ingredients are chopped into super small pieces but the dough isn’t coming together, try adding a teaspoon of water at a time (up to a tablespoon or two) to encourage everything to come together.
  • When the ingredients are well incorporated, remove the blade from the food processor.
  • Take 1 large tablespoon of the “dough” and roll it into a ball in between your hands.
  • Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Keep the balls in the fridge for up to a month or in the freezer much longer.

Additional instructions for the dark chocolate cherry version:

  • Take 1 large tablespoon of the “dough” and roll it into a ball in between your hands. Repeat with remaining dough. Drizzle the top of each ball with melted dark chocolate. Keep the balls in the fridge for up to a month or in the freezer much longer.

Additional instructions for the peanut butter and jelly version:

  • Add all of the ingredients for the peanut butter side to the bowl of your food processor and blend until the nuts are well chopped and a thick “dough” starts to form, about 3-5 minutes of processing. If the ingredients are chopped into super small pieces but the dough isn’t coming together, try adding a teaspoon of water at a time (up to a tablespoon or two) to encourage everything to come together. When the ingredients are well incorporated, remove the blade from the food processor and scrape the mixture out into another bowl.
  • For the jelly side, add all of the ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and blend until the nuts are well chopped and a thick “dough” starts to form, about 3-5 minutes of processing. If the ingredients are chopped into super small pieces but the dough isn’t coming together, try adding a teaspoon of water at a time (up to a tablespoon or two) to encourage everything to come together. When the ingredients are well incorporated, remove the blade from the food processor and scrape the mixture out into another bowl.
  • Take a large teaspoon of the peanut butter mixture and roll it into a ball. Take a large teaspoon of the jelly mixture and roll it into a ball. Press the two balls together and roll into one larger ball. Repeat with remaining mixture. Keep the balls in the fridge for up to a month or in the freezer much longer.

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Notes

  • If you are using salted nuts, omit the additional salt until you can taste the processed mixture and see if you'd like a little more salt or not.
  • You can usually find pitted dates in grocery stores near the raisins - get them if you want to save the step of pitting them yourself. 
  • Watch your food processor for when the nuts are chopped finely but haven’t started turning into nut butter. If you overprocess the nuts, the oil will come out. They are still fine to eat but will be greasy. 
  • Date Energy Balls can be stored in an airtight container (I love this container!) in the fridge for about a month and in the freezer for much longer. I love to eat mine cold out of the freezer best.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 bite (chocolate peanut butter bite) | Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg

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