Energy Balls with Medjool Dates
Healthy energy balls with Medjool dates are no-bake, raw bites packed with wholesome ingredients like oatmeal and sunflower seed butter.
Servings 30 Balls
Calories 79kcal
Ingredients
- 8 Medjool dates pits removed; yield is ½ cup of date paste.
- 1 cup Rolled, old-fashioned oats uncooked; or quick oats
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- ⅓ cup unsweetened coconut flakes or sweetened flakes
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sunflower seed butter or peanut butter, almond butter or your favorite nut butter
Instructions
- Fill a glass container with hot water. (I heat about 2 cups in the microwave for about 1 ½ minutes.)
- Add dates to the water, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside for 5-10 minutes. This will soften the dates and make them easier to puree, but it may not be necessary if the dates are very soft.
- Remove dates from the water and place them in a small food processor. Add about 1 tablespoon of soaking water.
- Pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Add additional water to thin the consistency of the mixutre, if desired. When finished, set the pureed date paste aside.
- Combine oatmeal, flax seed, coconut flakes, and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
- Add pureed dates, vanilla extract, and sunflower seed butter to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. The mixture will be thick.
- If the date oat mixture is soft, refrigerate it for about ten minutes to firm it up so it will be easier to work with.
- Form oatmeal date dough into tablespoon-size balls. Depending on how small you make them and how many bites you take in between, you can make between 25 and 30 tablespoon-sized balls.
Notes
You'll find step-by-step pictures and more information above.
Storage:
Store energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Although the individual ingredients in these balls don't require refrigeration, they are best cold. They tend to get sticky when stored at room temperature for too long.
To prevent the balls from sticking to each other, separate the layers with parchment paper.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.5mg
