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Protein Packed Energy Balls

These energy balls are packed with super healthy ingredients. They are easy to make and are irresistibly delicious. If I may say.. Addictive!
Course Snack
Keyword energy balls, energy bars, healthy snack recipe, kid friendly snack, no bake recipe, protein rich food, protein rich snack, ready to eat snack
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 Energy Balls

Equipment

  • 1 Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 100 grams Nut Butter (Almond, Peanut or Cashew Butter)
  • 135 grams Rolled Oats
  • 15 grams Unsalted Roasted Mixed Seeds (Sunflower, Pumpkin, Hemp, Flaxseeds or Chia seeds)
  • 25 grams Dates
  • 7 grams Unsweetened Cacao powder
  • 40 ml Pure Maple Syrup or Raw Honey
  • 5 ml Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Soak dates in hot water for ten minutes or till they soften. Once the dates soften, drain the water and remove the seeds.
  • If using raw seeds, dry roast them in the oven for 4-5 minutes at 180 c or on stove top till seeds start crackling and are get crunchy.
  • Now add all the ingredients mentioned above in a blender- rolled oats, roasted seeds, maple syrup, soaked dates, nut butter, vanilla extract and cacao powder. Give it a blitz in a blender till all the ingredients come together. 
  • Remove the mixture on a plate. Chill the mixture in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
  • Now roll it into a 1 inch balls or the size you prefer. 
  • Then enjoy immediately! Or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 2 week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

  • You can use any nut or seed butter. I used almond butter in this recipe but I often make this with peanut butter also. You can also add sunflower seed butter or hemp seed butter.
 
  • If you have trouble holding the energy balls together, add some more nut butter to make the mixture more sticky. Do not add more maple syrup or honey to make it sticky. You might end up with overly sweet energy balls.
 
  • You can also line a baking tray or any rectangular dish with parchment and press the mixture to make energy bars. After pressing refrigerate the mixture for 1-2 hours and the cut into bars.