Incredibly easy to make, irresistible to deny yourself eating them and full of wholesome ingredients – these energy balls will be a delicious gift for yourself!

These energy balls have been tested and tried to be winners! I’ve had workshops on creating these beauties and not only is it fun and easy to make but people absolutely LOVE devoring them!
You can make them ahead of time and keep them in a freezer proof container to take out whenever you need a snack during the week.
Read on to find the ingredients and tips to make these delicious energy balls! You won’t regret it!

Energy bites – so easy that it just requires pantry ingredients!
You’re just minutes away from making the most delicious energy balls there are! Here’s the list of what you need in general and then there are specifics you need for each of the different type you’re choosing to do.
- Old-fashioned rolled oats: I like using rolled oats for this recipe.
- Shredded coconut:Â Which I highly recommend toasting
- Creamy peanut/nut butter: I have been loving the Fatso brand and really enjoy the taste of all the different flavors they come in – especially maple! I have used both traditional creamy peanut butter and natural creamy peanut butter in this recipe, and both work!
- Walnuts: I use walnuts for extra protein and to bulk up the energy balls. You could sub this in for pecans.
- Mini chocolate chips: mini chocolate chips are the best for these energy balls.
- Vanilla powder: this gives a richer flavor.
- Maple syrup/rice malt syrup: I love using maple syrup – it’s easy to pour and measure. Rice malt syrup is a wonderful alternative but because it’s sticky and viscous and can be so tricky.
Specific ingredients for the recipes
No date balls

I love getting creative with the ingredients and in this particular energy ball recipe I used quinoa flakes interchangably with hemp/chia/flax seeds. All of these have enormous benefits in your health and can lower cholesterol and have great antioxidant benefits.
Fruit Energy Balls
These don’t have anything different than the other energy balls except the addition of dried fruits. I’ve tried dried mangoes, apricots, figs, blueberries, strawberries (a big hit) and pears! They all go wonderfully. A pro tip would be to chop it up before you put them in the food processor as I find that dried fruits don’t chop up nicely inside the processor.

Tahini Energy Balls
This energy ball option omits the need for peanut butter and uses tahini. Tahini is such a power food that has iron, magnesium, and a plethora of other vitamins and minerals. This is probably on the less sweeter side of energy balls but would be worth it if you’re trying to bump up on your nutritional intake of things you may not be getting with eating your other meals.

Mocha Energy Balls
If you’ve got a hankering for coffee and love the taste of it, try these mocha energy balls! They will definitely put a zing in your step! I have you put 1 tbsp of coffee but I would put maybe less if you don’t have a high coffee tolerance. Perhaps half a tablespoon. This also has no

Chocolate Fudge Energy Balls
I saved the best for last! These are a crowd pleaser because they’re dipped in chocolate (optional but highly recommended!) and can be rolled in food powders, coconut sprinkles or flower petals to make them oh-so-pretty! This has most of the regular ingredients but combined together makes it so irresistible!
How to make your energy balls
We’ve talked about the ingredients, now let’s get to the making!
To make these energy bites, simply…
Pulse your dry ingredients first.


Add in the wet ingredients.


- Place your dry ingredients into a food processor: It’ll cut your work down in half to use a food processor. Blitz your nuts and dry ingredients first. If you add in your wet ingredients the nuts will not resembles crumbs.
- Add in your wet ingredients: Next add in your wet ingredients and blitz. It should be sticky between your fingers.
- (Optional) You can put your mixture in the fridge: This will help firm everything up.
- Roll into balls. Roll into mixture into 1-2 inch balls.
- Serve: Enjoy right away or keep aside for later. You can refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
If you have trouble getting the energy balls to hold together, I recommend adding in more peanut butter or maple syrup, to make the mixture a bit more sticky. You can also change your mind with the energy balls, and flatten the mixture in a large baking pan and make them into bars. Even better- you can dip them into chocolate!

Possible variations to your energy balls
There are all sorts of ways that you can customize this energy bites recipe, so feel free to get creative! For example, you are welcome to…
- Oat variations: quinoa flakes and hemp hearts are two variations I love to use. Press the mixture firmly into a parchment-lined 8×8-inch baking pan, chill, and then slice into energy bars (instead of rolling the mixture into energy balls).
- Use a different nut or seed butter:Â Not everyone loves peanut butter so you can substitute almond butter, sunflower seed mixture,
- Add coconut shredding: If it’s too nutty for you, you can add coconut shredding in lieu of oats or nuts.
- Add spices:Â If you would like to give these energy bites some extra flavor, feel free to add in a few pinches of ground cinnamon.
- Sweetener: Add agave syrup instead of maple syrup or rice malt syrup.
- Extra nutrients: There’s nothing to say you can’t add some ground flax or protein powder to your energy balls. You may have to adjust the sweetener but a tsp to tablespoon shouldn’t change the overall wetness of it.

Garnish Possibilities
Now that you’ve put all the hard work into making your energy balls, you can roll them with food powders! If you happen to dip them in chocolate you can garnish it with coconut shredding, glitter, sea salt flakes and crushed walnuts.
Powders: You can roll your energy balls in: matcha, freeze dried raspberries/strawberries powders, blue spirulina and purple sweet potato powder.
Flowers: You can use lavender, chamomile petals and rose petals (all dried).


There you have it, lovelies! You’ve completed reading through the recipe and I hope you make it! It’s absolutely divine and such a lovely treat to have in your freezer.
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Irresistible and Astonishinly Easy Energy Balls, 5 ways!
Ingredients
No Date balls
- 1/2 cup nut butter Fatso maple or salted caramel is delish!
- 1 cup oats old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup quinoa flakes or hemp hearts/chia seeds/flax seeds
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips or raisins or cranberries
- 1/3 cup maple syrup or rice malt syrup
- 1/4 tsp vanilla powder
Fruit Energy Balls
- 1 cup fruits dried, Dice it using apricots/mangoes
- 8 dates pitted, soak in hot water for 20 mins
- 1 1/4 cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp sweetener
- 1 1/4 cup oats
Mocha balls
- 5 dates pitted. soaked in hot water for 20 mins
- 1 cup oats old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tbsp coffee powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
- pinch sea salt
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter (Truffle/Fudgey) Date Balls
- 5 dates pitted, soak in hot water for 20 mins
- 1 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tbsp peanut butter I used fatso
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup oats old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 8 oz dark chocolate melted to dip the balls in
Tahini Coconut Bliss Date Balls
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup coconut shredding
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
- 1 cup oats old fashioned rolled oats
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 2 dates pitted, soak in hot water for 20 mins
Instructions
- In a food processor, blend together each of the ball ingredients until combined into a mixture. Roll out onto a plate or tray and place in the fridge to set and enjoy!
Nutrition
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