Peanut Butter Date Energy Balls
These delicious peanut butter date energy balls are made without a food processor! Yep that's right, you can make them with zero fancy equipment. Sweet, chewy and creamy and flecked with crunchy peanut pieces. So good.
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Servings: 16 balls, approximately
Calories: 107kcal
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 medjool dates
- 1/2 cup crunchy natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup quick oats
- 4 tbsp vanilla protein powder
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp hot water
Instructions
- Remove seeds from medjool dates. Chop the dates into small pieces.
- Place dates in a large bowl with all other ingredients. Mix firmly with a wooden spoon or spatula to bring the ingredients together, then use your hands to press into a crumbly dough. If the mixture seems too wet add another spoonful of protein powder.
- Use your hands to shape the mixture into small balls.
- Place the balls in the fridge or freezer to set. Keep the balls stored in the fridge or freezer depending on how firm you would like them.
Notes
*you can swap vanilla protein powder for another flavour if you prefer - I usually have a vanilla one in the pantry as I love all things vanilla but a chocolate or caramel flavour protein powder would all be pretty nice in these.
*don't like chia seeds? An option is to use ground flaxseed instead.
*for completely gluten free energy balls you can swap the quick oats to quinoa flakes.
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Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal (5%) | Carbohydrates: 13g (4%) | Protein: 4g (8%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Cholesterol: 6mg (2%) | Sodium: 47mg (2%) | Potassium: 154mg (4%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 9g (10%) | Vitamin A: 13IU | Calcium: 39mg (4%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)