Are you looking for a delicious and healthy snack? Then try our Energy Balls with dates!
We all like to snack. If only everything wasn't so unhealthy. Almost everything that tastes good contains lots of sugar, white flour, artificial additives, and so on.
But there is also a healthy alternative!
Our delicious Energy Balls are perfect as a small snack in between meals to get you going again with energy.
They are a great substitute for unhealthy cookies and other sweet treats.
These muscle building snacks are really tasty!
Why you should make Energy Balls with dates yourself
Our body needs a lot of vitamins and energy. Besides sun and exercise, a healthy diet is also part of it.
Nuts, dried fruit and the like make for a good night's sleep and give you the right drive. Exactly these ingredients also end up in our Energy Balls.
The Powerballs are a healthy snack and add a lot of variety to your diet. Most recipes are low carb and also vegan.
The preparation of the Energy Balls with dates is also super easy, fast and you don't have to bake for it.
Basically, you can put whatever you like into the energy balls. So you can let your imagination run wild and use pretty much anything you feel like. Sugar, white flour and unhealthy things have no place here.
Even though Energy Balls are healthy, the same applies here: Enjoy in moderation. They still have a lot of calories.
The nuts and vegetable fats quickly turn the snack into a calorie bomb.
Nevertheless, the energy balls provide valuable nutrients such as magnesium, iron and a whole range of vitamins.
Snack yourself happy! These good mood foods help!
The Energy Balls with dates are
- vegan
- Very healthy
- quickly prepared
- sugar free
- gluten free
- lactose free
- rich in nutrients and vitamins
- wonderfully suitable as a snack.
For this recipe you need a powerful food processor*. Without it, it will be very difficult to chop the dates finely enough. Ground almonds*, Cocoa powder*, Flaxseed* and Organic almond paste* you can order from Amazon.
Energy Balls with dates
Ingredients
- 6 Dates ca 30 g
- 80 g Ground almonds
- 15 g Coconut flakes
- ½ EL Chopped flax seeds
- 1 TL Cocoa powder
- 2 TL Almond paste
- ½ TL Vanilla extract
Equipment
- Food processor
- Bowl
Anleitung
- Put the dates in lukewarm water for about 10 minutes.
- Then you put all the other ingredients together with the dates in the food processor. If you don't have a very powerful food processor, you should roughly chop the dates in advance.
- The mixture should now be well combined and neither too solid nor too liquid. If the consistency is not right, add more ground almonds or almond paste.
- Form small balls with your hands and roll them in seeds, kernels, coconut flakes or similar.
Notes
- 2.6 g carbohydrates
- 2.0 g protein
- 5,1 g fat
Nährwerte
And how long is the shelf life of the small energy balls now? I asked myself the same question. Since there are no preservatives or other artificial preservatives in the recipe, you should eat the balls quickly.
I always make a small amount and use it up within 2 days. In the meantime, you should store them in the refrigerator.
Which ingredients you can still use for the healthy chocolates
Of course, you don't have to follow our Energy Balls recipe. You can also experiment a little and create your own recipe.
We've listed you ingredients that do quite well in the healthy chocolates.
Liquid ingredients for the balls
In order for the power balls to hold together and get flavor, you need at least one liquid. This can be juices, fresh fruits or oils.
- Almond paste
- Peanut butter
- Apple or pear puree
- Honey
- Coconut milk
- fresh bananas
- Orange juice
We have chosen in the recipe for the Energy Balls with dates, for almond paste. We have made the puree ourselves and it provides a lot of nutrients.
These ricotta energy balls deliver a lot of power!
These ingredients provide the sweetness
A little sweetness does not hurt. Provided that healthy foods were used for it. In our case, dates have been used. But you can also use other dried fruits.
- Cranberries
- Figs
- Apricots
- Plums
- Apple chips
- Banana chips
The fruit also adds a bit of color to the Energy Balls and additionally makes the mixture stick together.
How healthy is dried fruit actually?
Solid ingredients for the energy balls
Once you've decided on a liquid and sweetness, you can look at this list to see what else goes well with it. For our Energy Balls with dates, I chose a combination of coarsely chopped and finely ground ingredients.
So the ingredients do not fall apart but still have bite.
- Coconut flakes or coconut flakes
- Almonds
- Flaxseed*
- Cashew nuts
- Pistachios
- Chia seeds*
- Walnuts
- Hazelnuts
- Psyllium
- Coconut flour*
- Oatmeal
- Muesli
- Spelt flakes
- Soy flakes* and much more
Here you can find more ingredients that go into the Energyballs!
What also provides taste
There are so many ingredients that you can use for the energy balls. It's best to just try what you like best. Which I can still recommend to you though:
- Cocoa
- Cinnamon*
- Cardamom*
- Cloves
- dark chocolate*
- Goji berries
- Vanilla
- Gingerbread spice*
- Orange or lemon peel
Once you have your ingredients together, the energy balls are quickly prepared.
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Our conclusion
There are countless energy ball recipes! It's best to try a few to see which ingredients you like best. Our recipe for energy balls with dates is a good starting point. Just try to experiment with the ingredients step by step.
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