energy balls

The great thing about my basic energy ball recipe is that you can experiment with the nuts and dried fruit as you please. Instead of cashews, you can just as easily use hazelnuts or walnuts, or replace them completely with almonds - that would be a good alternative for people who are allergic to nuts.

And when it comes to dried fruit, you can choose the type you like best. Apricots, raisins, cranberries, goji berries, coconut chips, apple rings and prunes are all great. Spices such as cinnamon, speculaas or gingerbread spices and vanilla also add a wonderful touch to the energy balls.

Energy balls

Nutritional values ​​per serving
Nutritional values ​​per serving:
Calories: 107 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 6 g
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Ingredients for 20 energy balls

100 g almonds

100 g cashews (or any other type of nut)

150 g dates (dried)

150 g dried apricots (or other dried fruit)

1 tbsp coconut oil
For decoration

Cocoa powder

Amaranth (puffed)

Coconut flakes

Dried strawberries (ground)
How to make the energy balls
The quickest and easiest way to make the energy balls is in a Thermomix. Put all the ingredients in the mixing bowl and chop them up for 30 seconds on level 10. Alternatively, you can cut them into small pieces and then chop them with another food processor or a powerful hand blender.
Then form the nut and fruit mixture into small balls.
Take 3 deep plates and fill them with the toppings of your choice. In our photo you can see strawberry powder, cocoa powder and sesame seeds. Puffed amaranth and coconut flakes, chopped pistachios or cocoa nibs are also good.
That's it. Now you have a large portion of around 20 energy balls that you can either eat straight away, keep in a Tupperware container in the fridge or give away nicely packaged.Energy ball recipe that you can use to turn dates and nuts into a vegan superfood and healthy sweet treat in just a few minutes using your Thermomix. Today I made energy balls for the first time with my Thermomix and I'm so excited. Why did I only try it now? My energy balls are actually as good as I thought they would be, but I seriously think they won't survive until then. I'm really excited to see what the children say about them when they get home from kindergarten and school.

The little sweet balls are a healthy snack that contains lots of valuable nutrients, is vegan and contains no artificial sugar. So snacking without regrets 🙂

Energy balls are also great for breastfeeding mothers and are therefore sometimes called breastfeeding balls. This is because of their balanced nutrient density and the fact that they provide mom's body with lots of energy in a short amount of time.

Where do energy balls actually get their name from? Whether energy balls, energy balls or energy balls: the main ingredients of energy balls are all superfoods in themselves.

Dates and dried fruit provide the body with energy over a long period of time and do not cause fluctuations in blood sugar, unlike sweets with industrial sugar. And the nuts and almonds contain many monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which in themselves make them a very energy-rich snack.

Simple basic recipe - many possibilities
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