Nut and dry fruit energy balls

These little energy boosters are made in a breeze. They are healthy and perfect to carry with you to school, university or the office. They are also great as a quick snack between meals on a hectic day at home.

Vegan energy balls

You can easily make our recipe vegan and replace the honey completely with maple syrup.

Dried fruit, Nuts & Chia Energy Balls

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These little snackable energy balls just need a few ingredients. Our easy peasy recipe guides you step by step. Try it out.

Course Snack

Cuisine International

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings 15 pieces

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup unshelled pistachios
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• ¼ cup currants
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups instant oats

Instructions

• Add dates, cranberries and pistachios to a food processor. Roughly chop. Add salt, maple syrup and honey and mix well.
• Mix in the chia seeds, currants and brown sugar, as well as the oats and mix very well with a sturdy spoon or with your hands.
• Place the bowl in your fridge for about an hour to firm up the mixture. This will make rolling the nut mix into balls much easier.
• Roll into 1” balls and store in an airtight container in a cool area or in the fridge.