Hemp Seed Energy Balls

Hemp seed energy balls are healthy, 5 ingredients, no bake, 10 minutes snack and a dessert. These are iron rich, nutritious and guilt free energy bites.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Servings

Calories 148kcal

Author Usha Rao

Equipment

Food Processor or Indian Mixie
Cutting board & knife
Plate

Ingredients

¼ cup Hemp Seeds
¼ cup Sesame Seeds, roasted
¼ cup Roasted Peanuts or Whole Almond Flour
4 Seedless Medjool Dates chopped, extra 1-2 as per your taste
¼ tsp Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Cocoa Powder (opt)

Instructions

Take all the ingredients in a mixie jar or food processor.
Run it for 30 seconds to a minute in 10 second intervals. Process it until nuts and dates blend in well and come together to almost form a lump.
Transfer to a plate. Mix once shape into 6 equal sized balls.
For more appetizing look, roll the balls in coconut flakes or hemp seeds or hemp seeds+cinnamon flavored sugar or cocoa powder or sprinkles. Be creative and make them colorful and appealing to eye.

Notes

Dates - are the sweeteners here and use more dates for a sweeter energy balls.
Nuts - Use either almond flour or roasted peanuts. If you want to experiment, use combination of both.
Nut Butter - Almonds / Peanuts work as nut butter in this recipe. Feel free to substitute these nuts with any of your favorite nut or seed butters.
Nutrition - Nutritional values are approximate calculations.

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