Energy Balls with walnuts and cinnamon (15 minutes!)
Extremely delicious and Energy Balls for the perfect energy in between, vegan and gluten-free. Pithy, nutty, pleasant sweetness, rolled in delicious coconut flakes.
If dates are very hard, soak in hot water for 30 minutes and strain before processing. For high quality Medijool dates, this step can be ignored as the dates are usually soft enough.
For the dough, place all ingredients in a food processor (I use my MagiMix here) or high-powered blender and blend until a uniform dough is formed. This should be nice and sticky, but not too dry.
288 g Medijool dates, 200 g Walnut kernels, 40 g Almond paste or another nut paste, 3,5 g Chia seeds, 1 Pinch sea salt, 1 tbspn Cinnamon, 30 g Sunflower seeds (optional)
TIP:Be sure to mix long enough until the dough becomes really nice and oily and forms a lump.
With wet hands, form 18 balls weighing about 25g (an ice cream scoop is also recommended here) and roll in the coconut flakes.
30 g Coconut shavings
TIP: Let Energy Balls soak in the refrigerator for one night, then they become really delicious.
Place remaining bars in a resealable box and store in refrigerator or freezer. In the refrigerator they last about 1 week, in the freezer up to 4 weeks.