Apple Chai Energy Balls
Published 9/1/2019 • Updated 7/5/2023
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These Apple Chai Energy Balls are made with rolled oats, dried apples, chai spices, and an almond butter base for a healthy fall sweet treat. Great for snacks on the go!
If you’re an energy ball lover like us, you’ve come to the right place. From these coconut chocolate energy balls to these lemon cake energy balls to these peanut butter energy balls, you’ll never run out of delicious energy ball flavor combinations here on Fit Foodie Finds.
Energy Balls 4ever
I legit don’t think I’ve ever eaten more balls in my entire life than in the past 7 days. If you look in my freezer you’ll find about 200 balls (not an exaggeration) in gallon-sized bags. Balls on balls on balls. Between all of the recent energy balls recipes, recipe tests and meal prepping, I think at least half of my freezer is filled with balls. And we ain’t mad about it 😀No Food Processor Required!
One great thing about these apple chai energy balls is that they require nothing more than a bowl to make a batch! Most of our energy balls recipes require a food processor to process the ingredients together, but because the apples are chopped not pureed, and we’re using rolled oats and almond butter instead of almonds or cashews, nothing needs to be blended up! So, if you don’t have a high-speed food processor, you’re in luck.
Apple Chai Energy Balls
This recipe screams all things Fall. If I had to chose a dried fruit to eat for the rest of my life, I’d definitely choose dried apples! Instead of pureeing the dried apples like we typically do with dates in energy ball recipes, we thought we’d chop them up into bite-size pieces to keep some good texture. And we were not disappointed! The base of this recipe is almond butter
+ rolled oats
+ honey
. Then, we added in dried apples
and chai spices. YAS. Easy, delicious, and tastes like straight up autumn in your mouth.
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Apple Chai Energy Balls
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1.5 cup dried apple, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients with a wooden spoon. If the mixture is too dry, add more honey, if it’s too wet, add more rolled oats.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough out and then roll between your palms to create the balls.
- Store in an air tight container or gallon-size bag in the refrigerator or freezer.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These were a huge hit in my house! I didn’t have as many dried apples as I thought so I had to sub with some dried apple chips. They added a great crunch and I will definitely be making them again.
Can I add chopped pecans to this?
Do the apples have to be dried? Or can I just use fresh apples?
Could you sub pb2 for almond butter?
would this recipe work with peanut butter instead of almond butter?
Absolutely! Almond butter has a more subtle flavor compared to PB, but peanut butter will for sure work!
how do you know what to cook them on? 350? as well as which ones need to be cooked and which don’t?
Can you use steel cut oats instead of rolled oats?
Made these on Monday. I was thrilled to make balls that didn’t call for the food processor. It was an adventure cutting up the almost-spongy apples and then… I made a terrible, terrible mistake. I used this fresh-ground almond butter from my grocery store, which is pretty chunky. It doesn’t even like sticking to itself. So these balls were a pain the *** to roll. I got so frustrated over the process that I almost quit a few times. My boyfriend even stepped in to help. Man, that was about an hour of my life I HATED. I know that’s no fault of the recipe, though, so I might try these again at some point with some smoother, stickier almond butter that won’t make me want to kill myself and/or others. The resultant balls, which I’m keeping in the freezer, are pretty okay. Not worth the effort I put into them, but I’ll definitely eat them while they’re around. They’re kind of an adventure to eat… The tastes and textures are time-delayed it seems like, seeming almost bland until flavors hit, then not sweet enough until sweetness hits. And the apples are kinda fun. They’re like messed up little marshmallow bits. lol Thanks so much for the recipe!
Oh my gosh!!! Ughhh I am so sorry you had issues! Yes, fresh ground almond butter is not the best for balls! The drippier the better! Hopefully you were able to salvage some.
We did eventually manage to get it all into ball-form. I really need to push for us to get a new blade on the food processor so I can make my own nut butters. I don’t feel particularly comfortable about adding oil to the nuts to make the butter runnier, but maybe I’m just ignorant.
I couldn’t live without my food processor! I get my almond butter and peanut butter from Costco. It’s just nuts, no added oil or sugar. The Kirland brand is amazing and drippy. Perfect for BALLS!