GUESS WHAT THIS WEEK IS?
BALL WEEK!!!!!!!!!!
You read that right! For the next 6 days you’re going to be getting a ball recipe a day from yours truly. AND- the best part is, I am partnering with The Healthy Maven for this so you’ll be getting 6 from her, too! 12 ball recipes in 1 week. Get outa town.
For the past 2 weeks all I’ve eaten is balls. I kid you not. I’ve been testing and making and testing and making. And how can I test and make without eating?
Balls for breakfast. Balls for lunch. Balls for snacks. Balls for dinner. Balls for dessert.
When in doubt eat a ball.
Want to know something that bugs me a little? When someone posts a ball recipe and calls them “bites.” What theeeee. We all know they are balls and you’re just too embarrassed to call them that!
BALLS.
These balls remind me of a cherry pie, hence the name.
I picked up a bag of tart dried cherries from Trader Joe’s, but I believe Costco sells them as well. If you don’t have access to either of those, I suggest THESE
ones from Amazon. Dates are pretty accessible and you can get those at the grocery store! If you can find already pitted dates, DO IT. It will save you some time and sticky fingers!
I used almonds as my nut of choice, but feel free to use cashews or peanuts if you have a preference. They all work, I just love the almond + cherry combination.
Let’s talk food processors for a second.
I just bought myself a new food processor/blender duo. For the longest time I used a mini Kitchen Aid food processor and the blade kept getting stuck. WHOMP. I finally bit the bullet and bought a more expensive gadget…a Ninja
! Best thing I ever did. Small kitchen appliances take up so much space and the fact that this acts as a blender, a food processor, and a magic bullet is AMAZING.
Plus- the blade NEVER gets stuck. Hallelujah.
Cherry Almond Energy Balls
Cherry Almond Energy Balls are perfectly tart and sweet at the same time. This energy ball recipe is both vegan and gluten-free!
Ingredients
- 2 cups almonds, raw and unsalted
- 1 cup medjool dates, pitted (~12)
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place almonds in a food processor and process for about a minute or until the almonds turn into a meal.
- Add in pitted dates, tart cherries, vanilla, sea salt, and water and process for 1-2 minutes on high until you’ve created your dough. If the mixture seems to dry, add 1/2 teaspoons of water until you’ve reached the preferred consistency.
- Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough and roll between your palms to create the balls.
- Store in an air tight container or gallon-sized bag in the fridge or freezer (for longer lasting balls).
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/25 Calories: 122 Sugar: 12 Fat: 6 Carbohydrates: 16 Fiber: 2 Protein: 3Keywords: energy balls
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These were the best energy balls I’ve ever made (and I’ve made quite a few). Flavors go great together and I loved that there were only three main ingredients (beside vanilla extract and salt).
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YAYAYA!!! So glad you loved them!
These are delicious! I tried them last night, they are a hit with my coworkers and with me!
They taste a little bit like fig newtons without the breading. So YUMMY!!! Thanks!
Note: I used a not-so-powerful food processor. This was a bad idea ONLY when I had the dates and cherries in the mix. It could handle one of those ingredients with the almonds with no problem. Just be careful 🙂
Gahhh when you start making balls you realize how wonderful a super powerful food processor is <3
These cherry pie energy balls look absolutely incredible! I think that drizzling peanut butter to make a peanut butter-cherry pie (jelly?) treat would be amazing as well!
Wow.. they look simply superb <3 I loved the clicks.. and the recipe.. A while back I did tried something similar using Dates and Chocolates. Here's my recipe: http://werecipes.com/dates-chocolate-balls-sugarless-recipe/
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Ok I’m totally loving the ball theme you and Davida have going! I posted this about the pecan pie energy balls and need to ask you the same…Please tell me you have seen the Saturday Night Live Skit “Delicious Dish” with Alec Baldwin? Please. If you haven’t, you must find and watch. I giggled when I read all about balls when this skit was going through my head!!!
Yum! I love the nutritional pack that these little balls hold! It is such a nice and sweet treat too to help fend off the millions of oreos sitting at my work haha
LOL. Balls > Oreos…just saying.
These look so good! I think I might have to make a batch this week. They look like they’d be perfect to take to school with me for a snack mid afternoon.
Yay, so happy you are doing a Balls’ Week with Davida, I love balls! 😀 And this combination of cherry and almond sounds divine! (I especially LOVE dried sour cherry, will have to try it with them.) Looking forward to more ballsy recipes coming this week! 😉
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WOOT BALLS!
Love the addition of cherries to this recipe! I love making date balls, but have never added cherries, I’ll put that ingredient on my list to add in! Thanks for the recipe!
Wahhhh! You’d love it! The sea salt is AMAZING.
Can’t wait for all the bally goodness coming! Yay BALLS. Balls balls balls.
BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS.
Holy yum! I love your balls! 🙂 I bet for a special treat, you could add baby chocolate chips.
YESSSS. Chocolate makes the world go round.
All the yes. I can imagine these taste like the cherry pie larabars which are great, but I like that these are homemade!
They do! …but better because they’re homemade!