A delicious recipe for apple and fig energy balls that's packed full of spices and seeds. These are a healthy nut free snack that makes a great alternative to energy balls made with dates.
Energy balls, bliss balls, energy bites or protein balls - whatever you call them they are a fantastic snack.
Packed full of healthy ingredients, no baking involved, freezable, nut free and lunchbox friendly I've long been a fan of energy balls.
Usually made with dates, these ones are made with dried figs for a change.
Nut free
Nuts are a great addition to energy balls as a healthy vegan source of protein and other nutrients. Our school is nut free however, so for my son's lunchbox I need to use alternatives.
For this recipe I have used sunflower seeds and hemp seeds, along with a touch of cinnamon, to the mix with great results.
My daughter isn't very keen on coconut so I've left this out - in some of my other recipes I roll the balls in desiccated coconut before serving them. If you like coconut this would be a great addition to these.
Have you made energy balls before or are you new to them? If you have tried them what is your favourite recipe?
If you like this you might like these homemade fig rolls or my homemade apple compote recipe.
Check out my healthy lunch box ideas
How to make fig and apple raw energy balls
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Apple and fig energy balls
Ingredients
- 250 g dried figs roughly chopped
- 100 g raisins
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds optional
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 50 g sunflower seeds
- 1 apple grated
Instructions
- Using your hands squeeze some of the excess water out of the grated apple and discard.
- Place all the ingredients, including the apple, into a food processor and pulse until well combined and the mixture comes together. You may need to stop and scrape the sides down once or twice.
- When the mixture has come together lightly oil the palms of your hands and roll into balls.
- Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to allow them to firm up before eating.
- Store in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
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imsen
Super great recipe!! Nice and quick, really good snack to keep you going throughout the day, I didn’t have any almond butter so substituted in peanut butter. Just as good!!
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Mandy Mazliah
Glad you enjoyed!
Hina
Can I use any apple.? Gala apple will work the same ?
Thanks looks good.
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Hina - yes, any kind of eating apple should work fine
Katryn - Women Take
It looks good, and I’m sure it tastes even better, but I didn’t understand completely what tools have you used to cook it (mixer, baking dish, whisk, etc)? I’ll be very grateful for respond.
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Katryn, all you need is a food processor to mix the ingredients together. Hope that helps.
Kate - gluten free alchemist
I always keep a stash or our favourite energy balls in the freezer. We make them when we have over-ripe bananas and we call them 'Coco Banana Freeze Bites'. They are amazing when you eat them straight from the freezer, but you can also squash and bake them and they make yummy biscuits too!! I think I should probably reblog them to get a wider audience. They were one of my earlier recipes, but so good!
Loving your fig and apple balls though. Great flavours!