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Coconut nut free energy balls – little monsters

October 20, 2017 by Mandy Mazliah 3 Comments

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These nut free energy balls are delicious, healthy and easy to make. They’re perfect for lunch boxes, snacks or a healthy kid-friendly dessert. And it’s really easy to make them into little monsters using bento picks for Halloween or as a fun treat any time of year.

Nut free energy balls

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I’d already made this nut free energy ball recipe for the blog when I saw this fabulous recipe for monster energy bites from Eats Amazing – she even makes homemade rainbow sprinkles. Check it out!

So I made mine again and used some bento picks (from the Eats Amazing shop) to turn them into little monsters. They’re a perfect healthy treat for Halloween and as they’re nut free they can go in lunch boxes too.

They can of course be made without the eyes and served as standard energy balls, which is where they started off.

Nut free energy balls

They’re delicious either way. But I think they’re particularly cute as little monsters. A healthy treat for Halloween that isn’t too scary or sugary.

Do you need any special equipment to make energy balls?

You will need a good  food processor* that can  break down the dates and nuts.

More energy ball recipes:

  • Apricot energy balls
  • Chocolate peanut butter energy balls
  • Raw blackberry energy balls
  • Apple and fig energy balls
  • Coconut snowballs
  • Raspberry, almond and coconut bliss balls
  • Carrot cake energy balls

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Coconut nut free energy balls

These nut free energy balls are delicious, healthy and easy to make. They’re perfect for lunch boxes, snacks or a healthy kid-friendly dessert. And it’s really easy to make them into little monsters using bento picks for Halloween or as a fun treat any time of year.
Course Snack
Cuisine International
Keyword nut free energy balls
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Chilling time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Mandy Mazliah

Ingredients

  • 200 g dates or prunes chopped
  • 20 g desiccated coconut plus extra for rolling
  • 20 g pumpkin or sunflower seeds
  • 1 tbsp hemp hearts optional
  • 50 g oats gluten free if necessary
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  1. Place 200g chopped dates, 20g desiccated coconut, 20g pumpkin or sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp hemp hearts (optional) and 50g oats into a food processor.

  2. Pulse until well combined.
  3. Using your hands roll the mixture into small balls. If you put a little bit of oil on your hands first it stops the mixture from sticking. Next roll each ball in the extra coconut.

  4. Add bento eye picks if you're making them into monsters
  5. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes and then keep refrigerated.

  6. Enjoy!

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