Medjool Date Energy Balls
These simple sweet medjool energy balls are the perfect snack especially post workouts.
Quick and easy to make with just 3 ingredients: Medjool dates, old fashioned rolled oats, and sunflower butter.
There’s nothing better then a quick sweet bite to satisfy your sweet tooth or to curve your appetite. These energy balls are perfect!
I initially started making these energy balls when I started an 8-week fitness challenge at my local gym. We were taught to eat 2 snacks a day along with our 3 meals. I struggled finding a healthy snack that didn’t include nuts. And then I discovered the most amazing ingredient….sunflower butter! With my nut allergy, I never understood the intense love everyone had with peanut butter. Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter candy, nuts in trail mix..etc etc. But now I finally get it!
The great thing about sunflower butter is that it is great for those with peanut allergies, but also super filling and full of good fats.
These energy balls help me during a long day at work or a quick snack before going to the gym.
Another great thing about these balls are that they are customizable. You can sub it with peanut butter, you can add chocolate, you can add chia seeds, and the list goes on.
These bites are great for anyone without the guilt.
How the mixture looks after being in the food processor:
Medjool Date Energy Balls
Ingredients
- 12 oz box about 3 cups- dry Medjool dates- pitted, soaked in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain well
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened sunflower butter
- 2 cups old-fashion rolled oats
Instructions
- Pulse pitted dates in food processor until they are in small pieces.
- Add oats and peanut butter to food processor. Pulse and mix until combined.
- Roll into about 1 inch balls in your hand until shape forms. Depending on how large or small you make them can vary the amount you yield. I make about 12-14 balls.
- Place them in the fridge for about 30 minutes (or can be eaten immediately, but I prefer them after they have set).