Vegan Energy Balls
No-bake vegan energy balls with oats, peanut butter, dates and dark chocolate — the perfect snack. Blending the dates alone first into a sticky paste before anything else goes in is what binds the whole mixture together, so the balls hold their shape rather than crumbling apart.
Ingredients
Instructions
Blend dates in a food processor until paste forms.
Add oats, peanut butter, cocoa and chia seeds.
Blend until mixture comes together.
Add vanilla and chocolate chips, pulse briefly.
Refrigerate mixture 30 minutes.
Roll into balls about the size of a walnut.
Roll in desiccated coconut or cocoa powder.
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.