Raspberry Protein Balls

A no bake mixture of almonds, nut butter, frozen raspberries, and hemp hearts makes a delicious treat high in protein and a great source of healthy fat and fiber!

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Servings:

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Equipment

1 food processor

Ingredients

1 cup raw almonds or rolled oats
3 tablespoons hemp hearts
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup dates, pitted
¾ cup frozen raspberries or frozen cranberries
2 tablespoons creamy almond butter (or any nut/seed butter)

Instructions

Soak the pitted dates in hot water for 5-10 minutes to soften.
Place the almonds or rolled oats and hemp hearts into a large food processor and pulse until it resembles thick sand. Add the cocoa powder, sea salt and pulse to combine.
Drain the dates so they can be added to the food processor. Also, add the berries and nut butter to the food processor. Pulse until everything is mixed together well and forms a dough.
Gather a small handful and form small balls. Repeat with all of the mix. Refrigerate or freeze in an airtight container.

Notes

Make them nut-free: These energy balls can be nut-free by replacing the almonds with rolled oats, and the nut butter for seed butter.

You can make this in a food processor or a high-power blender. If you hear the blade struggling or the machine is getting too warm just dump the mixture into a bowl and use a spoon or your hands to combine everything together. The key is to blend the oats or the almonds first though!

See more ingredient swaps, optional add-ins, and step-by-step photos see the blog post above.

The nutrition information is calculated when using almonds as the base.

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