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    Home » Vegan Recipes

    Dried Fruit and Walnut Energy Balls

    Published: Aug 22, 2017 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    We love healthy treats that are as tasty as candy truffles, and these dried fruit and walnut energy balls fit that description. With just a few ingredients, they’re super easy to make, too. Did you you know that walnuts are just about the best source of omega 3 fatty acids? This beneficial fat is hard to come by in plant-based foods, and walnuts are the only nut that contains ALA, or alpha-linolenic acid. Eating 3 or 4 of these will give you just about your total daily requirement.

    Though the maca powder in these is optional, it’s highly recommended — it’s another way to get an energy boost and enjoy its other health benefits.

    Makes: 12 to 14

    • 1 cup chopped soft dried apricots (unsulphured) or pitted dates
    • 1 heaping cup walnut pieces
    • 2 tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons maca powder, optional
    • 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup, to taste
    • A few grindings of coarse salt, optional (but highly recommended)

    If the dried fruit isn’t nice and soft, soak it in very hot water for a few minutes, then drain.

    Put the walnuts in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and pulse on and off until finely chopped.

    Add the dried fruit, cocoa, optional maca powder, and 1 tablespoon of the syrup. Process, stopping the machine to scrape down from time to time if needed, until the mixture holds together as a mass, but don’t over-process. You want to leave a bit of texture.

    Taste to see if you’d like it to be sweeter, and if so, add a little more syrup. Grind in some course salt if you'd like — this really gives it a zippy flavor — and pulse on and off a few more times.

    Shape into balls not more than an inch in diameter. Arrange on a parchment or wax paper-lined plate and refrigerate for an hour or so, then enjoy!

    Dried fruit and walnut energy balls

    Photos: Arzamasova / Shutterstock

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    1. Sheeja Paulos says

      August 24, 2017 at 5:33 am

      It looks tasty will share it with mom. I usually love to try different things. Thank you so much!!!

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