Fruit & Nut Energy Balls

These are really tasty and satisfying! For me, I had a mixture of unsalted nuts that I used and worked out great. The mixture was a little too thick for my food processor to properly work with, so I thinned it out with a bit of water, but that unfortunately made the mixture difficult to form into balls. Not yet sure how to find the sweet spot!

I made this today as part of my meal prep. I wanted a different energy balls recipe, something I could share with my 1 year old. I added almond butter to make it extra soft. It was enjoyed including our toughest critics, a toddler in making 😆

PUL Team - July 21, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Eeeek it's so exciting to hear when little ones enjoy recipes ☺️ thank you, Pooja!

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One of my fav energy ball recipes!!! I might add the chocolate chips at the end so they end up whole in the final product! I just love the crunch of the chips :)

PUL Team - Aug. 13, 2024, 7:48 p.m.

Such a delicious idea, Reid, so glad that the energy balls were enjoyed!

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Love these for a quick snack!

So easy and yummy

I just made these.
To eat as snacks at work for me and my husband. They are lovely, my husband is especially happy about them

PUL Team - Feb. 19, 2024, 10 p.m.

We're so happy to hear that the fruit and nut balls were enjoyed, Sara, thank you!

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My standing blender was too weak for the job because the paste is very thick. I used the manual blender and it did well. But I was afraid that the balls would be too dry and added a bit of blended orange. And it ended up too soft :p Still managed to roll them and coat in chia seeds in my case fortunately. I will trust the thickness next time 😆 What options would you recommend to thicken the paste if needed?

PUL Team - Jan. 15, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

Hey Antonina, thanks for taking the time to share your experience with the recipe! We'd actually recommend using a food processor rather than blender if possible. Food processors are better suited for blending semi-solid ingredients, like in this recipe, compared to blenders which are usually designed for liquids. We just don't want you to break your blender! 😜

Stirring in some quick oats, more chopped nuts, and putting the mixture in the fridge to harden a bit would help to thicken the texture 😊

Antonina - Jan. 16, 2024, 11:18 a.m.

Thanks for the thickening advice! After the night in the refrigerator they were perfect, soft but hold shape well 🩷 Using chia also gives a pleasant, non-stick texture. Maybe thickening the paste would work better for taking them out on the summer days but for now it's definitely enough :)

When it comes to the food processor, I just don't have one 😅 but maybe it's time to invest if I want to have more of delicious energy balls 😁

Reid Wegrecki - Aug. 12, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Definitely get a food processor! If for no other reason than you're missing out on SO many delicious PUL recipes without it! Even with my food processor, I do sometimes have to just do tiny pulses until the ingredients are a bit more chopped before I leave it on to finish the job. I do a lot of 2-5 second pulses, scrape the sides down, repeat 😂 but it works!

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Yummy!

Weekend has started and I am definitely gonna try this today and keep a stock 😄.

Okay I prematurely judged these. I made these and the chocolate peanut butter stuffed date balls. While I do like the chocolate peanut butter ones better still, these are so good! I had tried the base before rolling it in coconut and the warmer temperature made the flavor of the dried fruit super strong which I don’t love. But after rolling in coconut and refrigerating them, they tasted so much better for whatever reason haha. I love both of the date ball recipes. Highly recommend either one. I made two double batches for my last few weeks of pregnancy and look forward to eating them every day!

PUL Team - Sept. 1, 2023, 6:48 p.m.

Yay we're so happy the energy balls are being enjoyed, Amanda! Wishing you and your soon to be little one all the best 💛

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These are sooo yummy ❣️ The only bad thing is I can’t stop eating them! Amazing!

Tasty and kept well in the fridge.