Superfood Energy Balls + Detox Recipes
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Published Jan 05, 2015, Updated Jan 15, 2024
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These superfood energy balls take a mere 7 ingredients and only 10 minutes to whip up. Make a batch today and you’ll have a portable healthy snack option for the week!
In an effort to prepare for today’s post we thought about what detoxing means to us and came up with a recipe to share. If I hadn’t been assigned the snack category I would have probably done a salad recipe. I love salads and in my head, detox = mountains of veggies = salad. Luckily I was forced out of my comfort zone because 1.) I already have a million salad recipes here (including a detox salad recipe) and 2.) the energy balls I’m sharing today are really good. Like, really really good. And they’re totally detox approved in my book.
A little more about my balls, they’ve got a base of heart-healthy oats, almond butter and dates with a few superfood berries studded throughout. They’re healthy enough for a detox but sweet enough to satisfy a sweet tooth craving. This week I’ve been using them as a pre-workout snack before early morning workouts and as an after dinner dessert option.
I used a mega antioxidant blend of berries that had golden raisins, cherries, blueberries, pomegranate, inca berries, goji berries and mulberries. Mulberries are my favorite dried berry flavor wise, but I love the pop of color that the other berries add.
The best part about this recipe is that it’s highly adaptable. Feel free to experiment with your favorite dried fruit or use other add-ins like coconut flakes or chocolate chips.
These balls take a mere 7 ingredients and only 10 minutes to whip up. Make a batch today and you’ll have a portable healthy snack option for the week!
Yum!
More Energy Bite Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Blueberry Muffin Energy Balls
- Apple Pie Energy Balls
- Lemon Energy Balls
- Superfood Energy Balls
- No Bake Energy Balls
- No Bake Protein Balls
- Vanilla Cake Balls
Superfood Energy Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 2 Tablespoons superfood berry mix or favorite dried fruit
- 3 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine dates, almond butter and maple syrup in food processor and pulse until dates are fully chopped and everything is combined.
- In a bowl mix together oats, flax, dried fruit and cinnamon. Add date and almond butter mixture and stir until fully combined.
- Roll into 1 inch balls. Place balls into an airtight container and store in the fridge or freezer for snacking throughout the week.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These were great. I made them with honey. Thank you for the recipe. I’m doing a de-tox and these are a lovely treat to look forward to after dinner:-)
So glad you enjoyed these, Jane!
Hi there,
The superfood berry mix doesn’t seem to be available any longer. What would you use instead?
Thanks
Hi, I need to know what weight the ingredients are. I am in UK and not sure if a cup is different size wise?
Why on earth is there all the other rubbish beforehand. I wanted protein balls not a detox! It really put me off and I’d rather investigate if the recipe sounded good. (Which it does and I’ll be trying. Can’t beleive how much rubbish is on the page too.
finally an energy ball recipe with a twist! I’m so excited to make this. P.S I’ve only just discovered your blog and i absolutely love it, the design the content, it’s definitely going to be one of my faves.
Your energy balls look delicious, great flavors. I have always soaked the oats first for this type of recipe. I’ll have to make this and try the texture without the soaking! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I love energy balls but never used so many oats. Love the flavours here, thanks!
is there anything thing else I can use besides Maple Sryup?
I haven’t tried it with other sweeteners but I bet other liquid sweeteners like honey or agave would work well.
Hi Brittany,
No problem! You are a very busy person constantly working on posting a new blog post for the world 🙂 and I can totally understand the delay! The link is working now. Thanks for getting back to me on this.
Happy Friday:)
Hi Brittany,
Can you please fix the link for super food berry mix under the ingredients list.
Thank you
Thanks,
Swarna
So sorry for the delay Swarna. It’s working now!