Almond Butter Energy Balls (Paleo, Protein, Vegan, GF)

Try these Almond Butter Energy Balls and you'll be hooked. These are delicious almond butter snack balls that are healthy and easy to make. If you are after a paleo energy ball or a coconut flour ball, this recipe will suit your needs. This recipe is vegan and gluten free too.

I see energy balls being served everywhere these days and for good reason - they're a great grab-n-go, portion-controlled, and can be tasty. They're also often made with oats, which is fine, but sometimes I want something just a little different.

So here is my take on the energy ball fad with this Almond Butter Energy Ball recipe that uses coconut flour instead.

Within minutes, you will be sitting there with a mountain of your own Almond Butter Energy Balls (or rather, just think of them as bite-sized pieces of almond butter that you can pick up with your fingers!).

This is what you need for this Almond Butter Energy Ball Recipe

These almond butter snack balls contain very few basic ingredients, which is no bad thing because:

• 1) you know exactly you're eating and
• 2) you'll have most of these ingredients in your kitchen already.

In particular, you're only going to need five ingredients for these vegan almond butter balls:

• almond butter,
• coconut flour,
• flax seed,
• maple syrup, and
• cinnamon.

As you can see, nothing processed and naturally-occurring sugars are used.

TIP: You can find quality coconut flour for a good price on Amazon. 100% organic and non-GMO.

How to Make Almond Butter Energy Balls

Making these Almond Butter Energy Balls only requires two steps, so you can make them as fast as you can eat them on a rushed morning. Of course, the real benefit is making a bunch and saving them for the next few mornings.

First step: Simply mix the almond butter and maple syrup together then add in the rest of the ingredients.

Second step: Once thoroughly mixed, scoop out 1 tablespoon of the mix and then press/roll until your paleo energy ball is formed. Ta-da!

These are basic and tasty paleo energy balls made with almond butter

These Almond Butter Energy Balls are indeed paleo-friendly. And I know what my non-paleo readers might be thinking - are these paleo energy balls going to be tasty? YES.

They're sweet, but not too sweet. It's important when you're eating a dense food that hits your taste buds and teeth all at once.

As there are no chopped nuts or dried fruits in this recipe, there's not a lot of crunch or chewiness to these paleo energy balls. They're also smoother than these energy balls made with oats since the primary ingredient here is coconut flour instead.

You can add some more flavor to these coconut flour balls to your liking by drizzling dark chocolate on top or perhaps sprinkling desiccated coconut. If you are following a strict paleo diet, choose a dark chocolate that is suitable for you.

Drizzling dark chocolate on top or sprinkling desiccated coconut on top will also spruce up their look if you're planning to serve these coconut flour balls to guests.

You can also try checking out these oatmeal energy balls recipe for more suggestions on different mix-ins available. I personally like the simplistic flavor of these almond butter snack balls and didn't want to add another ingredient to the recommended recipe.

And of course, as a mom now, I do want to point out to my fellow parents that these Almond Butter Energy Balls are great snacks for kids because they're healthy, easy to handle, and portion-controlled. My toddler loves them so much he's even taken to calling them snack balls instead (not that I mind!).

Kids love these almond butter snack balls

You can help these almond butter snack balls hold their shape by keeping them in the refrigerator and setting them inside paper muffin liners. My toddler likes to help make this recipe and set each of the finished balls inside a muffin liner.

So on the mornings they're available, we'll just pop a couple of these vegan almond butter balls into our kid's lunch box, or in a small tupperware before we start our day's adventure. When snack time rolls around, these almond butter snack balls are always a hit.

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Almond Butter Energy Balls

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Serves: 15 snack sized balls

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Total: 10 minutes mins

Try these Almond Butter Energy Balls and you'll be hooked. These are delicious almond butter snack balls that are healthy and easy to make. If you are after a paleo energy ball or a coconut flour ball, this recipe will suit your needs. This recipe is vegan and gluten free too.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup almond butter
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Instructions

• Mix the almond butter and maple syrup together. Mix in the coconut flour, chia seeds and cinnamon. Using a fork, mix until everything is well blended.
• Scoop about a 1 tablespoon sized ball your hands. Gently press and roll until an energy ball is formed. 

  If you find that the dough is too dry, add more almond butter a tiny bit at a time, until the consistency will hold the shape of a ball. Alternatively, if you find the dough is too wet, add more coconut flour a tiny bit at a time, until the consistency will hold the shape of a ball.

  Repeat and make remaining energy balls.

Notes

This recipe is adapted from Beaming Baker. I added added chia seeds to the recipe to give it more of a health boost. The chia seeds also help bind the energy balls together well. 

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Almond Butter Energy Balls

Special Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Author: The Worktop

Cal : 107kcal

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate.

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If you are looking for more energy ball recipes, try these Oatmeal Energy Balls. With one batter, you can make four different types of energy balls.

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