Raspberry White Chocolate Energy Balls

5 from 5 votes

Raspberry White Chocolate Energy Balls

Raspberry White Chocolate Energy Balls take minutes to make and are filled with good-for-you-ingredients. An easy, portable snack both kids and adults will love!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: balls

Author: Jamie Vespa MS, RD

Equipment

Food processor

Ingredients

1 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup cashew butter (salted)
1/3 cup pure maple syrup (or honey)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped white chocolate (I use Lily's brand)
3/4 cup freeze-dried raspberries

Instructions

Place cashews in the bowl of a food processor; process until they break down to the consistency of a coarse sand. Add oats, coconut, hemp seeds, and salt; process again until finely ground.
Add cashew butter, maple syrup (or honey), and vanilla. Blend until ingredients come together and form a dough-like ball (refer to photo in post). Do NOT over-mix or you run the risk of too much oil releasing from the nuts and the mixture becoming greasy.
Turn mixture out into a large mixing bowl. Add chopped white chocolate and freeze-dried raspberries, and use your hands to mix all ingredients together. (The freeze-dried raspberries will crumble into pieces, which is what you want.)
Use a small cookie scoop (or spoon) to scoop the mixture into 26 balls. If using a spoon, roll them into balls. If using a cookie scoop, I like to keep them in the mold of the scoop. Transfer the balls to the refrigerator to chill.
(If you're feeling fancy, you can drizzle some melted white chocolate and crushed freeze-dried raspberries overtop after the balls chill for at least 30 minutes.)
Store energy balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

Notes

*Nutrition Facts calculated using Lily's White Chocolate Chips.

STORAGE: These energy balls should be remain refrigerated to prolong their storage life. If left at room temperature for too long, you may notice they start feeling greasy. (This is just the natural oils from the nuts/nut butter.) Therefore, store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days (or freezer up to 3 months), and try to minimize the time they’re left out at room temperature.

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