Ginger Turmeric Energy Balls

Start the year off right with a healthy and delicious snack. These ginger turmeric energy balls are packed with healthy ingredients and they are perfect for afternoon cravings! And the recipe is super easy, vegan, and can easily be made gluten-free.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Vegan

Prep Time 10

Servings energy balls

Calories 96kcal

Author Sina

Ingredients

1 cup pitted Medjool dates
3/4 cup cashews
3/4 cup almonds
1,5 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1,5 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Peel the ginger and the turmeric. I highly recommend to wear kitchen gloves because fresh turmeric leaves yellow stains on fingers and surfaces. Grate the ginger, turmeric, and lemon.
Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend or pulse until all ingredients are well combined. You should get a very sticky mixture with little chunks, which can easily be formed into little balls.
Roll the mixture into 15-18 equal sized balls. Then place them in the fridge for an hour to set.

Notes

I recommend wearing kitchen gloves when preparing the fresh turmeric as it will stain your hands. To prevent your cutting board or countertop from getting stains, you could use a baking sheet to work on.
In case you still get stains, a mixture of baking soda and water will work great on all surfaces as well as on your hands.
You could also replace the fresh turmeric with one teaspoon of ground turmeric.

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