Description
Cinnamon turmeric energy balls are packed with healthy, energizing ingredients for a nutritious snack. Perfect for packed lunches, breakfast, or afternoon snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cups oat flour – gluten free, if needed (see notes)
- 1/4 cup flax seed meal
- pinch of salt
- 3 to 4 tablespoons turmeric (depending on how strong of a flavor you like)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup natural creamy almond butter
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, or honey
- Optional: 1/4 to 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (or sub cacao nibs)
Cinnamon coating
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
Instructions
- Mix: Add the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl: almond flour, oat flour, flax seed meal, salt, black pepper, ginger, and cinnamon – whisk until well combined and no large clumps remain.
- Add wet ingredients: Add the almond butter and the maple syrup and the chocolate chips, if using, stir until a thick dough forms. You may find it helpful to use your hands to get everything well mixed.
- Chill: Pop the dough in the freezer for 15 minutes, so it’s easier to roll into balls without them sticking to your hands.
- Prepare: While the dough is chilling in the freezer line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat, set aside. Also mix the cinnamon coating together in a small bowl or saucer, the 2 teaspoons cinnamon with the 1 teaspoon coconut sugar.
- Roll into balls: Once the dough has chilled use a small spring loaded cookie scoop to portion out the dough and use your hands to roll them into balls. Repeat until all of the dough has been used, you will have 18 to 20 balls.
- Roll in the cinnamon coating: Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar coating. Sometimes I roll the balls through the cinnamon sugar twice, if it’s kind of sticky.
- Freeze/store: Freeze the balls for 20 minutes. Store them in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
oat flour: You can purchase oat flour, but it’s super easy to make yourself. To make it simply place 2 to 3 cups into a food processor or a high powdered blender and process until you get a mostly fine flour. Measure for the recipe after you have made the flour.
Almond butter: I like the almond butter because it doesn’t overpower the flavor of the turmeric. You could try cashew butter or sunflower butter if you would like.
Vegan/dairy free: To keep these energy balls vegan make sure to use maple syrup instead of honey and vegan/dairy free chocolate chips.
