Superfood Quinoa Energy Balls without Dates

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Superfood Quinoa Energy Balls without Dates

These Superfood Quinoa Energy Balls without Dates are a healthy no-bake snacks that's naturally sweetened, and perfect for clean eating. Made with wholesome ingredients like cooked quinoa, almonds, chia seeds, and maple syrup, these vegan energy bites are rich in plant-based protein, fiber, and healthy fats — making them ideal for meal prep, post-workout fuel, or an easy grab-and-go snack.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cooked quinoa energy balls, How to make energy balls with quinoa, no-bake quinoa energy balls

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Refrigerate 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 209kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

1/2 cup dry white quinoa
1 1/2 cup water
4 tbsp maple syrup or as per taste
1 tbsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1/4 cup raw almonds
1/4 cup raw walnuts
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup hempseeds
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Rinse quinoa in a colander and keep aside. Bring water to a boil and add the rinsed quinoa to it. Let it boil at high heat for 3-4 minutes. Then, lower the flame to low heat and cook covered until all the liquid is absorbed. Turn off the flame and remove the lid. Fluff with a fork and let it cool down completely at room temperature.
Once it is completely cooled to room temperature, add maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt to it. Gently mix everything with a spoon and keep it aside.
In a food processor, combine almonds and walnuts and crush them. Do not grind into powder.
Fold the crushed nuts, chia seeds and hempseeds into the quinoa mixture and gently mix everything with a spoon.
Fold in the chocolate chips and scoop about 1/8 cup of the mixture. Press and firm it in the measuring cup and place it between your palms to smoothen it into a round ball. Then, place it on a flat plate or tray. Repeat this step for the rest of the mixture. Do not let the mixture dry up or else it won't shape up. If needed, feel free to mix a little more maple syrup to it to add moisture, and then shape them. Place each of them in a single layer on a flat tray and refrigerate for 10 minutes to firm up. Enjoy!

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Notes

Place them in a single layer in an air-tight glass container and refrigerate them for about 1 week.
Make sure quinoa is completely cooled before adding chocolate chips to it or else the chocolate chips melt fast and the color and taste change.
You can make these with leftover cooked quinoa. Just make sure it's not dry. Add some moisture, like maple syrup or vanilla extract, to bind it well.
While shaping, scoop the mixture in a cookie scoop or a measuring cup and press and shape in one of them, and then gently place the ball in your palm. Shape it and let it rest to firm up.
This recipe makes about 16 balls, and the serving size is 2 balls per person.

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