No Bake Apple Almond Butter Balls

7. 10. 2025

Delicious and healthy Christmas balls that you don’t have to bake are vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and high in fiber. Eat without regrets!

Ingredients

For balls:

• 1 cup dried unsweetened apple rings
• 1 cup dried pitted dates
• ½ cup almonds
• 2 tablespoons of almond butter
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder of choice
• 1 small gala apple, cored and chopped
• pinch of salt

Optional for decoration:

• 1/4 cup gluten-free rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons granola of your choice
• 1/4 cup crushed almonds
• 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar

Method

• Soak dates in hot water to soften for 10-15 minutes, then drain.
• Add the dates, dried apples, almonds, almond butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, protein powder, and chopped apple to a food processor and blend for 1-3 minutes, scraping the sides of the processor with a spatula as needed.
• You should have a sticky but mostly smooth batter.
• Scoop the batter out into a bow,l and using a tablespoon measure, scoop a slightly smaller than golf ball-sized portion and roll it into a ball using the palms of your hands.
• It sometimes helps to have slightly wet hands if the batter is extra sticky.
• Once you have made a little ball, roll the ball into the coating of choice (oats, granola, crushed almonds, etc.), and place the ball on a cookie sheet covered in wax/parchment paper.
• Do this with the rest of the batter to make around 14 balls.
• Enjoy it!

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