We love a one-cup recipe with pantry items. We also love minimal washing up. The only real work in this is the rolling part, which the kids can absolutely be helping you with!
This no bake energy balls for kids will take 10 minutes from start to end.
Store in the fridge. You should get at least 24 balls.
These are great for lunch boxes for morning or afternoon tea or before sports in the afternoon. High in fibre for a sustained energy hit.
Tools
- Blender/Food Processor
- Bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Storage container
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried dates
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1 cup crushed Weetbix
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Additional coconut to roll in
- Optional: one cup of almonds toasted lightly (or you can also add chia seeds or mini chocolate chips; depending on your preference)
Method
- Put all ingredients excluding the honey and coconut into a blender or processor and pulse until fine.
- Melt honey in a large bowl over a double boiler.
- Tip the mixture from the blender or processor into the melted honey bowl and push it all through evenly.
- Roll mixture into balls no bigger than a walnut and roll in additional coconut. If you want energy bites instead of balls, you can make your roll mixture smaller.
- Serve and store additional balls in an airtight container.
Tip from Tanya!
I usually add the coconut used for rolling into the storage container and put all the energy balls inside. Then I pop the lid on and shake it up instead of rolling them one by one.
This recipe was developed by Tanya Nagy founder of Bite Nutrition. If you would like a copy of Tanya's recipe books, head to her website and use the code ‘CareforKids'. Each user will receive a ‘buy one get one free' offer on the books – either fruit or veg or both.
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