These no-bake Almond Butter Energy Balls are so healthy and delicious. With the goodness of almonds, dates, flax seeds, and dark chocolate, they are healthy, easy to make, and perfect for a quick snack on the go!

A half eaten Almond Butter Energy Ball closeup, with many more almond balls in the back
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These Almond Butter Balls are so easy to make – 5 ingredients, 10 minutes, and you have an awesome protein-packed snack ready!

I have been making these energy balls to have something healthy to grab for a mid-morning or on-the-go snack. These are also a great snack for kids. The truth – my daughter will only eat them if I add some chocolate to them. So here you have Chocolate Date Almond Butter Energy Balls!

The best part is that these Energy Balls are easy to customize to suit your taste and make with the ingredients at hand.

What You’ll Need to Make Almond Butter Energy Balls?

There are just 5 main ingredients to make these Almond Energy Balls:

  • Almond Butter
  • Almonds
  • Dates
  • Flax seeds
  • Chocolate chips

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Thrive Market has all the ingredients I need to make these energy balls. I ordered a jar of Justin’s Almond Butter, our favorite. Give them a try if you have not already. Here is a special discount from Thrive for my readers – 25% first order + one month free trial!

You can also make almond butter at home with my easy one-ingredient recipe in a blender.

These energy balls are also very customizable.

No almond butter? Substitute with peanut butter or any other nut butter.

Don’t want chocolate…skip them.

Use Almond flour in place of whole almonds.

Like chia seeds…add them in.

It is that easy!

Ingredients to make Almond Butter Energy Balls

How to make Almond Butter Energy Balls?

It is very easy to make these energy balls.

  1. Add the dates and almonds to food processor or high-speed blender such as Vitamix. Pulse to coarsely grind them.
  2. Add the flax seeds and almond butter. Then pulse again to just mix all well. You want to make sure you don’t over-process the mixture. The dough should look crumbly but be able to stick together when pressed between your fingers.
  3. Remove the dough from the blender and add chocolate chips. I used mini chocolate chips so there is not an overwhelming chocolate taste to the balls.
  4. Roll the batter into little energy bites.
Grind Almonds and Dates for Almond Butter Energy Balls in a Vitamix
Add Almond Butte and Flaxseed to grind in vitamix
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Bites - ready to roll

I could make 9 balls from the batter. The number of balls will change based on the size you roll them in.

Almond Butter Date Energy Bites - rolled into balls and laid out on a white board

That is all…it took just 10 minutes to make these cuties!

Are these Chocolate Almond Date Energy Balls healthy?

They are not the healthiest thing in the world. However they are healthy-ish.

They have all the good ingredients. Okay…skip the chocolate chips and they are even healthier 🙂 But dont forget, they are perfect to satisfy those sweet cravings!

These almond energy bites are about 110 calories a piece.

How Long Do Energy Balls Last?

These energy balls can last between 7 days up to a months. That said, in our house they don’t last more than a week for sure.

I just leave them out in an air tight container on the counter for up to a week. Refrigerate if you want to store them for longer.

Almond Date Chocolate Chip Energy Balls in a white bowl

You will love these Almond Energy Bites because:

  • Soft & tender
  • Naturally sweetened with dates
  • Goodness of Almond Butter
  • Crunchy from the flax seeds
  • Chocolaty
  • So delicious

Make a batch this week and have a healthy, easy snack all week long!

5 from 2 votes

Almond Butter Energy Balls Recipe

These no-bake Almond Butter Energy Balls are so healthy and delicious. With the goodness of almonds, dates, flax seeds and dark chocolate chips, they are healthy, easy to make and perfect for a quick snack on the go!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 9

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Place almonds and dates into the food processor or high-speed blender. Secure the lid and pulse for 6-8 times to coarsely grind them. 
  • Add the flax seeds, almond butter and salt. Then pulse again to just mix all well. You want to make sure you don’t over-process the mixture. The dough should look crumbly but be able to stick together when pressed between your fingers.
  • Remove the dough from the blender and add chocolate chips. 
  • Roll the batter into little 1-inch energy bites. This quantity makes 9 balls. 
  • Put in refrigerator for 15 minutes to set. Else eat as is! 

Notes

Will keep fresh in an air-tight bag or container for up to a week. Freeze for longer term storage. You can use other nots such as walnuts too. If they are too sticky to roll, add some more almonds or almond flour if you have it in your pantry

Nutrition

Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5IUCalcium: 47mgIron: 0.6mg

Additional Info

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten-free, Vegan
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About Meeta

I strongly believe that each one of us has a chef inside us, we just need to explore the ingredients and create great food. My passion is to share easy, healthy, and wholesome recipes made using Instant Pot & Air Fryer, that are well tested, so you can cook with confidence.

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6 Comments

  1. Hi Meeta, Just thought I would share my experience making these for the first time! Batch one – made in food processor chopped dates into 3 pieces, added whole skin on almonds – probably could have processed a little more but was cautious about over doing it – proceeded with rest of recipe – result, chunky cute energy balls – yield 13. Second batch tried dry container of my Vitamix – didn’t chop anything, slightly smoother – ended up finishing in food processor – as it would not budge in Vitamix and I felt it would get over processed. Yield 20. So for me the food processor was a better experience – might try regular Vitamin container next time! Love Love your recipes and generosity!

    1. Hi Gaby – Thanks for sharing your experience. Go with the food processor if that works better for you. Glad you are enjoying the recipes.

    1. Hey Bhawna – Sorry for the miss. I have updated in the recipe instructions to add along with the almond butter.