Carrot Cake Energy Balls
These carrot cake energy balls are done in 10 minutes! They use simple ingredients and little effort to make a healthy no bake snack.
Servings 10
Calories 120kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup oat flour or unflavored protein powder , you will need 1-2 tablespoons more if using the all maple syrup option
- ½ cup grated carrots
- ¼ cup almond butter , use sunbutter for nut free
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup , or for sweeter option ¼ cup maple syrup and no apple sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons apple sauce , test batter consistency first and add to get the texture you want
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans , optional (remove for nut free)
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 6 tablespoons shredded coconut , optional for coating
Instructions
- Put everything into a bowl and mix well.
- Allow to chill in the fridge while you clean up, this helps firm up the batter.
- Roll into 10 balls.
- Coat the balls in the coconut if you prefer.
- Eat!
Notes
- You can cut out the ginger and cloves and use more cinnamon if you want to cut down ingredients and simplify.
- You can decide how firm or soft you want these. Adjust the apple sauce for what you prefer.
- Nutrition facts include 2 tablespoons of apple sauce and 2 of maple syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1069IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg