Healthy Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Energy Balls
These healthy peanut butter stuffed chocolate energy balls are easy to prepare and helps boost energy instantly. The no-bake energy balls are moist, soft, delicious and enjoyable. Made with only 4 ingredients, you can enjoy them as a snack or as a pre-or post-workout snack.
Equipment
- 01 Food Processor
- 01 Knife
- 01 Chopping Board
- 01 Spatula
- Bowls
Ingredients
- 150 grams Moist Pitted Dates
- 100-150 grams Natural Peanut Butter, Creamy
- 50 grams Dark Chocolate. Melted
- 75 grams Oat Flour
- 05 ml Pure Vanilla Extract
- 01 gram Salt
- 100 grams Natural Peanut Butter, Filling
- Crushed Peanuts Optional
Instructions
Preparing the ingredients
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring before each increment to melt evenly or over a double boiler. Set aside to cool.
- Weigh the oat flour or whole rolled oats (if using). Blitz if using the whole rolled oats.
- Weigh and mix the salt with the oat flour.
- Weigh your peanut butter and vanilla in a bowl. Stir and set aside.
- In a piping bag, add the peanut butter for the filling and set aside.
- Weigh and deseed the dates.
- Soak the dates in hot water for 30 seconds. Squeeze out the water and transfer into the food processor.
Making the energy balls
- In a food processor, blitz the dates till smooth.
- Add the melted chocolate and blitz till combined.
- Add in the oat flour and salt. Combine completely.
- Little by little add in the peanut butter and combine till it comes together. The dough should be soft, moist and easy to roll into a smooth energy ball without being greasy. The dough will be firm. Avoid adding any more peanut butter or overmixing.
- Chill the dough for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Weigh the dough into 25-gram balls.
- Make a well in the centre and pipe in a little peanut butter using a piping bag. Seal.
- Optional - Roll the energy balls in crushed peanuts to coat.
Notes
- Dates – You can use any type of dates available. For e.g. Medjool dates. If the dates you are using are a bit dry, soak them in hot water for 30 seconds and then squeeze out the water completely. If they are moist and fresh you can skip soaking them.
- Oat Flour – If you don’t have oat flour on hand, blitz whole rolled oats till it resembles an even powder.
- Dark Chocolate – I love using 45-50% pure or couverture dark chocolate. Avoid using chocolate chips or compound chocolate (read more about this here)
- Peanut Butter substitute – In case you are allergic to peanut butter, you can use any other type of natural nut butter, preferably almond butter. Depending on which nut butter you are using, you might need a little lesser than mentioned above. So, add the nut butter a little at a time, till you reach the desired texture.
- Storage – Store the prepared energy balls in an air-tight container. They stay fresh for about 2 weeks.
- Ingredient Substitution & Weighing Guide - Read it here