Home Recipes Snacks Maple Energy Balls Maple Energy Balls Ingredients Preparation Nutrition Comments Ingredients Preparation Nutrition Comments Maple Energy Balls A Truly Delicious Maple Energy Ball Recipe! Doesn’t everybody love maple? This beloved flavour is perfect for many recipes, just like these healthy energy balls! Besides, you can easily bring this snack anywhere during a busy day. It will bring you enough energy to finish your day well, while also satisfying your sweet tooth. How to substitute the puffed quinoa in these energy balls If you don’t have puffed quinoa in your pantry, you can easily substitute it with any other puffed cereal. For example, you could simply use puffed rice (Rice Krispies!). SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Want to make some more snacks? Try these cocoa dusted almonds, these strawberry energy balls, these oatmeal date cookies, these oatmeal muffins, or this homemade dark chocolate granola! Egg-free Lactose-free No-cook Peanut-free Under 30 minutes Vegan Gifts Sugar shack By:Pamela Rousseau, RD, Registered Dietitian Preparation 15 min Cooking - 12 balls Piece of cake (easy) Ingredients Système métrique Système impérial Maple energy balls Dried dates, pitted - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Cashews - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Quick cooking oats - ¼ cup 60 mL To discover! Ground flax seeds - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Maple extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Puffed quinoa - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Maple sugar - 3 tablespoons 45 mL To discover! Preparation Passer en mode cuisine Maple energy balls 1. Soak the dates in warm water for a few minutes, then drain. 2. In a food processor, grind the cashew nuts until you get a coarse powder. 3. Then, add the dates, oat flakes, ground flax seeds, and maple extract. Choosing the pulse option, grind all the ingredients until the texture is sticky. 4. Add the puffed quinoa and mix well. 5. Make a dozen ping-pong-sized balls. 6. Roll the energy balls into the maple sugar. Refrigerate. What to use instead of maple sugar Don’t have maple sugar on hand? No problem! You can simply use brown sugar instead. Plus, it’s more likely that you have some in your pantry already.