Trinity Cookbook Recipe: Energy Balls

Energy Balls

By Rev. Heidi Thorsen

“The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat” (Mark 6:30).

On the day I got home from the hospital after my daughter was born, my mother-in-law arrived on our doorstep ready to help, with these “Energy Bites” in a plastic bag. I remember them as a lifeline in those early days of breastfeeding and learning to be parent. Somehow, in my postpartum daze, the name of these changed from “Energy Bites” to “Energy Balls”—an in honor of that wild time, that’s still what I call them. These can be enjoyed just about anywhere at any time, including standing in front of the glow of a refrigerator at 2am. Makes 14-16 bite-sized balls.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almond flour – with an extra ¼ cup on hand

  • 1 cup old fashioned oats

  • 1/2 cup peanut or almond butter

  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

  • 1/4 cup dried cherries

  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds

  • 1/4 cup honey

  • 2 Tablespoons chia seeds

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

  • Pinch of salt

Steps

  1. Stir together all the ingredients, starting with just ½ cup almond flour. If the mixture sticks to your hands, add more almond flour one table spoon at a time until mixture can easily be rolled into 1 inch balls.

  2. Place balls into a storage container and refrigerate until set. Stays fresh 4-5 days.

Attribution

“No-Bake Cranberry Chocolate Almond Energy Bites.” Iowa Girl Eats. iowagirleats.com/no-bake-cranberry-chocolate-almond-energy-bites/. Accessed 16 July 2024.

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