The best Mojito energy balls. With or without alcohol. How to make non-alcoholic Vegan Mojito Balls. Snack bites with Dates, lime zest, mint, nuts and seeds. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe.
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
No Mojitos today, but these balls will help fill those shoes. Zesty Lime, fresh mint, nuts and seeds and alcohol if you like. Snack on these every day! No Bake, raw, and delicious.
These zesty fresh snack balls are very addictive, especially when fresh as the mint is fresh for the first 2 days. Add less or more mint to taste. These bites are just mildly sweet with just enough dates. Add more sweet to taste.
More super food snacks
these Super Seed Chocolate Protein Bars – No Nuts, No Dates!
Almond butter Dark Chocolate chunk Protein Bars.
Check out the Cinco de mayo round up here for some amazing options.
Make these bites! Yup, running on blank today. Not a fun Monday 🙂 So lets just get to the recipe 🙂
Mojito Energy Balls. Vegan Glutenfree Raw Recipe
The best Mojito energy balls. With or without alcohol. How to make non-alcoholic Vegan Mojito Balls. Snack bites with Dates, lime zest, mint, nuts and seeds. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe.
Servings: 12
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (71.5 g) almonds
- 1/4 cup (29.25 g) walnuts
- 1/4 cup (20.25 g) certified gf oats or use quinoa flakes or coconut flakes to omit Oats
- 1 Tbsp flax seeds
- 1/2 cup (40 g) dry coconut shreds
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
- 1/8 tsp (0.13 tsp) salt
- 9 Medjool dates 3/4 cup , add more for sweeter
- 1/4 cup (11.25 g) packed mint leaves use mint extract for longer shelf life
- 2 tsp lime/lemon juice
- zest of 1 lime
- 1 to 2 Tbsp rum or tequila or Orange juice or a combination of these
Instructions
- Add almonds, walnuts, oats, flax seeds to a food processor and pulse to a coarse meal.
- Add coconut, chia, sesame, salt, mint leaves and dates and pulse till the dates are well incorporated. The mixture will be crumbly.
- Add the lemon juice, zest and 2 Tbsp of orange juice or liquor and pulse to combine. The mixture should now be doughy.
- Transfer to a bowl. If too wet, add oat flour and mix in. If too dry, add more juice or maple syrup. Taste and adjust sweet if needed by adding sugar or maple syrup.
- Shape into balls or bars. Store refrigerated for upto a week, frozen for months. Use mint extract for storing the refrigerator for longer.
- Variations: Add a scoop of protein powder to amp up the protein. Roll into coconut flakes or sesame seeds for variation.
Notes
nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Mojito Energy Balls. Vegan Glutenfree Raw Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 145 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 27mg1%
Potassium 221mg6%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 65IU1%
Vitamin C 2.2mg3%
Calcium 48mg5%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Caitlin says
May 5, 2014 at 6:29 pmthese sound so light and refreshing! coconut and lime go so well together!
Allison @ Clean Wellness says
May 5, 2014 at 9:53 pmOh. My. Gosh! I’ve never thought of putting a touch of alcohol in energy balls. This is a really festive idea! I might need to include these on a birthday menu I’m planning for a friend. So cool!
Hannah says
May 6, 2014 at 12:34 amThese sound way better than traditional mojitos if you ask me. No fear of getting sloppy drunk in public if I overindulge! Judging by how delicious these look, that seems like an inevitability. 😉
Dearna @tohercore says
May 6, 2014 at 12:34 amOoh, I love energy balls, and I love mojitos – what a great idea to put them together! 🙂
maureen says
May 6, 2014 at 1:13 amhow much mint extract would I use if I wanted to extend the shelf life? would I use fresh mint as well as the extract or one or the other?
Richa says
May 6, 2014 at 1:20 amstart with 1/4 tsp and add another 1/4 tsp if you need it. mint leaves go bad, so if you eliminate mint leaves then the balls stay fresh longer anyway,
Dixya says
May 6, 2014 at 3:01 pmi need these balls – pinning them now!
Abhilasha says
May 7, 2014 at 4:43 amYummy and healthy. Love the name too 🙂
Mallory @ Because I Like Chocolate says
May 7, 2014 at 7:44 pmYummy! I love no-bake energy bites!
Anonymous says
May 9, 2014 at 7:55 amcan i use dried mint leaves
Richa says
May 9, 2014 at 7:59 ami havent tried dry mint leaves. let me know how they work out.
Annie says
May 9, 2014 at 8:41 pmI’ll take these over a mojito any day :-)!
Gabby @ the veggie nook says
May 11, 2014 at 7:49 pmWhat a fun idea Richa! Reminds me of a summery rum ball 🙂
Kristina says
May 15, 2014 at 2:16 amTasty, but I’m hoping the rum mellows out just a little as they sit. 🙂
Richa says
May 15, 2014 at 4:01 am😀 you can use less rum. it does mellow a bit as they sit. hubbs really loved these quite intense 🙂
Corrin Radd says
May 27, 2014 at 12:56 amMade these today and enjoyed them, though I tripled the dates to get them sweet enough for my sweet tooth.