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Apricot energy balls are made with simple ingredients and just sweetened with dried fruit and a little maple syrup.
These sweet and scrumptious snack bites are easy to make and great for taking on hikes and road trips. For more oat-based snacks try carrot cake bliss balls, raisin oatmeal bars, blueberry baked oatmeal cups, or blueberry lemon oatmeal cups.
Tips
- Soak your dried apricots for 10-15 minutes to rehydrate them.
- Occasionally rinse your hands off to remove the stickiness, clean hands work better to roll the dough into little bite-size snacks.
Substitutions
- Walnuts or pecans can be used in these no baked apricot energy balls.
- Maple syrup can be substituted with agave syrup or try brown rice syrup.
Troubleshooting if the Dough is Too Dry
The dough should come together in the food processor and be sticky, you should be able to squeeze it together to form a ball, if not the dough is too dry. Add a teaspoon of water at a time and process for roughly 5 seconds to see if the dough comes together. If it doesn't add another teaspoon of water and try again. Process the dough long enough to incorporate the water into the mixture.
How much water you'll need depends on the moisture content of your dried apricots. You can also try adding a little more maple syrup or a nut or seed butter.
Troubleshooting if the Dough is Too Wet
The dough needs to be wet, but not too wet then it can't be rolled. If it's too wet it will just be a sticky mess. Try adding more old-fashioned rolled oats to the dough and process in the food processor to incorporate. The oats should soak up some of the liquid.
How to Make Apricot Energy Balls
This couldn’t be any easier, soak your apricots in warm water for 10-15 minutes, then drain, then throw all of the ingredients into a food processor.
Then mix until everything is broken down into tiny pieces and a sticky dough forms. This will take about a minute or two for the dried apricots to break down. Add a teaspoon of water if the ingredients are broken down, but not coming together.
Once the ingredients have come together, scoop out a heaping tablespoon and squish the dough together and roll it in your palm to shape it into a ball. The dough should make about 17-19 energy balls, then store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Storage
I store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They’ll keep for at least a week and you’ll have a sweet treat ready to go when snack time calls.
More Snack Ideas
- Carrot Cake Bliss Balls
- Banana Nut Oatmeal Cookie
- Vegan Oil-Free Pumpkin Muffins
- Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Muffins
I hope you enjoy the recipe for apricot energy balls! If you like the recipe, feel free to rate it and leave a comment.
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Apricot Energy Balls
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 17-19 energy balls 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Apricot energy balls are made with simple ingredients and just sweetened with dried fruit and a little maple syrup.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (130 g) dried apricots
- 1 cup (90 g) old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup (60 g) chopped raw walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup (50 g) unsweetened shredded coconut (plus extra for rolling)
- ½ tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Soak the dried apricots in warm water for 10-15 minutes.
- Drain the apricots and place them in a food processor along with the rest of the ingredients, blend until it forms into a sticky dough and it starts to clump together.
- If everything is finely chopped but still not coming together, add a teaspoon of water at a time until the dough comes together in a sticky clump.
- Once the ingredients are broken down, scoop out about a tablespoon and squish the dough together with your palm and roll it using your hands to shape it into a ball.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the apricot energy balls will firm up while in the fridge and be less sticky.
Notes
The dough should come together in the food processor and be sticky, you should be able to squeeze it together to form a ball, if not the dough is too dry, add a teaspoon of water at a time and process for roughly 5 seconds to see if the dough comes together. If it doesn't add another teaspoon of water and try again. Process the dough long enough to incorporate the water into the mixture. How much water you'll need depends on the moisture content of your dried apricots.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: snack
- Method: blender
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: apricot energy bites, apricot oat balls, dried apricot recipes vegan
Lou
Very dry and hard to shape
Allie
Thanks for letting me know. I added some tips to correct that problem so hopefully, no one else has the same issue.
Mandy
These were quite dry. I added a few dates and some water which helped me form them but I would recommend maybe a nut butter or using less oats. They taste kinda like an oatmeal raisin cookie.
★★★
Allie
Thank you for the feedback! I hope you saw the tips in the blog post and recipe notes section about soaking the apricots (if they weren't plump) and adding water if the dough won't form or is too dry. I moved this info into the recipe to make these tips more clear.
Amy
I tried the recipe again and soaked the apricots like your note said and they turned out soft and everything held together!
★★★★★
Allie
Hi, Amy! Thanks for commenting and I'm glad the recipe turned out well for you. If you have any questions just let me know, I want my recipes to be clear and successful for my readers.
Mary
I read the comments and was hesitant to try, but I’m definitely glad that I did! They turned out delicious.
★★★★★
Allie
Thanks for commenting, I changed around some of the notes I had in the post to prevent dry energy balls and added them to the recipe directions. I'm glad they turned out well for you and that you liked them!