Apricot Energy Balls

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

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