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These Trail Mix Energy Balls are a quick meal prep for a delicious and energizing snack throughout the week. All you need is a food processor and a handful of ingredients and you’re in for a delicious snack.

Nutritional benefits

These aren’t every benefit, but a couple of my favorite!

Dates are rich in potassium (actually more than bananas!), Vitamin C, B vitamins, and amino acids. They are also rich in antioxidants which protect against cancer and heart disease.
Cashews and almonds are rich in vitamin E, zinc, magnesium, and healthy fats. The protein and healthy fats in them help keep your blood sugar balanced and keep you satiated.

Ingredients for Trail Mix Energy Balls

Cashews – Or sub almonds, pecans, pistachios, or a combination of them.

Almonds – Or sub cashews, pecans, pistachios, or a combination of them.

Dates – I used medjool, but any date will work.

Raisins – Use unsweetened. You can use golden or regular raisins, or a combination of both.

Craisins (dried cranberries) – Use unsweetened (lots of companies add a bunch of sugar to them so be sure to read the label!!), you can also sub with raisins or golden raisins, or any other dried fruit such as diced apricots, diced figs, etc.

Chocolate chips – Optional.

Salt

Equipment needed

Food processor

Bowl

Airtight container for storage

How to make Trail Mix Energy Balls

Add the cashews and almonds to the food processor and process on low for 15 seconds. They should be crushed but not completely ground up.
Take the pits out of the dates and make sure each date is fresh. Add pitted dates and the salt to the food processor and pulse 20-25 times.
Finally, add the raisins, craisins, and chocolate chips and pulse 3 times just to incorporate them. The mixture will still be coarse, but it should easily stick together when you pinch it.
Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Line a plate with parchment paper.
Wet your hands with water, then take a small handful of the mixture and squeeze tightly to make it stick together, then form into a ball, squishing it together as you form it. Make sure you are also grabbing from the bottom of the bowl because some of the crushed almonds and cashews have a tendency to collect at the bottom.
Repeat for each energy ball, re-wetting your hands after every few (this helps prevent the mixture from sticking).
It’ll make 16 large energy balls, but you can make them as little or large as you want, so it’s up to you how many you make!
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Make them your own

Sub any nut for the almonds or cashews, such as pecans or pistachios or a mixture of all of them.
Add pumpkin seeds for color and extra nutrients.
Use any dried fruit you want, such as pineapple, apricots, coconut, figs, etc. Add them to the food processor with the dates if they are large chunks. If they are diced, then add them with the raisins, craisins, and chocolate chips. I personally think dried pineapple and coconut would be amazing in these!
Add cinnamon for extra flavor. I also love cinnamon for its blood sugar balancing properties.
Make them into bars by following this recipe.

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