I made these little truffles as my Easter contribution to the blog.
They are lightly spiced and sweetened, with a lip-licking richness from the walnuts. The addition of carrots, I found, allowed me to decrease the dates/raisins because of the carrot’s added sweetness, which is a huge plus!
88 calories and 9 carbs = guilt-free treat
Carrot Cake Energy Balls
These carrot cake-flavored energy balls are a delicious and healthy, no-bake treat!
Servings:
Ingredients
- ½ c. dates or raisins if using dates, soak them in hot water for about 10 minutes, I used about 10 Medjool dates
- ½ c. raw walnuts
- ½ c. carrot finely grated
- ¼ t. salt
- ½ t. cinnamon
- ⅛ t. ginger dried
- ⅛ t. nutmeg freshly grated if possible
- ¼ t. lemon zest optional
- ½ c. unsweetened coconut shreds for rolling
Instructions
- Pulse the walnuts in a food processor until they are broken up a bit.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the coconut).
- Process until everything is well combined.
- Pour coconut into a small bowl.
- Roll the dough into balls and then into the coconut.
- Place on a wax paper-lined plate and then into the refrigerator to set a bit.
- Enjoy!
Notes
The nutrition facts are based on using 10 Medjool dates and the optional lemon zest. Weight Watchers points (new system): 2
Nutrition
Serving: 9Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 2.1gFat: 5.6gSaturated Fat: 1.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 71mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 6.5g
If you have a chance to try this recipe, please leave a star rating and a comment below letting me know how you liked it!
These looks amazing! Do you think that I could substitute sunflower seeds for the walnuts with maybe a touch of sunflower oil (I have a nut allergy)?
Thank you for all of these crazy good posts!
I think that would work…I wouldn’t even think that you’d need the oil, because what really holds them together is the dates. Let me know if you try it! 🙂
Another beautiful, healthy recipe! Pinned to make very soon 🙂
beautiful and so easter-like! Love it! I bet the lemon zest really brightens up the flavours 🙂
Yum! These looks awesome Lauren! I love Carrot flavored desserts (ie Carrot Cake :)) and the ingredients in these sound amazing together. Can’t wait to try!
These look delicious. I love no bake desserts. Thanks for the inspiration!
These were great! My kids ate the whole batch. Thanks for posting this 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
I made these last night and they are absolutely delicious!!!! These will definitely help to curb my cravings for sweets. I was wondering If the nutrition info is per snowball? I was a little confused. Thanks a bunch!
Hi Alexis! So happy you enjoyed them! The nutrition facts are per sno-ball, assuming you made 9 of them like I did. If you make them smaller/bigger, they will be less/more accordingly. 🙂
Does t. mean teaspoon or tbsp???
t is for teaspoon.