Herb-Infused Energy Balls
Enjoy this super-Easy 'blue-print' for making your own delicious healing herbal medicine bites!
Ingredients
- 1 cup nut butters of your choice mix + match!
- ½ cup tahini roasted sesame seed butter
- ½ cup raw honey more or less to taste*
- ¼ cup coconut flakes plain or toasted or ground oats (toasted)
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped almonds or sunflower seeds or your choice, soaked if needed
- 1-2 teaspoon each: cinnamon powder and optional: cardamom powder or your favourite
- 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or carob powder
- ½-1 cup powdered herbs ~ specific to your needs
Instructions
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Combine the nut butters, tahini and honey in a bowl.
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Add the cacao/carob powder and cinnamon plus any nuts or other flavour additions.
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Stir to combine thoroughly.
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Add the herbal powders.
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Combine thoroughly.
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Break apart small chunks of the ‘dough’ with your hands and make 1 inch balls.
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This can be such a fun project with any ‘small fry’ in your home!
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Set aside on a plate or baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
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Put the coconut or cocoa (or your choice of ‘rolling’ material) onto a plate.
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Roll the balls, gently and press lightly to allow the coconut to stick.
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Place in the fridge immediately for 2-3 hours to ‘set up’.
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Store in a container, with a good lid.
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I tend to use a cookie tin, and separate the layers with parchment paper.
Recipe Notes
(Note: You can also spread the mixture onto a baking sheet and cut into squares; I prefer balls) Store the balls in tins or in glass, in a cool place. They will last for 3 weeks — but don’t count on them lasting that long! SO good! (These freeze well too^^) Optional additions: ¼ cup sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, chopped walnuts, almonds or other nuts. Chopped dates, figs, raisins, dried cranberries, or other good quality finely chopped dried fruits Powdered herbs like allspice, nutmeg, or cardamom –the sky is the limit here. Desiccated coconut, cinnamon or cocoa powders are often my choice for rolling, after balls are formed but I’ve also used finely chopped (and/or toasted) nuts , chia seeds, sesame seeds as coating as well.There’s a long list!