Sweet yet tangy, these lemon coconut energy balls are a simple and nutritious treat designed to get you through a busy day. They’re made with only 7 ingredients and are completely vegan, gluten free, and refined sugar free.
I’ve always been a fan of lemony desserts and snacks. These lemon coconut bliss balls are my absolute favorite snack. And whether you choose to call them bliss balls, energy balls, energy bites, or whatever else, they’re still delicious.
These no bake chocolate chip energy bites will satisfy your chocolate craving any day and these lemon coconut energy balls are packed with healthy fats, protein, and are refined sugar free.
For this recipe, we’ll be using dates to sweeten, with just a touch of maple syrup to seal the deal.
These energy balls are an easy, delicious, and nutritious snack usually made with nuts, dates, coconut, oats and other simple ingredients.
They’re usually raw, and blended together to form an easy little bite perfect for on the go snacks, late night treats, or school lunches.
How to make this recipe
Bliss balls are so easy to make which is one of the reasons I love them so much. All you have to do is all all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until no chunks remain.
Be careful not to over process because you don’t want the mixture to get too mushy. Once it’s processed, taste and add more lemon, vanilla or a pinch of sea salt if desired.
I use the smaller of these cookie scoops to scoop the bliss balls into even sized bites and roll them into balls.
You can then leave them as is or roll them in additional shredded coconut. Pop them in the fridge for 1-2 hours to chill and enjoy!
Frequently asked questions
Do they keep? Once prepared, these lemon coconut energy balls will store in the fridge for 1-2 weeks. They can also be frozen and will keep in the freezer for 1 month.
Can I add protien powder? To increase the protein content of this recipe you can add in a scoop of your favorite protein powder or collagen peptides.
Is it best to use a food processor or blender? You can try making these bliss balls in a high speed blender like a vitamix, but you will get the best result using a food processor.
Pro tips: After the “batter” is processed, you can add it directly to the fridge to set for about 1 hour. This will make it easier to roll into balls. Alternatively, you can roll them into balls right away, just get your hands slightly wet so the mixture doesn’t stick to your hands.
Make sure you remove the date pits before adding them to the food processor! I forgot this step once and it did not turn out well.
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Sweet & Tangy Lemon Coconut Energy Bites
by: claire cary
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 cup shredded coconut or coconut flakes
- 7 medjool dates pitted
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
- Juice from 1-2 lemons
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor.
- Process until only a few small chunks remain.
- Taste and adjust sweetness if desired by adding more maple syrup.
- Transfer to a bowl and place in the fridge to set. This will make it easier to roll into balls.
- After about 30 minutes, scoop out 1 tbsp of dough and roll into about 1 inch balls.
- Carefully roll into shredded coconut if desired.
virginia hayes says
can you use almonts instead of cashews?
Claire Cary says
Yes, that should work just fine, but it may change the color/flavor slightly!
Melissa says
Good grief these are so good thank you for sharing!
Jackie says
Going to make these tomorrow. Sound delicious and could use a few after my workouts in the morning. Do you add the coconut into food processor and then roll in extra?
Claire Cary says
Yes! The one cup is for the food processor, and then you will need some extra if you want to do any rolling.
Margaret says
I loved these. I used walnuts and almonds. My lemon was large so had to add more syrup. I wanted to immediately eat the entire bowl and skip making them into balls.
Claire Cary says
Thanks Margaret! That is definitely a good problem to have 🙂
Jessica Fleischer says
These are SO GOOD. I added a scoop of vanilla protein to half the batch too (and a couple of tbsp water and another squeeze of lemon!) and that also worked really well!
These are definitely going to become one of my go to ‘tasty treat’ snacks!
Claire Cary says
YUM! Thanks Jessica! I love the addition of protein powder too 🙂
KR says
These are SO tasty!!!! I love the zing of lemon in them. I added quite a bit of lemon juice, these remind of me of the most perfectly tart and scrumptious lemon bars I used to eat as a kid.
Claire Cary says
I always love when recipes remind people of their childhood! So glad you liked them and thank you for the feedback 🙂
Amy says
These are just so yummy! Thanks for the recipe. So quick and easy to make with no fancy ingredients. I made them last weekend and they lasted about two days – a big hit with my kids and husband too. Love your blog!
Claire Cary says
So happy to hear you all loved them! Thanks Amy!