These Pumpkin Pie Date Energy Balls are an easy way to have all the flavors of pumpkin pie without baking. These date energy balls come together quickly and are perfect for healthy snacks. Vegan, Gluten free, Healthy, Refined sugar free.
Vegan energy balls that taste like eating a bite sized piece of pumpkin pie. Yes, please!
And they come together in about twenty minutes with no baking required. Cause sometimes you just need an easy treat without all the work involved in baking a pie!
Especially since the holidays are already pretty hectic. So it's great to have a few of these date balls in the fridge ready for a quick healthy snacks.
We also love these chocolate energy balls or these no bake snowball cookies for delicious simple guilt free snacking.
Ingredients needed
Ingredient notes
- Rolled Oats- Use the certified gluten free old fashioned rolled oats and not the quick cooking oats.
- Pumpkin- Plain canned pumpkin and not the pumpkin pie one.
- Dates- Medjool dates are recommend for this recipe. You'll need to remove the pits from them.
- Pecans- I used pecans halves although you could easily use pecan pieces or swap out with a different nut.
How to make date energy balls
Full directions are found below in the recipe card
Start by removing the pits from the dates and pulsing them together in the food processor until the form a sticky ball.
Add the remaining ingredients and pulse till everything is thoroughly combined.
Roll into tablespoon sized balls and place on parchment lined tray and place in freezer to firm up.
How to store these date balls
Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
For longer storage you can freeze them for up to three months.
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📖 Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Date Energy Balls (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Ingredients
- 10 large Medjool dates pits removed
- 1 ¼ cups Gluten Free Rolled Oats
- ¼ cup pecans
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp. pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. allspice
- 2 tbsp. water
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Add pitted dates to food processor and pulse till they form a ball.
- Add remaining ingredients and pulse till combined.
- Form into tbsp. sized balls and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place in freezer about 30 minutes until firm.
- Store in airtight container in fridge for up to a week.
Notes
Nutrition
Updated from June 2019 post
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze
It's actually cooling off here already this year and this is unusual for us. It's making me want to dive into all the squash, pumpkin, and baking. These sound perfect to help abate the cravings!
Jacqueline Meldrum
I love bites like these and especially the flavours you picked. Come to me my beauties! Shared!
Stephanie
Thanks for sharing Jacqueline 🙂
lauren
You had me at pumpkin. YUM!
Beth Neels
These sound so delicious! I love all things pumpkin! They are so healthy too! I too love all the fall flavors, sights and smells!
Emily
These sound amazing I'm ready for pumpkin everything now!