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These quick and easy no-bake blueberry lemon energy balls are the perfect refreshing, nourishing snack. 7 Ingredients, naturally sweetened with dates, and super simple to vary. Take them on the go with you or have them on hand to snack on when you want something citrusy that will also fuel you through your day!
Blueberry lemon is one of my favorite combos and these energy balls are a perfect snack with these flavors that will have you coming back for more!
No bake, 10-minutes to prep and so refreshing and delicious. A no-bake snack that you are going to LOVE!
Why We Love These No-Bake Blueberry LEmon Balls
I could live on energy bites and no-bake snacks like these date and cashew filled lemon blueberry bites. These are a very old recipe I have been making for years, and they have yet to get old. They are the best snack recipe for lemon lovers!
These no-bake blueberry lemon energy balls:
- require a handful of simple pantry ingredients
- keep in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks, and even longer in the freezer
- are naturally sweetened with dates
- can easily be varied to meet your own dietary needs!
Hope you love these so much! Check out these other favorite snack recipes: Pumpkin Pie Energy Balls, No-Bake Lemon Coconut Bars, Coconut Mango Bites, No-Bake Banana Bread Bites or these Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Balls!
Ingredient Notes
For best results, use raw cashews, almonds or a combo of your favorite nuts/seeds that are not roasted. Roasted nuts can typically have a very different flavor profile. The raw have a softer texture and more subtle flavor to allow the lemon and blueberry to really shine through in these energy bites.
Make sure to remove the pits of your dates. If you can’t find medjool dates, you can use smaller dates, but you will need to adjust the amount slightly.
Ways To Vary This Recipe
- use another nut or seed: if you are allergic to or just out of cashews, sub in raw almonds, walnuts, or some combination.
- add a touch of lemon extract: you are welcome to add a drop of lemon extract to really add even more citrus pop to these bites
- add-ins: you can add in some shredded coconut, white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, a scoop of protein powder (add a bit more lemon juice or another date to balance it out if so!), etc.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Add raw cashews to a food processor.
Step 2: Process until very well broken down and a fine grain. It’s ok if there are some pieces here and there.
Step 3: Add in the lemon juice and zest, pitted dates, vanilla, and salt.
Step 4: Process until it becomes uniform and a dough starts to form a bit.
Step 3: Stir in the dried blueberries–you can do this in a bowl or right in your food processor after removing the blade.
Step 4: Roll into bite-sized balls. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
If these are too dry and hard to roll into balls, add in an extra squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of water. Depending on the moisture in your dates, the date and nut mixture can still be a tiny bit dry. Pulse some extra liquid and you are good to go.
Storage
Store these in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3-4 days, in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or freeze them for about 3-4 months.
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Blueberry Lemon Energy Bites
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup raw cashews, (almonds will also work, or a combo of the two)
- 8-10 medjool dates, pitted
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ cup dried blueberries
- dash of sea salt
Instructions
- In a food processor, process cashews until fine and grain like.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice, dates, vanilla and sea salt. Process until a dough starts to form. Stir in dried blueberries.
- Roll into bite sized balls. (If using a 1½ Tbsp cookie scoop, you will get approx. 16-18 balls)
- You can chill for about 15-30 minutes to allow them to set a bit more but feel free to dig right in!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Oh. My. Goodness!! These are the best energy bites that I have ever made!! These taste like a Lara Bar, only better!! I did not have dried blueberries on hand so I used dried cranberries and YUM!!! Perfectly tangy and the lemon juice and fresh squeezed lemon juice just make these so bright and refreshing!
Oh my goodness, this comment just made me SO happy!! I love that you swapped in dried cranberries that tangy twist sounds perfect with the fresh lemon juice! And being compared to a Lara Bar, is the best compliment ever. Thank you so much for making these and sharing this with me!
Can you add protein powder to give them a little more Oomph? I use a hemp protein.
I am sure you could! May want to add some extra dates to balance the moisture or lemon juice.
These look delicious! I cannot wait to try them!
Hope you love them!! Thank you!
Do you think this would work as a cranberry/orange also? Substituting the lemon zest for orange zest and dried blueberries for craisins? Horrible having a tricky back. Glad you are feeling better 🙂
Absolutely Christina! I love that combo!
While I love the nostalgic ‘Land Before Time’ reference and these energy bites, I’m terribly sorry about your back – I hope you continue to feel better.
Awwww thanks so much Liz!