Pistachio Energy Balls

5 from 5 votes

These cardamom pistachio energy balls are a fun vegetarian sweet treat, perfect for a mid-afternoon snack. The combine oats, pistachios, almond butter, cardamom and honey and are made without dates or dried fruit.

Recipe makes around 9 small energy balls.

Prep Time5

Time in the fridge20

Total Time25

Course: Breakfast, Snack, Sweet treat

Cuisine: American, British

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 183kcal

Author: Claire

Equipment

Blender or food processor
Bowl
Cookie scoop optional

Ingredients

1 cup oats
2 tablespoon milled flaxseed
⅓ cup pistachios
½ cup almond butter or macadamia nut butter
1 tablespoon water
½ teaspoon cardamom powder
¼ cup honey

Instructions

Blend the oats and flaxmeal in a food processor so they have a grainy texture, but it isn't a fine powder.
Add all the other ingredients and blend until it forms a thick 'dough'. If it seems too dry then add some extra honey, almond (or macadamia nut) butter or a touch of water.
Transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge for around 20 minutes.
Use a cookie scoop or your hands to form around 9 energy balls.

Notes

Adjust the amount of cardamom to taste preference. This is quite mild, so add another ¼ teaspoon for extra spice.
Swap out the almond butter for another nut or seed butter if not tolerated well.
Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.

Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine

All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:

flaxseed is not rated on the SIGHI list.
almond butter (almonds) score 1. Swap out for another nut or seed butter if required.
cardamom scores 0, but with a note stating that some varieties may not be well tolerated.

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