Peanut Balls – Easy 2 Ingredient Healthy Snack And Dessert!
These soft, delectable, naturally sweetened Peanut Balls are the perfect quick, easy snack or dessert, that you won’t believe they’re made with ONLY 2 simple ingredients! These handmade, no-bake, delectable, healthy Peanut Balls are the perfect sweet, healthy, and nutritious holiday, guilt-free indulgence you can easily make in less than 15 minutes for high-vibe and energy fuel after an exhausting day!
If you’ve always assumed that a delectable, luxurious, and nutritious sweetened dessert could only be made with 10+ unique ingredients and a time-consuming preparation method, I’ve got wonderful news for you! It may surprise you to learn that there are just 2 ingredients in these peanut balls: dried figs and peanuts! You won’t believe it till you try it!
In case you’re trying to reduce your intake of sugar and highly processed foods but still want to indulge in sweets in a more natural way these incredibly nutritious Peanut Balls are the ideal option! Since I’m obsessed with experimenting with various healthy sweets – these Peanut Balls reserved their place on my favorite quick snacks – and even found their place on top of the holiday menu!
Ingredients You Need
Main ingredients
- Peanuts – Peanuts are high in fiber, fat, and protein. Even while peanuts may contain a lot of fat, the majority of that fat is referred to be “healthy fats“. For this recipe, you’ll preferably need unsalted peanuts.
- Dried figs – Figs may offer several health advantages. They may help control blood fat and blood sugar levels, enhance digestion, and lessen constipation. (1)
Why You’ll Love These Healthy Peanut Balls
- Require only 15 minutes – Exhausting, work-demanding day, but craving something healthy, yet sweet? No problem, girl, I got you!!! These Peanut Balls are those, at first sight, too simple and unpromising, but then you can’t go a week without preparing them!
- Insanely easy to make – These Healthy Peanut Balls are extremely easy to make, which is the best thing if you’re overly busy, exhausted, and just don’t have the time and willingness to spend 3 hours in the kitchen to satisfy your sugar cravings!
- Only 2 simple ingredients you already have – To prepare these Healthy Peanut Balls you’ll only need 2 main simple ingredients: dried figs and unsalted peanuts.
- Healthy – Refined sugar-free; dairy-free; egg-free, flour-free
- Ideal as a holiday cookie for the whole family! – If you overthink about what desserts to prepare for the upcoming holidays and tend to stick to the healthier side of sweets, these Peanut Balls are definitely going to amaze you with their simplicity!
How To Make
Step 1: The first step is to blend peanuts until they get a thick consistency.
Pro tip: don’t blend figs before peanuts since they will make a complete mess in the blender due to their sticky nature. If you blend peanuts afterward, they will mix with the figs leftovers and you won’t be able to get pure peanut butter.
Step 2: The second step is to wash dried figs with filtered water and remove the steam, or you can soak them in warm water for 10 minutes so that they soften a little bit. Then blend them until they get a thick consistency.
Step 3: Mix both figs and peanut mixture well and evenly using a spoon until a dry texture suitable for making balls is formed. You may need to use a little bit of kneading with your hands to get both ingredients in place. (like the third image)
Step 4: With hands, create medium-sized balls, and roll them until no crumbs are left.
Pro tip: Blend another 30-40 grams of peanuts or some other nut of choice and melt 50 grams of dark chocolate using a double bowl method. If needed, add 2 teaspoons of coconut oil to create a more liquid mixture and add a special spark and flavor! Mix them to create the mixture. That’s where you are going to dip peanut balls into.
Dip the Peanut Balls into that chocolate-nut mixture, and leave them in the fridge to solidify for at least 1 hour!
Variations, Tips, And Ideas
Combine peanuts with other nuts – You can combine peanuts with other types of nuts such as walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts, and add them as a minor percentage to spice the flavor a little bit. You can experiment with the measurements but in the end, the final mixture needs to be solid enough to be able to create balls and not fall apart.
Peanut Figs Balls
Ingredients
- 200 grams dried figs
- 100 grams unsalted peanuts
Instructions
- Blend peanuts until they get a thick consistency.
- Wash dried figs with filtered water, and remove the steam, or you can soak them in warm water for 10 minutes so that they soften a little bit. Then blend them until they get a thick consistency.
- Mix everything well and evenly using a spoon until a dry texture suitable for making balls is formed. You may need to use a little bit of kneading with your hands to get both ingredients in place.
- With hands, create medium-sized balls, and roll them until no crumbs are left.
- Topping option: Blend another 30-40 grams of peanuts (or some other nut of choice), but make sure it doesn't turn out thick like the first time. You want the bigger pieces so you can roll your peanut bites in them. You can also melt 50 grams of dark chocolate using a double bowl method. If needed, add 2 teaspoons of coconut oil to create a more liquid mixture and add a special spark and flavor! Mix them to create the mixture. That’s where you are going to dip peanut balls into.
