Matcha Pistachio Bliss Balls

These beautiful vegan matcha pistachios bliss balls are so delicious and protein-packed! They offer a subtle energy boost to get you through the rest of the day or your next workout.

Course Snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword healthy, kid friendly, meal prep, no-bake, protein, snack, treat

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings bliss balls

Calories 80

Author Alena Schowalter

Ingredients

1.5 cups dates pitted (225 g)
7 oz white beans cooked & drained (200 g)
2 oz cashew butter 60 g
3 oz homemade protein blend 90 g
3 tbsp cocoa powder
½ tsp salt

Coating

Matcha powder
Crushed pistachios

Instructions

Soak the pitted dates in a small bowl in hot water for 15 minutes if needed, then drain well.
Add the dates along with the cooked and drained white beans to your food processor. Blend for 1-2 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients for the bliss balls and blend again until a homogenous and well-combined dough forms. Stop and scrape down the sides if needed.
Check the texture with your fingers: if it is too sticky to form, add more protein blend (or almond flour or oat flour) and blend again.
Once you achieve a sticky but firm texture, wet your hands and roll the mixture into bite-sized bliss balls. Place them next to each other on a plate until you have used up all of the mixture.
Put the crushed pistachios in a small bowl and the matcha powder in another. The exact amounts will vary depending on how large your balls are and how many of them you want to have each of the coatings.
Roll your formed bliss balls in one of the coatings (or even both!) and enjoy immediately or store in the fridge for half an hour before serving to let the balls firm up.
The bliss balls can be kept in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 2-3 months.

Notes

For an extra matcha punch, feel free to add some matcha powder straight to the bliss balls mixture before rolling them. The same goes for the pistachios!
Both large and small white beans work. They can also be swapped for chickpeas or black beans.
If you don’t want to make our vegan protein blend, feel free to swap this ingredient for ground oats, almonds, pumpkin seeds or store-bought protein powder.
For more sweetness, add a spritz of vegan liquid sweetener or some stevia drops.
Instead of cashew butter, you can use almond, peanut or sesame seed butter.
Nutrition information has been automatically calculated without the coating.
Find more tips and ingredient swaps in our article above!

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