Jam Doughnut Energy Balls
You doughnut want to miss this recipe! These strawberry jam filled doughnut energy balls make the most delicious grab and go snack or easy dessert.
Ingredients
For the Jam
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- 2 heaped tsp chia seeds
- Pinch Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp vegan collagen powder
For the Doughnut Balls
- ½ cup almond meal
- ½ cup desiccated coconut (+ few tbsp extra for coating)
- 6 medjool dates
- 2 heaped tbsp cashew butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- ¼ tsp of vegan collagen powder (for coating)
Method
1. Pour the frozen strawberries into a microwavable jug and microwave for 2 minutes. Add the chia seeds, set aside to thicken and cool for 5 – 10 minutes.
2. Add the cinnamon and collagen powder. Blend (I used a hand blender) until smooth / there are no berry lumps.
3. Line a freezeable tray with baking paper and a tiny bit of coconut oil. Dollop little blobs of jam (approx ¾ tsp) onto the baking paper. These will form the jam centre of the doughnut. Freezing the jam makes it so much easier to fold the dough around the jam without making a mess.
4. Freeze for an hour or until set.
5. Meanwhile, make the doughnut energy balls. Add the dates to a bowl and cover in hot water. Let them soak for 15 minutes.
6. Strain the dates and add them to a food processor along with the rest of the doughnut ingredients. Blend until a dough forms. [If it’s too dry, add a splash of water. If it’s too wet, add a little more almond meal.]
7. Store the dough in the fridge until the jam is set.
8. Once the jam is ready, remove from the freezer and tear off a generous tbsp amount of the doughnut mixture. Flatten in the palm of your hand and add a frozen dollop of jam. Fold the doughnut mixture over the jam, then use the palms of your hands to roll into a ball. Repeat until the doughnut mixture is used up.
9. In a small bowl add some desiccated coconut and a little sprinkling of collagen powder, mix. Roll the energy balls in the coconut and collagen mix.
10. Enjoy! They’ll keep in the fridge for 5 days.
You’re basically getting two recipes in one here; my ridiculously easy, low sugar, wholefood version of jam (that literally takes two minutes and tastes berry good). Plus, a no bake vegan friendly one bowl doughnut energy ball recipe.
Here’s Why You’re Going to Love These Doughnut Energy Balls ↓
★ Healthy fats from chia seeds, almond meal, desiccated coconut, and cashew nut butter help balance hormones, promote plump, glowing skin, reduce inflammation, and lower your risk of heart disease and stroke.
★ Fibre from dates, chia seeds, almonds and coconut help support healthy bowels, weight loss, and may reduce your risk of colon cancer.
★ Prebiotics from the chia seeds, nuts, baobab and inulin (in the collagen powder) provide a healthy dose of gut nourishing prebiotics. Prebiotics are a type of fibre that feed your gut bacteria.
★ Antioxidants from vitamin E rich almonds, vitamin C rich strawberries and the amazing vitamin C and E rich plant extracts in Raw beauty Lab’s skin boosting vegan collagen powder (including camu camu, raspberries, baobab and sunflower seeds).
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Simple Substitutes
I totally get that sometimes you really want to make a recipe but find that you are missing half the ingredients. But fear not, here are some simple substitutes you can make that won’t affect the delicious doughnut outcome.
- Strawberries → any frozen berries
- Almond meal → DIY ground blanched almonds or ground sunflower seeds if you have a nut allergy
- Medjool dates → raisins or currents
- Cashew butter → macadamia or almond butter
- Maple syrup → raw honey, date syrup, rice malt, or yacon syrup
Ingredients
For the Jam
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- 2 heaped tsp chia seeds
- Pinch Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp vegan collagen powder
For the Doughnut Balls
- ½ cup almond meal
- ½ cup desiccated coconut (+ few tbsp extra for coating)
- 6 medjool dates
- 2 heaped tbsp cashew butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- ¼ tsp of vegan collagen powder (for coating)
Method
1. Pour the frozen strawberries into a microwavable jug and microwave for 2 minutes. Add the chia seeds, set aside to thicken and cool for 5 – 10 minutes.
2. Add the cinnamon and collagen powder. Blend (I used a hand blender) until smooth / there are no berry lumps.
3. Line a freezeable tray with baking paper and a tiny bit of coconut oil. Dollop little blobs of jam (approx ¾ tsp) onto the baking paper. These will form the jam centre of the doughnut. Freezing the jam makes it so much easier to fold the dough around the jam without making a mess.
4. Freeze for an hour or until set.
5. Meanwhile, make the doughnut energy balls. Add the dates to a bowl and cover in hot water. Let them soak for 15 minutes.
6. Strain the dates and add them to a food processor along with the rest of the doughnut ingredients. Blend until a dough forms. [If it’s too dry, add a splash of water. If it’s too wet, add a little more almond meal.]
7. Store the dough in the fridge until the jam is set.
8. Once the jam is ready, remove from the freezer and tear off a generous tbsp amount of the doughnut mixture. Flatten in the palm of your hand and add a frozen dollop of jam. Fold the doughnut mixture over the jam, then use the palms of your hands to roll into a ball. Repeat until the doughnut mixture is used up.
9. In a small bowl add some desiccated coconut and a little sprinkling of collagen powder, mix. Roll the energy balls in the coconut and collagen mix.
10. Enjoy! They’ll keep in the fridge for 5 days.
