Keto Tahini Energy Balls

10 ratings

Packed with protein rich seeds and healthy fats, these little tahini bites are the perfect snack when you are in need of a boost during the day.

Although xylitol has been used in the recipe, this can be substituted as a straight swap for erythritol.

Where coconut oil is required, this should be relatively soft so that it can be mixed easily but not melted.

Net Carbs

1 g
Fiber

2 g
Total Carbs

8.3 g
Protein

2 g
Fats

6.8 g

85 cals

Quantity

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Xylitol by Now

⅓ cup
Tahini Sesame Paste by Woodstock

¼ cup
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder by Ghirardelli

⅓ cup
Coconut Oil

2 tablespoon
Sesame Seeds

2 tablespoon
Chia Seed Black by Nutiva

1-½ tbsp

Step 1

Add the xylitol to a food processor and blend on a high speed setting to form a fine powder – about 4 minutes.
Step 2

Add the powdered xylitol to a food processor with the tahini, coconut oil, cocoa powder, chia seeds and sesame seeds. Mix well to combine evenly.
Step 3

Transfer the mixture to the fridge to firm for 20 minutes before dividing into 12 even balls.
Step 4

Transfer the energy balls back to the fridge to firm for a further 15 minutes or until ready to serve.

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Comments 29

FavorableMacadamia322991 a year ago

I subbed almond butter for the coconut oil in these and 1 real ketone chocolate stick for the sweetener. Absolutely amazing!

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JulieAnd 2 years ago

I make this often and keeps ages in fridge for when I feel like a treat, I add all sorts of nuts and seeds and chopped chocolate as well as protein powder. I set in a tray and cut into squares to avoid the mess when making balls

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Bev 2 years ago

QQ - can I use Swerve Powdered and not have to whir it up?

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- A real Brit! 2 years ago
  
  I was thinking the same! I’ll probably give it a try
  
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StupendousArugula611203 2 years ago

Excellent recipe, very tasty.

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NachosConQueso 3 years ago

Measurement conversions to grams are way off. I’ll do my own on the basis that the cups are correct and hope for the best.

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UnbelievableKale781036 4 years ago

can i use a different chocolates i'm not a fan of the Ghirardelli chocolate as it has a weird taste to me.

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- Clarissa-Marie 4 years ago
  
  Brands of cocoa powders and even cacao powders are interchangeable for recipes. Just make sure to use one that's unsweetened.
  
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MirthfulRadish683935 4 years ago

trying this!

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Irini 4 years ago

Can you please advise how much in grams is 1/4 cup of tahini paste? thank you in advance!

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- tchertel 2 years ago
  
  32g.....Google is your best friend. :)
  
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NATASHA 5 years ago

Love them,like a crunchy fudge!

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- recipewriter 5 years ago
  
  Thank you!
  
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Kim 6 years ago

Really good, but wasn’t able to get 15 balls... more like 11.

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Torinoraine 6 years ago

Could i swap sessme paste for almond butter? And instead of Xylitolfor splenda?

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- recipewriter 6 years ago
  
  Hi, I'm sure this would be fine.
  
  1
YesWeCanCan 6 years ago

I substituted one dropper fun of liquid stevia for the Xylitol. Rather than try to roll this in balls, I put it in a ziplock, trimmed a corner and piped it into a mini muffin size silicon sheet and put it in the freezer. Fingers crossed.

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- Shelly 6 years ago
  
  Yes! I did this too and in 15 mins they were perfect. Then I just popped them out of the moulds and into a container to store in the freezer.
  
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scarletina 6 years ago

These are really good! When I took the dough out of the fridge to make the balls, it had hardened to the point that I had to leave them on the counter for about 10 minutes. t that point the dough was melting on the bottom of the bowl. Used small melon baller and worked them up quickly and returned to fridge. Won’t be able to leave them out at gatherings but that’s ok. Last longer that way! Will have to cut the xyla back next time.

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- recipewriter 6 years ago
  
  Thank you so much for your feedback. So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
  
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Hammer 6 years ago

Why does it say 1 1/2 servings per truffle? Is one truffle not one serving...?

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- recipewriter 6 years ago
  
  Hi! 1 serving is 1 truffle!
  
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JDezzy 6 years ago

These are delicious and perfect in my humble opinion. Love that there is no butter as I found I cannot tolerate cold butter in my mouth. Great recipe!!!!

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- recipewriter 6 years ago
  
  Thanks so much! I’m glad you liked them :)
  
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Sly 6 years ago

8 carbs for 1 ball?

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- Katie_Macadamia 2 years ago
  
  That includes the xylitol. When the xylitol is subtracted, you have only 1 gram carb
  
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- recipewriter 6 years ago
  
  Hi! The energy balls are 1g net carbs per ball. Hope that helps!
  
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Mld 6 years ago

Way too sweet. I’m cutting down the sweetener next batch by at least half

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- Nac0525 3 years ago
  
  I agree. I already cut to less than 1/4 cup and still too sweet. Will probably go to 1/8th cup
  
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