Made with cashews, pistachios, dates, pumpkin and spices, these no-bake Pumpkin Pistachio Energy Balls literally taste like little bites of pumpkin pie.
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 0 minutesmins
Total Time: 15 minutesmins
Yield: 9servings
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
½cupraw pistachios
¼cupraw cashews
10pitted Medjool dates
¼cupcanned or homemade pumpkin purée
Pinchsea salt
½teaspoonpumpkin pie spice
½teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Place ¼ cup pistachios in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Process until nuts resemble coarse sand. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
Add cashews and remaining ¼ cup pistachios to the food processor and process until finely ground.
Add the dates, pumpkin purée, spices and vanilla extract and continue to process until ingredients are combined and smooth. At this point, you may adjust spices, if desired.
Using a spoon (or your hands), scoop and roll mixture into 9 equal (golf-ball-size) balls.
Roll each ball in the reserved pistachios and serve immediately or store in the freezer or the fridge.